The 1940s House

Summary Reality show. A couple, their daughter and two grandchildren volunteer to spend several weeks living under wartime conditions. That includes all their clothing, including underclothes and nightwear; being constantly pushed to keep up with traditional grooming methods and dealing with severe shortages of all grooming products such as tooth care products, all types of soap and shampoo, shaving supplies for Michael; learning to live with rationing (12 ounces of candy a month, 4 ounces of ham a week, etc.,) and digging up the back yard partly for extra vegetables and partly for an "Anderson" air raid shelter. Several historians and "experts" formed a War cabinet to direct events, and push the family through 6 years of war in those weeks. View more details

The 1940s House

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Geoffrey Palmer Guy de la Bédoyère Norman Longmate Ben Hymers

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Details

Genres : Family Documentary

Release date : Jan 1, 2001

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : West Wickham, Kent, England, UK

Production companies : Wall to Wall Television Channel 4 Television Corporation

Summary Reality show. A couple, their daughter and two grandchildren volunteer to spend several weeks living under wartime conditions. That includes all their clothing, including underclothes and nightwear; being constantly pushed to keep up with traditional grooming methods and dealing with severe shortages of all grooming products such as tooth care products, all types of soap and shampoo, shaving supplies for Michael; learning to live with rationing (12 ounces of candy a month, 4 ounces of ham a week, etc.,) and digging up the back yard partly for extra vegetables and partly for an "Anderson" air raid shelter. Several historians and "experts" formed a War cabinet to direct events, and push the family through 6 years of war in those weeks. View more details

Details

Genres : Family Documentary

Release date : Jan 1, 2001

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : West Wickham, Kent, England, UK

Production companies : Wall to Wall Television Channel 4 Television Corporation

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