Fields of Gold

A talented enthusiastic young journalist, and an unhealthy, grumpy journalist begin looking at deaths at a small Cottage Hospital.

This gave me a scare back in 2002, and I was fortunate enough to recently get hold of a copy of it, it has the same kind of vibe and effect of a show like Threads.

Was it preachy, or were they absolutely bang on the money? I think the latter.

In 2021 we have had Covid 19, we have mass obesity, and we have an alarming rise in the numbers of diabetes cases. The cause, surely has to be dietary, who knows what kind of junk is in our food, needless to say we all carry on regardless.

I'm one of those people that have had to give up wheat in any form, I instantly bloat and feel ill, I'm not sure wheat now has any resemblance to what it did 200 years ago.

It tells you one real life thing, these pharmaceutical companies are massive, and have a huge control over our lives.

Enough of my preaching, it's a very long drama, but it does hit hard, it's impactful, it's thought provoking, and very well produced and acted, Phil Davis and Anna Friel are both great.

Excellent, brave drama, 9/10.