Surviving a VICTORIAN factory (24 Hours in the Past) | Reel Truth History

[@BanijayHistory]

Watch the fantastic Victorian drama 'The Mill' over on our sister channel All Drama: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXLJoaF7e9aladU

[@lilyverschnaetti8558]

@Lara Gravenor By colonising heaps of countries and enslave the habitants... you should know when you had history classes.

[@sthefanieguimaraes3592]

Does anybody know where are those diaries from and if they are available somewhere?

[@kryptyx111]

47:40 the sound of a camera taking a picture is heard

[@MetalBarbie0021]

The amount of ads in this video is ridiculous...

[@DOMiNOUKAE]

Where's the prostitution?

[@Theturtleowl]

Miquita starts to cry because she feels horrible about doing bad, in constrast with Ann...

[@Incompetences]

Ann's evil little 'hee-hee' when she did something badly made me want to deck her. Miquita was literally crying over this, and it meant a lot to everyone else. Ann is absolutely terrible...even if it's not real, the fact that she didn't care when it meant something to the others speaks volumes about her true character.

[@outori5497]

I find Ann to be quite frustrating to be honest. The others all seem to make an effort into experiencing it as if it were real, she just doesn't really give two rats.

[@NotSure109]

Who stands up against those who do bad, in order to make positive social change.

[@NotSure109]

Who stands up against those who do bad, in order to make positive social change.

[@ReaderOfThreads]

Ann reminds me of a Dark Souls merchant.

[@kaitlynchiostri1605]

petition to revive this show

[@winterfox0734]

All in favor say AYE!!!

[@chabslopez]

@@winterfox0734 AYE!!!

[@imeevito1643]

Why do they need that when they can directly be tossed into bubonic plague era

[@undeadbunny8307]

AYE!

[@justlemons4077]

@@winterfox0734 AYE

[@Ravibun]

Out of everyone, I love Allister the most, when he started getting emotional seeing all the pottery stacked up, I really felt that!

[@cecilia7932]

Yeah, him, Collin, Tiger and Nikita are all great in my opinion!

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

Me 2

[@chellymurphy]

He’s the only one who’s been consistently humble, patient and hard working from the beginning

[@alrightyes1116]

A man who appreciates the beauty of the past.

[@MrsSmoot-vl3nz]

He looks like Adrian Brody.

[@kylejonas3875]

Ann was talking about how to inn keeper cheated people, yet she cheated everyone with the oat cakes

[@KP-hm1dn]

She really only seems to care about these moral issues when it's directly adversely affecting her alone lol. Says a lot really.

[@sarahd7946]

I was waiting for her to share one of her TWO oatcakes with the other girl.

[@Rosa-kf2ik]

@@KP-hm1dn Sounds like a conservative politician to me!

[@reizayin]

@@Rosa-kf2ik any politician, i'm afraid. All other groups in british politics are just as bad.

[@frankiestar4311]

Exactly every episode this woman makes less and less sense she keeps flip-flopping if anyone else does something its wrong if she does it then no problem at all

[@dorcaswinter8296]

The heartbreaking thing is that this still the reality of millions of people around the world. And yes for someone like Ann, it looks so easy and glamorous to have revolutions and riots, but for the majority of people they don’t have that luxury, because they have to feed their families.

[@Raylzway]

Agree.. the slums in India, Philippines etc. Are possibly worse

[@tinyflyingdragons9432]

👏

[@anadd6195]

Exactly

[@Necroskull388]

Talking about revolution gets you fired, fighting a revolution gets you killed. It isn't glamorous at all, it's terrifying and usually doomed to fail, even when it absolutely HAS to be fought.

[@melodycgeorge]

It was the revolutions and riots that got us where we are today.

[@JohnSmith-gn3jk]

To bad there is only one more episode. This has been an enjoyable series.

[@danicahannaford737]

John Smith same I wish there was more

[@mlpencola]

Agree. Is this a current series or done years ago? I'd love then to continue. Including in a weathly Victorian home just to show all sides of that era.

[@seanmcguire7974]

Loved it

[@danicahannaford737]

ML Heron-Pencola I believe it was made in 2015

[@unarmedblackguy]

@@mlpencola it's 4 years old I think

[@rik1754]

I like how Anne peddled off half assed cakes she cooked to her team members and other people to turn around and buy herself the better cooked ones. So much for all those morals she keeps boasting about 😮

[@jujutaylor2186]

Facts.

[@colbyhunsaker2685]

I hate her attitude

[@cs-mh2dh]

@@colbyhunsaker2685 Her attitude is the worst a person can have. She voluntarily went on the show to relive the era. The least she can do is try her best instead of mocking the process they are there to learn about.

[@agsmith43]

Talk about a Politician

[@viieswkit]

Isn't that just a strategy? 🙄

[@LegallyBoopy]

I hope this series sees a revival, considering these episodes originally aired several years ago. It's very interesting.

[@WOK12-t4p]

It hasn't been that long, about five years ago.

