Anzac Girls [DVD]

my mum and friends love this it take them back to the story's my nan told us

This was a series that came out to coincide with the 100th Anniversary of the start of WW1 , in 1914. it is clear that a huge amount of care was taken to make it as accurate as possible, using orginal diaries and letters to flesh out the characters of the individual Australian and New Zealand nurses , but also in the casting. You really don't feel that a group of modern actresses are just shoehorned into a period drama - these women really fit the parts they are playing and are completely convincing in the characters they are playing and the era they lived in. There is no attempt to minimise the horrors of war or the sadness of loss either. My only reservation , and it is a very minor one, is that the nurses' uniforms are always spotlessly clean and so are the duckboards they walk on. One of my grandfathers had two cousins who served as nurses close to the front line in that war, yet I knew very little about their work. A great-uncle died of his wounds at a military hospital in Boulogne, another died at Ypres. My other grandfather fought in Northern France and was also hospitalised at different times in both Egypt and at a field hospital in Macedonia after the Battle of Doiran. This drama has given me a clearer idea of what they all experienced, and what a mark their service must have made on their young lives. I certainly finished watching this series with a great respect for them and for all the young women who served on the front line as they did.

I used this DVD for personal viewing especially for my Dad who is 96 and was an evacuee, he really loved it

I really enjoyed this mini series. It tells the story - in a wider aspect - of the over looked contribution of women to the war effort, women often being airbrushed out of the official histories. More specifically this is a dramatisation of the stories of actual women who volunteered to serve with the ANZAC forces, one even winning an award for bravery when her hospital was attacked. This film should be watched by feminists, anyone with an interest in World War 1. I think it should be compulsory in schools!The only nit-pic I have (and it is a nit-pic!!!) is over the films portrayal of British officers being chinless wonders who didn't have a clue etc etc, but this tends to be typical with films from "down under"...

Bought this on impulse but then read reviews first before buying and i love true stories , wasnt sure what to expect but have to say it was great . My hubby watched 2 episodes wk with me and he really enjoyed it too it actually leaves you wanting another series was hooked . The Anzac nurses endured such dreadful living conditions but they also showed amazing courage skill and empathy towards the injured men with horrendous life changing wounds if they survived , they loved and lost and some luckily found happiness all in all fab series and recommend highly .

We both really enjoyed this series about a little known aspect of WW1. Well written, well acted and well told. I recommend to anyone either with or without an interest in military history.

So sad how the ANZAC Nurses were treated during WW1. Brilliant program a must to see historical encounter.

Brilliant film. Worth the cost. It was interesting to see how hard the Australian & New Zealand nurses worked. The British nurses were very rude & behaved as if they were better than the Anzac nurses. It was an eye opener to see how our nurses behaved so appalling towards colonial nurses as they called them. Hard hitting & surprisingly accurate this is one of the best war films based around nurses that I have ever seen. These nurses deserve more credit than they actually received. Well worth watching, highly recommend.