Ten Pound Poms
A group of Brits leave post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on an adventure. The Roberts family tries to make the best of their situation, but life at the shelter tests them, but they're not the only ones avoiding the truth.
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"I was really looking forward to this show as I was a "Ten Pound Pom". I came out to Australia as a member of a large family who emigrated from North Wales. I was hoping it would be a semi accurate reflection of how life was at that time. It's not. It's a cliched, overblown, melodramatic soap. It's entertaining but completely over the top. I've only watched two episodes and I'll persist but so far we've had a robbery, a break in to steal documents, an aboriginal child killed in a hit and run. Etc. What next, a bomb scare or a terrorist attack? I really..."
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Lots of linguistic anachronisms. For example, in Episode 1 the word striker is used to describe a football forward, this term emerged in the 1970's and in Episode 2 someone uses the exclamation "Oh my days" which, although first noted in the late 19th century, was virtually unheard and only became commonplace in the 21st century.
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A group of Brits leave post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on an adventure. The Roberts family tries to make the best of their situation, but life at the shelter tests them, but they're not the only ones avoiding the truth.