[@kidthebilly7766]

@@WOK12-t4p thats what the OP said

[@LegallyBoopy]

@@WOK12-t4p several = 5 hehe

[@LegallyBoopy]

@soapfanaddict I'll have to check it out! Thanks for letting me know. Is the name of the show "Manor House" or was that an episode name?

[@teresaf4251]

I love shows like this... I would watch all the time!!! Wish they'd make more..😔

[@MickieRae]

Ngl I sorted them into family roles. Zoe and Alistair are the matriarch and patriarch. Colin is like an uncle who lives with them. Tyger and Miquita are the the children. And Ann is their annoying grandmother who has been around for too long. They should totally do this again but in a different era like medieval times.

[@fiddleback4903]

They're building a castle in France using all the methods they used back then. So such a show may be possible. 🤔😁

[@javanlovesbooks5009]

I totally did this as well put them into family roles 😂😂

[@javanlovesbooks5009]

I totally did this as well put them into family roles 😂😂

[@bonniehowell4259]

Ann seened like Zoe's mother/grandmother. Only because Zoe seemed so patient and understanding with her.

[@krnajkdn9]

same lol

[@MyHairIsAbnormal]

For the first time in her life, Ann Widdecombe supports the rights of workers and it's only because she feels sorry for herself and has the luxury of going back to her posh life shortly after. I have total respect for the other participants though.

[@eliyasara9786]

gotta love Alastair, he CRIES over the loss of human-made objects built out of craftsmanship. (31:24)

[@chandracox6814]

He's my favorite by far.

[@chandracox6814]

@Anny's World that's not true whatsoever. I'm in The U.S. and I would happily name my child Allistair. It's a classic name.

[@dismurrart6648]

That part made me, as a craftsperson, feel really validated and seen

[@Chaotic_Observer]

Honestly, hes one of my favorites, hes actually trying

[@galileaalvarez4262]

yes he's one of my favs in the series!

[@ChuChild]

Aw she cried because her clay caused someone else not to get paid.

[@detaileddoggo0988]

Miquita starts crying because she thinks she let everyone down but Ann is like a huge mess

[@saraschneider6781]

Yet she bought them breakfast when they wasted their money on beer the night before.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

@@saraschneider6781 they were tricked and assumed they would be paid.

[@rabbitramen]

Poor Miquita. Even though she knew this was an experiment in experiencing Victorian living, she still threw her emotions with sorrow and guilt for having let her colleagues down as if this was the actually the difference between eating and starving. She truly felt the effects of having been one of the women of those times. I wouldn't be surprised if everyone didn't pitch in to make sure she ate that night anyway. I know I would have bought her some food because I couldn't bear to see anyone go hungry. Ann is none of the above and I believe she would have already been in the workhouse at this point.

[@InuMiroLover]

I find it so hard to believe that Ann would think that the bosses would be at a loss without their labor force. There's hundreds, THOUSANDS of people that are desperate to work, and the boss man can find someone willing to work and not care about their worker's rights in a second.

[@bonniehowell4259]

While it's obvious this is scripted reality TV, you're missing the point: People actually did engage in those behaviors during that era. There were plenty of people like Ann who knew their employment could be individually terminated or dismissed entirely in smaller groups if they organized a strike that wasn't successful. Instead of judging those who stood up for their rights and influence others , appreciate the fact that people were brave enough to actually do so.....with nothing to lose in that process.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

@@bonniehowell4259 Its true people did but I think its anne overall attitude and her just not understanding it that get people annoyed but I do admire how she stood up

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Yes lots, 75% of the population!! Next!! 😒 My great great grandfather was retrenched at 21, too old to be an apprentice now, no adult work! 😠

[@Necroskull388]

@@bonniehowell4259 It wasn't as easy as Anne seems to think it was, however. Real, serious working class organization is a lot more complicated than just shouting about what's right. It involves hard work and hard thinking about strategy and tactics.

[@chrissy93x]

exactly also his logic isnt unreasonable if its substandard quality how can he sell it which in turn gives them a salary.. the whole riot act was pointless because your supposed to produce high quality so you can be paid sure its high pressure but thats what the boss needs is high standards to sell a product. Its like todays Quality Control, we use machines to do it now to find defects in a production line in this era it was caused by human error. So hence why he is stern about it. Honestly i just felt like they did this on purpose knowing the old lady would get riled up and cause a political movements for the ratings lol The boss can also find more workers back in those times there would be hundreds of people pouring in to find work so even if he fired these people it isnt considered a LOSS.. this happens to major companies all the time they cycle through employees all the time its common.. The old lady basically made her entire team homeless... lol

[@flibbertygibbette]

The whole idea of Ann Widdecombe being for worker's rights is laughable. She would absolutely have been on the side of the moneyed classes back then.

[@agustinamansur5665]

Ohhhh, what are her politics in modern life about?

[@flibbertygibbette]

@@agustinamansur5665 literally just google her (I don't mean to be flippant, it's just that her record is pretty available)

[@ZombieFighter95]

Oh, come on, can't be that bad... Oh... oh.

