Intcatinfo
A Masterpiece!
Chirphymium
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Plustown
A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
davehorton-1
I have had many a great holiday on the Isle Of Wight and of course this means going over by ferry, i love this bit.Im not a sailor, but i do love boats.I love visiting harbours and hearing the wind in the rigging and the seagulls squawking over head.I must visit The Jolly Sailor one day for a nice cold pint of cider out side with the brilliant view across the river Hamble where Jack Rolfe would sit and have his, this is just down the road from Southampton and also not to far from Portsmouth.I am at present collecting the complete series of Howards Way, as i just love the drama of it all so much, i have just bought series three.If you have not seen it yet, please do, it's great, i believe there are Howards Way boat trips to go on up the Hamble in the area as well, they should be good.So there you are a very nice family drama to watch and enjoy.And then when you are in the area you can visit all the filming locations as well, brilliant.Hope this comment helps you all, good luck and farewell.From Dave Horton, Croydon, Surrey. Added 2nd September 2007.
pauluscuteboy35
I never really bothered with Howards Way on its original run i thought it was a lame,cheaply produced British rip off of Dallas,Dynasty,Falcon Crest and the like which i loved watching back in the eighties. But since the re-runs on UKGold i've become hooked, okay its still got the wooden acting,the slightly scary eighties fashions and hair don't's but all this adds to the charm which partly comes from the nostalgia buzz of times past. But in a decade when all we are subjected to in the way of televised entertainment is reality dross and x-list celebrity talent(less)shows or soaps that make the performances in Howards Way look like Oscar contenders then i'll take the nostalgic look back to times when entertainment was exactly that and not the twisted view of what producers consider reality to look like on todays airwaves.
LuisaGallo
I was only 12 years old in 1990 when I bought the Howard's Way theme music on audio cassette - it was the first recording I ever bought!! It was great to watch on a Sunday night! I always wanted to be out on the sea and be as successful as them! Due to the recent repeats on UK Drama, there is now quite a lot of interest from fans on various websites who also seem to love the show and the music as much as I did. Those sunsets and seascapes and the fantastic music would be better than ever if they were digitally remastered and released on DVD !!! It's high time it was!
guru15
Curerently being re-run on UK Drama, this was the BBC's answer to "Dallas" and "Dynasty".Totally implausible plots, big shoulder pads, badly acted, intrusive syrupy incidental music and characters with no redeeming features whatsoever (aside possibly from Avril Rolfe, played by Susan Gilmore). It made for unmissable TV. I don't think it was meant to be a comedy, but it certainly made me laugh.The ridiculous notion that Southampton was a financial hub and the focus of the fashion world beggared belief. I cannot believe that anyone of the viewing millions actually understood anything Charles Frere, Gerald Urquhart and Edward Frere were talking about when it came to "big" business. And how did Jan Howard go from bored housewife to top fashion house proprietor in about three weeks ?!I was obviously not alone in my assertion of the appalling manner of the acting as I cannot remember any of the cast being in anything after Howard's Way. Top of the "they should never work again" list was the oily fashion victim Ken Masters (Stephen Yardley) closely followed by Kate "Dahhhhling" Howard (Dulcie Gray) and the over-the-top-meistress, Kate O'Mara.They don't make them like this anymore.... amen to that !!!
