i never like dennis potter until i saw this series . i do not like musical the idea of a group of people burst into spontaneous communal song never appeal to me and but the combination of scenario ( a post second world war era where the war be now fight as much in the hall of whitehall a on the battlefield and britain be lose ) and music ( british 50 ) just hit the right note with me ( pun intend ) . the character be superb ( this be the first thing i ever saw ewan mcgregor in ) and the situation genuine . the relationship between the junior rank in both military and civilian life in the era they be set be really believable ( so my dad say ) . i love the music so much i buy the cd and i just wish they would bring it out on dvd . thanks dennis .