[@billybob8257]

Ironically she’s also a member of a right wing party

[@flibbertygibbette]

@@billybob8257 "member" is a bit of an understatement

[@kfchik]

Is Anne really complaining about the sexism of assuming women can paint? First of all, you're coloring basically, not even designing the pattern, and second, I think that would be the least of your worries when it comes to sexism back then. I didn't hear her speak out in outrage about being paid 2/3 of a man's salary.

[@arcyarcanine]

It's to make her incompetence seem "dignified"

[@rubyscubes2460]

What i find even more infuriating is how she says women aren't treated badly today. Let's just ignore all the girls and women who are still killed , all the girls and women who are mutilated, all the girls who are still married off to much older men. It's disgusting to hear her say that because what she's really saying is that we should'nt complain anymore because others had it worse. She should know better.

[@infiltr80r]

Painting jobs tend to be done by women even today. Even wall/ceiling painting is done by women in many European countries. If she likes to complain so much, maybe she could try carrying heavy rock or cement bags in mud. I bet she has no problem assuming those are jobs for men.

[@sieglinde8357]

@@infiltr80r And if you would ask her to name a famous female painter from that period or before, she probably wouldn't even be able to answer that

[@FlowersOfIcetor]

She wouldn't be allowed to own property and all the money she earned would go to her husband or eldest son, but no, being expected to know how to paint is clearly the height of misogyny!

[@sweetlorikeet]

Anyone who is horrified by the working conditions shown here, please remember that many of today's industries are run on harsh working conditions and poverty wages, from the hazardous fast-fashion factories in Bangladesh to the camps of migrant workers on farms in the USA who work in illegal conditions under threat of deportation.

[@beam9939]

Exactly, yet Anne refuses to admit the 21st century has plenty of issues as well

[@aria2184]

T Nicholas you are right but not many places are exactly like it was back then

[@shadowhunter388]

Most farms usually have some degree of machinery. And have extremely stringent laws on the books in regards to labor.

[@amang1001]

@Fhjthnl Lol Iuyo he wasn't talking about sweat shop workers in the US. Honestly bud u are the one whose is naive about how the mordern world works...

[@serentique]

I use to want to work in a factory as a child, but now as teen I would hate to work in McDonald's. Please I would take child labour in the Victorian era over whatever is happening now

[@AntonDogg]

Miquita is such a lovely person. She was heartbroken, not for herself, but for the others.

[@peterhuber1702]

Ann simply isn't a 'worker'. She's spent a lifetime doing political work (sitting and talking) and being in charge. It's no wonder she struggles - on purpose or not - with this kind of labor throughout the entire show.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Ann is anti-labor though in real life though. She's in the conservative party.

[@MsPea]

I don't understand why Ann agreed to do this if she wasn't going to cooperate. She refuses to give up her 21st century sensibilities and get into the spirit of it. She takes some of the fun out of it for me. The others are really doing their best to try to understand the period and what workers would have faced. I wish when Ann had been fired in the last episode, she had stayed off the show. It would be more enjoyable without her.

[@majvi1990]

Ms Pea she should‘ve slept on the streets the night after she was fired lol

[@littlemissmello]

It's not her 21st century sensibilities that she's refusing to give up, it's privileged Tory sensibilities that she's refusing to give up

[@ZombieFighter95]

Which is pretty ironic considering she's actually a massive conservative going on about "old-fashioned values".

[@guymorris6596]

I'm pretty sure, if a person had been kicked out of a Victorian workhouse, they would have been sent to the streets or a prison. Many of our ancestors, regardless of race or ethnic background, financial means or health, found themselves in workhouses.

[@LynxSouth]

There were several different workers' strikes in the UK in the 1800s, and they didn't come out of nowhere. Many, many smaller disagreements and local walkouts occurred before the big ones that made it into the history books, before there was enough cooperation to form unions.

[@ZZMAU-m5t]

Anne : We must revolt against the masters, the slavers of our freedom. Against those who oppress us and gain opulence upon our hardship! We, the working class shall rise from the ashes of our humiliation and trepidation! Actors : Dude, we're only here for the weekend.

[@Hhhh22222-w]

Lol politicians

[@themsmloveswar3985]

Is there a difference between politicians and actors. Both make a living out if pretending, reading a script, appearing better than their own selves.

[@kanatosakamaki8456]

Facebook is an addiction XD Facts

[@victoriagonzalez9417]

😂

[@agustinamansur5665]

hahahaha Ann is interesting, let her express herself ;))) x

[@blacksunapocalypse]

I'd love one from other eras. Medieval times especially.

[@ljb8157]

Colonial House was great. It was the American frontier in 1600. They had to survive 4 months. Worth a watch

[@blacksunapocalypse]

@@ljb8157 Ooh yea i'll definitely look that one up. thanks.

[@indyrawr1756]

Thank you for the suggestions!! Really appreciate it! If anyone knows where to find any of these, I'd be happy to know! Thank you!

