Bouquet Of Barbed Wire, Original 1976 version...short clip

[bowler8]

wish the full original series would be uploaded...I haven't seen it since 1976

[coolitababy]

@bowler8 Why dont you buy it from amazon?. Both series in one. Well worth it.

[flaxonx3]

Think, think & think again before you remake anything, even Pinky & Perky part 100. Especially Hollywood.

[lurker1956]

Why bother with a remake,just show the original again!

[destructivedandy]

Frank Finlay is miles better than TV's Mr Shouty, Trevor Eve. The remake was dreadful and too afraid to hint properly at the incest. Just one look at Finlay watching Penhaligan walk away tells you it all-the mark of true acting

[marcusantonius90]

Finlay is 100 times better as an actor than Eve. Trevor Eve just scowls all the time, and he is 10 years too old to play the Peter Manson character. Manson should be around 48 years old, not 60.

[coolitababy]

@marcusantonius90 I think we're all agreed that the new one is a total waste of time/disaster.

[StixH]

The remake is not a patch on the original! Poorly cast too!

RIP James Aubrey

[fenellablue]

My favourite all time series. Brilliant cast, brilliant characters, so much conveyed just by a look. When I bought a DVD player this was the first DVD I went out and bought. I was really sad to read James Aubrey had recently died

There was no way the new series was ever going to match it but I didn't expect it to be quite so bad. There is no depth to any of the characters and it's hard to like any of them. they've even had to add extra bits to the storyline to keep your attention.

[cldchristian]

Why did they cast Trevor Eve in the updated version? He's nothing like Frank Finlay. Itv should redeem themselves and broadcast the original at some stage..

[vermillionsnake]

The remake was never going to hold a candle to the class of the original. Everything about this series oozed class, my favourite drama of all time. They just don't make them like this anymore. I only could stand 20 minutes of the remake, it's awful.

[18andreab]

Prue was such a little madam and so well played by Susan Penhaligan.

[YesLorenzo]

British actors spoke so well back then. It was a pleasure to watch and listen to. Easier to follow as well. Now, regional accents and plain faces are compulsary for British dramas and they wonder why our stuff doesn't sell abroad and is such a drag to watch...along with all the dumbing down.

[vonkvetch]

Great clip. I wish I could watch the whole series. The Prue character seems a lot more manipulative than in the recent remake - at least based on the first episode! Thanks for posting this.

[missbabyice]

This guy is more charismatic than Trevor Eve is.

[markportch]

Thangks for texting back I agree whith you about Trevor Eve,all the cast of the old series was tops,but frank finlay was the best.the music so so great.as I said It will not have the same atmosfear.

[max9ish]

@englishrose47 Well Trevor Eve is quite delectable, but he won't be as good as Frank.

[max9ish]

Bouquet of barbed wire is returning to ITV on Monday the 6th September. Will be very interesting to see this. Who else is looking forward to this?

[markportch]

@max9ish i remember seeing this at my grandmothers house on friday night,we always went there evey friday,and i whould try to see it,if i could,can you tell me who is starring in this new one?.i whould be very suprised if this new one is as good as the first.

[asp66eric]

yes, she starred in one or two of mine as well !

[alfriendo2008]

Who played the twin boys in this? Jeremny and Stacey??????????

[swelstead]

I've only read Andrea Newman's books - I didn't even know there was a series until recently, and I've never seen anything more than this clip - but I have to say that reading A Bouquet of Barbed Wire (which I'm re-reading now for the first time in 15 years), you get kind of a different sensibility than what seems to be portrayed here.

[vinbeara]

Gosh! Susan Penhaligon was SO gorgeous, I had a big crush on her way back then.

[martinjp1958]

One of, if not the best series ever on TV. Consumate acting, directing etc, and the plot/characterisation beyond watertight. Do yourselves a favour and get it on dvd. Watch it 50 times.. it just improves!

[hampden12]

@martinjp1958 on aboot clownboz

[englishrose47]

Frank inlay is gorgeous!

[mascha47]

Brilliant, thanks for this. I remember being allowed to stay up later on Sat evenings to watch this.

[WoolyBuggerPicker]

Very good, thanks for U/L.