[@romisana]

@@indyrawr1756 they're here on KZbin, just type each show's name and you'll find the series :)

[@indyrawr1756]

@@romisana oh that's great, thank you! Never know if they actually have them on here! I'm watching one suggestion I saw on Amazon Prime

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

This is such a brilliant show! The only one ruining it is Anne, she’s showing in every episode just how privileged and spoiled she has been all her life! If she really had to go without food and shelter, or better yet, if her children had to because of her, her laziness and morals would go out the window real quick! She keeps talking about the working class, but she’s never been working class!

[@sittijaneenmamogkat4780]

classic politician move. they like to be champions of the working class but most of them come from elite families.

[@Elizabethblack212]

I like Anne she made the show more entertaining.

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

@@Elizabethblack212 Do you think so? In what way?

[@rabbitramen]

Because she's been a politician and therfore she's supposed to be a public servant, but that's usually the first thing most of them forget. Neither she or others like her would never be able to support themselves through a real job that requires manual labor, through a trade or military service as enlisted personnel.

[@MrFredstt]

@@Elizabethblack212 I don't tbh. The whole point of this was to role-play and truly experience what it was like. Anne's privilege made her incapable of truly getting into that role and understanding the plight of people that actually existed and whose entire lives and that of their family were dependent on doing your job and keeping your boss happy. If you acted like Anne did? Well now you and your family are starving to death

[@erinforster9953]

Ann refusing to try for two episodes and then being told she's too old to work was hilarious.

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

There should be a kickstarter to revive this show.

[@h.i.m.3200]

If you read the wiki, you'd see that the reception to this show was underwhelming, sadly. So I doubt anyone would bother reviving it.

[@henrijs1733]

@@h.i.m.3200 for me this is the only reality show i'd watch. but i guess the youths care more about kardashians than culture and history.

[@monkiram]

@@henrijs1733 Not sure how old you are but as a "youth" I also find this to be better than any reality show. There are a lot of young people I know who love history. Unfortunately, we are in the minority, for young people and for old people, it isn't a "youth" thing

[@h.i.m.3200]

@@monkiram Same! I'm in my mid-twenties, do I count? Haha. But yeah, it definitely a general non-interest issue, and not an age one.

[@shamitanarukulla1508]

porter robinson is bae I’m a teen and I’m watching this cause history is so interesting. I never even watched Kardashian’s before and won’t ever

[@infiltr80r]

The reality was that there were plenty of workers desperate for a job. If you complained then you were out and new people were in. This is the story still going on in poorer countries. Protesting only works if you're irreplaceable.

[@arx754]

-OR, if workers unionize..... It was the rise of UNIONS in the US that built the middle-class and not just the fact that manufacturing took off. Unfortunately, "union-busting" by conservatives has worked and those days are gone. Now, it's back to a single worker having to try to deal with a major corporation alone which means they have ZERO power and just have to do what they're told.

[@infiltr80r]

@@arx754 Sure, unions are a type of solution but it can also destroy industries. Because when workers realize that they can protest and get more, what's to stop them from doing it repeatedly? In a globalized world, the company will fail and another will take it's place, possibly doing the work elsewhere.

[@arx754]

@@infiltr80r : No offesne, but you really need to read up on the history of unions in the US. Alll you're doing is parroting the Republican argument against them.

[@infiltr80r]

@@arx754 I'm not American, don't know what argument the Republicans use nor is this video in America. Overreaching unions are the opposite side of this problem. They might help workers in the short term but long-term the companies would move elsewhere if they can.

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

arx754 yup and there’s actual fools that are anti unions

[@tobiusholmes2344]

Ann is the most annoying, even when she was given a fairly easy task of painting plates etc she complained. She feels to me like a snob, someone who thinks she is entitled to more for doing less, I don't think she would have survived back then, in any of these centuries.

[@yeoldebanjo5470]

@northern_lights Hey, don't knock Brexit until you know more about it. I'm all for it, and I'm all for Anne.

[@serinadelmar6012]

Squiggly Bumps Then I hope you enjoy her, for the rest of us she’s a hypocritical, tedious trollop, Who is tainting this otherwise exquisite show.

[@JayTraversJT]

@@yeoldebanjo5470 I mean as much as Brexit is going to be beneficial in some ways you need to understand that its still a nationalist ideology at heart- so entitlement is respectably a very accurate term to use when describing it I'm afraid.

[@yeoldebanjo5470]

@@JayTraversJT How on earth is it nationalist? Do you even know what that word means? Brexit happened almost for the same reason the American Revolution happened. Britain was tired of living by the unfair rules of the EU.

[@lapetitemoma]

I totally agree and she is not trying to take this adventure seriously at all. They should have played out what would have really happened if she were there and doing what she did, which is she would have really died an early death because of her attitude and laziness.

[@iwanegerstrom4564]

The worst part is -as Colin points out- that you cant even have a place to relax after work. Some of us have dreadful work, but atleast we have decent home and something to do when you get off your shift

[@SergioPerez-vm8zw]

42:16 I remember a scene in a Charles Dickens book wherein the main characters encountered a child working at the factory, his only job being to watch the fire. He'd sit there for hours ensuring the fire's wellbeing, staring into it. It was the same job his father had worked before he died. And just as the fire consumed the father, it would consume the son, too.

[@coco_mitten987]

Deep

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Similar to the "spit boy", always by the fire, lung diseases, he even slept next to the spit! The "stable boy" too, fire, pneumonia, beating, or a horse kick! 😏 Life was cheap, new babies born most years! 😳

[@JerseyDevilJerseyGirl]

How did he not go blind???

[@leila4157]

Why is it that the condescending one who preaches the most about how things should be done, is the only person who can't manage a single successful day of work? Across three episodes?? Please go away, Ann. ToT

[@serinadelmar6012]

Exactly. The others are brilliant.

[@becgould3772]

There's always one in almost any group that won't work as hard as the others.

[@goreyfantod5213]

She skived off on every single task given to her, then had the hypocritical gall to claim the moral high ground. Typical Tory scold.

[@jmitterii2]

She was a Tory in modern days... now she's labor when she's destitute in Victorian times... I see a pattern. It's hypocritical. A devious anything to put her in a position she doesn't need to do much of anything.

[@Marcotonio]

Playing devil's advocate, I think she was the best (or least bad) woman worker in the first episode. Hill woman was cheating and breaking carts, the other one was puking when stirring poo. Ann was keeping morale and doing the tasks fine. But I guess she broke down the quickest, 24h and she stopped collaborating.

[@peachgloss0025]

Poor Miquita :( I 100% understand how guilty she must have felt. All that pressure and hard work between her and Colin and in the end seeing no pay off must’ve felt like a punch to the gut

[@adeladevere2013]

It's no wonder a lot of woman turned to prostitution. Life was hard.

[@claudiadeuchars4225]

True 😢

[@globalfamily8172]

It was hard for unskilled laborers.

[@alannacarlson6715]

Even harder once you get a deadly STI!

[@Phantom_binovirex8974]

Oh things were hard in their lives alright ;p

[@kuessebrama]

@@alannacarlson6715 yes but i think a lot of people back then had these. I mean going to prostitutes was completly normal back then, most man where doing it if there was a little bit of money to spend ^^

[@solarlunareclipse6177]

I am rewatching the show because I love the show so much and I feel so bad for Miquita. I cried. She cried because she was the reason they weren't paid. Colin is very talented. He is open to anything so is Alistair. Alistair crying over the loss of hand-made pots was everything. I was sobbing. Tyger has really grown in the four episodes. Zoey is so kind. She didn't get mad at Ann, I would have. If Ann was in the first part of the work, she might've even shouted at Miquita. Ann and her so-called morals. She laughed when she messed up. Why did she even volunteer?

[@amosnimos]

Around 99% of comment can be simplified to "we hate Ann, she ruin the show".

[@dntokatme186]

I think she is sassy 💁‍♀️

[@lex3683]

I actually like Ann! She made it interesting! You can’t have everyone be a “goody-two-shoes” on a show and expect it to be interesting.

[@kaitlynlehman7414]

@@lex3683 hey i like her too! i thought i was only one for a second...shes just a sassy old lady

[@lex3683]

@@kaitlynlehman7414 I know right?!?! And I thought I was the only one too!!!

[@kathleencollins7406]

I love ann she shows the other side of society at the time. While the rest of the team were in the submissively roles Ann showed the side of the work force that demanded change. It is not only historically accurate but very interesting to see

[@SkaYouth]

31:15 Alistair amazement of the kiln is the best moment of this episode. He is a true man of culture.

[@bonniehowell4259]

Alistair was my favorite on this show. He seems like a stand up guy.

[@slvrwtch]

Ann can't get down from her high horse. Can't take anything seriously. She's losing out on all the beautiful things she can learn from this massive creative production. It's a shame!!!

[@cordeliachase601]

Well she’s a boomer… sooo… figures.

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

Ann is what being privileged looks like.

[@AntonDogg]

Nailed it.

[@NotSure109]

*principled

[@NotSure109]

*principled

[@yeoldebanjo5470]

Oh please. Privilege is a myth.

[@foreverwander0320]

Her comments about women “moaning” about unfair treatment was interesting. If it weren’t for women doing that she wouldn’t have the luxury of running her mouth the way she does. 🙄

[@katieparnell3564]

The sad thing is, there are more factory regulations, but they find loop holes. My mom broke her finger on a faulty machine at work and wasn't paid a cent in workers comp for medical bills. Her co-workers get Corona-virus because it's either go to work or not get paid

[@billybob8257]

Sorry to hear it

[@Necroskull388]

Never forget that all of this awful stuff in the Victorian era ACTUALLY HAPPENED, human beings crafted this exploitation for their own benefit. The reason rich bosses aren’t doing this now has nothing to do with them getting nicer, it’s just because they can’t get away with it now. And there are always politicians with rich donors trying to get workers’ rights scaled back. Because they want to return to this.

[@madsg9256]

“Women too old or sick to work were often self employed”...thought we’d see Ann working the street corner lol 😂

[@Incompetences]

Ann genuinely ruined the series for me. I understand showing the parallels but c'mon. Life is still like this for many, many people. Did she expect preferential treatment just because she's old? Unfortunately even today if you can't work when you're old, you die.

[@arx754]

She strikes me as someone who has ALWAYS expected preferential treatment which means even when she was young. lol.

[@thewonderlandfox1575]

Drive-by Baptism you are so right

[@whitexchina]

Who in the western world works like this today?

[@jesussaves6625]

@@whitexchina Many many people in very physical jobs basically work until they're dead. Even in the western world.

[@soggypie7266]

An is quite entertaining actually, I find her hypocrisy hilarious

[@chellymurphy]

I actually really enjoyed this episode, there has been so much character development since the last one and the cast has really grown on me: Tygers not as annoying and has steadily stepped up to responsibility, the girls aren’t complaining as much and are laughing together more which was fun to watch, Colin’s becoming more confident learning new crafts, Ann well.. she’s still Ann and Alistair is just awesome! he’s definitely come out of his shell and that scene in the kiln was heartwarming.

[@meg2769]

Kawi probably by stealing and stuff

[@jaysonclark2203]

Also really shows how much of a mom Zoey is lol

[@selenas9079]

I'm sure Anne's feistiness and argumentative attitude benefits her somewhere but it is not here! Sometimes I wish she would just SHUT UP!!! Silence is golden Anne!

[@AntonioProla]

@Angharad Keltik waving a flag? WOW! she's worth every penny of our taxes isn't she? what a hero!!

[@arx754]

I strongly doubt that even nowadays anyone would want her to work in their workplace. Can you imagine working in an office with her in it?

[@JesterPrince]

@@arx754 Not really wanna be rude to any of them in the video, but I would have lost my nerve many times if day in and day out I should have listened someone like Ann. People who only whine and doesn't do anything are the worst and I'm kinda getting that vibe

[@arx754]

+@@JesterPrince : Same here. I'm a 65 year old woman, and frankly, if I took on being part of the program, I would have made it a point to work harder and complain less than ANY of the younger people just to prove the point that "older" doesn't mean "lesser". I've ALWAYS been very competitive and getting older hasn't changed that. lol. I'd be volunteering for the HARDEST jobs and make sure to keep a cheerful atittude while I"m doing them.

[@cordeliachase601]

@@arx754 Most people don’t want to work with boomer Karen’s like her. It’s why they have such a bad reputation.

[@HamelinSong]

FUN FACT: look at the ingredient list in your makeup, the beetles are still there. they are called Carmine.

[@emilychb6621]

Or as E120 in foods and beverages, especially alcoholic ones. Not much different to any other processed food ingredients though..

[@HamelinSong]

@@emilychb6621 Yes, If we eat cows we can drink beetles, but you should have the right to know... In highschool we would create our own paint with carmine, rabbit glue and stuff like that (antique painting restoration classes) so I'm not fazed at all.

[@Chris2.1]

I actually wrote an essay about Carmine once! I thought it was quite interesting, I think that the color is also called Cochineal, or something like that...

[@venus_envy]

@@Chris2.1 Yep, it's found in some fruit juices, too. Luckily there are always vegan options if you look hard enough. I almost bought a grapefruit juice with crushed bugs in it. a few months back, glad I read the ingredients. Sad that even fruit juice can't be depended on to be dead animal-free. Oh well, one day…

[@urfavleo07]

@@emilychb6621 um

[@galileaalvarez4262]

I love Allister (I don't know how to spell his name) in the series but in this particular episode especially. He's so kind hearted and when he realized all the work put into the pottery and started tearing up, it made my heart melt

[@LasarMoon]

Awww, Alistair getting emotional warmed my heart :((

[@aryanna9520]

I desperately want the kardashians to do this

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

Depriving them off their phones and makeup would be enough to make them keel over!

[@monicavarona9316]

cant endure more like anne in that hehe

[@queencerseilannister3519]

This would be an amazing show in the USA. Our first settlers and the Wild West.

[@justmythoughts5775]

I just want them to go away with all their friends and family.

[@MsAggie78]

It's cruel to wish death upon people.🤣🤣😅😅😆

[@JacquelineRoseee]

Man, Anne is so annoying. Why agree to be a part of it if you’re not going to participate like the rest of the cast accordingly. Just complains about every little thing. I’m over her attitude for sure!

[@thiccenwings9038]

It gets a tad bit worse in the last episode I think.

[@ivorytower99]

She would have been tossed out and whipped.

[@TheCaptainSlappy]

@@ivorytower99 On Anne personally- Anne is playing a character, the same as she used to play being an MP as an character, on your tv. She is fully well aware that it isn't real & in fact, provides a service as "breaking the fourth" to the audience in this to show the disparaging time frames of then, and now. IT IS A TV SHOW. Everyone knows it. Including you. It is intended to keep it from being a documentary & to be a real world, physical learning experience to all, as well as you. On Anne "the rebel worker"- She would have been like many a real world worker. Some who refused to participate in the burgeoning corporate class at that time. Anne is actually playing the part of a "worker's revolutionary" quite well, though I will state I am not as well-versed in British history for that time frame as others are. Anne possibly would have made a successful revolutionary...there were a handful that didn't get beaten, gaol'd or force-transported to the Van Diemen Company prisoner colonies (Australia), and because of it...a standardized work week & fair(er) pay appears, along with a decrease in landlord's engaging in fraudulent practices. In the end, Anne is doing exactly what specific leaders of those movements did...they wanted their cut of massive, global corporation profits (East India Company coming to mind). To be fair- Some "leaders" were merely political opportunists, looking for a quick fame & fortune. They generally got dead first. A few went on to lead British politics. The mega-corporations of that time didn't want to give out their serious profits. At this same time frame in America...in New York, you had the successful Anti-Renters' War against landlords...and Dorr's Rebellion in Rhode Island (initially a failure, later on a success). These were led by common people. Just...regular workers. Nothing more. They took over court houses, shut down factories and in fact, shut down cities. I understand your view on the subject. You might find Anne, as an ex-MP, is playing her exact part as she should.

[@ivorytower99]

@TheCaptainSlappy Unfortunately, I do not have as much time as you it would seem, to watch television and go on a diatribe commentaries to complete strangers.

[@blacksunapocalypse]

It's a part of the show, dude. It's reality tv... this is acting :P

[@kimberlycomfort6027]

I love how the expert lady comes through to provide 3rd wall narration and they are learning through true interactions with their employer. Its very pleasing.

[@moonflower5553]

Alistair knows what's up when he's talking about what we've lost. A return to this kind of craftmanship (with modern labor laws of course) would be so much nicer than bland products mass produced by machines

[@ИжикПыжик-к6п]

A large portion of mass-produced products today are made by human hands, the labor is just outsourced. Clothing you buy at the mall was sewn by humans, a lot of the tech at your home is assembled by hand, they simply don't get the credit

[@dystephiary]

This is better than any survivor reality show!!! I want more!!! Other time periods are interesting as well.

[@zetjet9901]

Sadly this show came out five years ago so I don’t think we’ll be getting more episodes :( There are other shows like this though, as far as I’m aware.

[@esotericexplorersmartinez493]

Love this show and I’m from the US and don’t even know who these people are. Just a great show ❤️ wish there was more like it!

[@kikimii]

Same, i'm from Germany and i absolutely love this show. :D

[@ljb8157]

There are! Lots of them. Search for anything with Ruth Goodman. The American series "Colonial House" was absolutely fantastic. They had to survive 4 months in the 1600s!

[@kikimii]

@@ljb8157 Thank you for the suggestion. 😄

[@mimifranzosin]

I have just had a look at Colonial House, 22min in I did not like it at all, romanticising American history… Again hahah

[@ljb8157]

@@mimifranzosin no they don't....a lot goes into it. It's more than you think

[@ivorytower99]

Imagine the reality *slap* that this gives to many people.

[@27b4]

- I hope so. We really need to be reminded how lucky we are and it's due to the efforts of our forebears the world over.

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

Indeed

[@beam9939]

@@27b4 This doesn't mean we don't still have issues today. Many people still go through less than human work and treatment.

[@27b4]

@@beam9939 - The struggle for justice and humanity must continue.

[@bonniehowell4259]

I hope so. Even for the people who complain about Ann for not "doing what they were told" should realize the importance the few who voiced their opinions. If it wasn't for those " Ann's", it's likely Workforce Reforms wouldn't exist.

[@Druundev]

As much as Ann was sorta annoyingly whiny, I must say one of the reasons I adored this little series so much was how each of them fulfilled a role of sort. Like another comment mentioned: very naturally the human instinct led them to become a family unit.

[@cloud1945]

yes! people are hating on ann which is understandable but you have to commend how well each of them have fit in together.

[@cryptidian3530]

@@cloud1945 And also, workers wouldn't have any rights to this day had people like Anne never used their voice to fight back.

[@taroarts5715]

I absolutely love the fact that they've come so far to the point where it feels like they were really born during that era And their emotions and feelings were genuine

[@agustinamansur5665]

Yes, right. I think the same. Best comment on the section ❤❤😜🙊

[@ahesperidean]

They are able to read because they were taught to read at church in Sunday School. (This made a huge difference because they would have been illiterate peasants in the 18 thC). The ability to read led to political and social liberation.

[@arx754]

Some maybe, but I doubt that the really unskilled could. It probably depended if you were an unskilled laborer, worked in a shop, worked in a factory, on a farm, or in the homes of the wealthy. All were fortunate if they got a half a day off a week, so I doubt that left much time for education. AND, apparently, many of these jobs they are showing were performed by children so kids weren't in school. But, I'd agree that definitely as time passed, more and more could read and write.

[@bonniehowell4259]

@@arx754 True. However, the point OP was trying to convey was: what little time off most workers had was spent at Church on Sundays. Where they learned how to read during Bible study.

[@TheBengtsonFamily3]

Please please PLEASE continue creating/publishing content like this! Brilliant!

[@heinuchung8680]

Some of you have been asking if there are any similar shows. The answer is yes! There is a show on BBC called "Back in time programme" great show also. Not as funny as this one with modern day celebrities just normal people.

[@ibislife]

I´m from Norway, and I don't know these people either. 😉

[@ibislife]

@northern_lights I know, I have seen them all, my favourite of those series are the wartime farm. 😊

[@tasha3757]

THANKYOU!!

[@bonniehowell4259]

Thank you!

[@hunkulus]

Wait, it's like this but WITHOUT ann? Sign me up!

[@Simsker]

I've just been thinking about how much effort they've put into the production and immersion. From the soot, to the actors, to the buildings being used. Super enjoyable series! Hope they do something like this again

[@iindavanderheyden3552]

I learned more from this in a few episodes then I did in class!!..... I could watch this for hours.....well done the people who made this !!

[@agnespn3670]

Ohhh Alistair ... I know what you mean.. but there are still millions of people that do labour like that. Just they are not in Europe! They are in Africa and China and all over the world. Still people and children does gruelling work everyday with very little reward! Thank you for making me appreciate it even more!

[@esmeraldajimenez8966]

Continue this! We all want more episodes !Who else wanna try surviving 24 hours in the Victorian past????just me okay

[@loagzie38]

Me

[@zetjet9901]

This came out five years ago :( Edit: but I think there are other shows like it

[@ginaone6601]

I didn’t know him before, but I love Allister 😳❤️

[@arx754]

Yes, what a wonderful, sensitive man.

[@brianaa96]

If only Widdecombe realized that there are people that still live like this today

[@lisadoyle2284]

I wish Ann hadn't been a part of this series. The whole point was to immerse yourself in the past. Her entitled, hateful tail would have starved.

[@Pesar2938]

ok karen

[@leechowning2712]

Or gotten beaten to death. Those bosses would not put up with her. And the other employees would have said nothing when they dumped her body in the road.

[@mamallama8842]

@@leechowning2712 that's what I was thinking. And locked away at an asylum, if she survived. I think her tune would be a lot different if it was real life for her. I don't see her acting this way in actual Victorian times.

[@anadd6195]

She would have ended in prostitution in the end in reality. :/

[@outori5497]

When Alistair got emotional, I felt that as well. A strong moment.

[@malikrutorka9452]

I cried

[@ivorytower99]

Anyone else know of any other shows like this, where people are forced to live in a different ear? [I'm in the U.S.; so, of course we have nothing like this, whatsoever.]

[@livediaspora]

There's actually a bunch. Manor House, Victorian Farm, Regency House Party, Frontier House, Victorian Bakers, Victorian Slum, The Edwardian country house, colonial house, etc..

[@katymaecleveland9169]

Timecrashers and Back In Time For Dinner are both great.

[@GabrielaRamirez-st8ve]

same

[@manchestertart5614]

The 1900 House. The 1940's House. Tales from the green valley.

[@flamingpieherman9822]

@@livediaspora I've watch Victorian slum quite an eye opener

[@stefanieportillo2936]

It's infuriating to hear Ann say that she is a proud conservative now and a labor activist in the 19th century as if there aren't a bunch of workers being mistreated in horrible ways today.

[@margarethavenny]

I feel like Ann looks like a rich Madame whose husband went bankrupt and had to turn into slavery. Those, she never worked for her entire life and when it’s her time to work, she was grumbling a lot and creating a lot of ruckus

[@yourusualme9401]

Funny how Ann Widdecompe said in the EU parliament that Britain leaving the EU is like slaves leaving their owners. This woman has not worked a single honest hour in her life and it shows.

[@lifedispencervlogs]

Am i the only one who find them so cute when they all walk together? Like little toddlers going somewhere serious but in reality its all fun and games. 😂😂

[@greengrasshopper3235]

Show presentor : ''We are doing 24 hours in 19th century Britain'' Black dude: ''uh oh''

[@MrTargenor]

"we´ve gained much but we´ve lost even more" so true!

[@criscobabe9134]

I love how Miquita still bows, she's so cute.

[@theduchessofspring2395]

"Well I suppose by Victorian standards, I am old." Honey you're old even by TODAY'S standards. They had no problems telling folks they were too old to work back then, and folks today have no problem saying it now. You signed up for this knowing full well what you might be in for. So don't take it so personally.

[@katerinaliakou5549]

It's quite hard for some people to come to terms with their age and telling them they're old, hits a nerve. I don't really judge her for that, because I might dislike it too if people call me old when reach her age. She's annoying for many reasons, her cringing when being called old is not one of them.

[@samaraisnt]

Honestly, no in Britain older people are treated as still vital. It's the only place on earth where older women aren't treated as actual discarded trash imo. It's just something I've noticed but if you haven't lived in the UK it wouldn't be apparent.

[@yoonmikim5663]

Been amazing if they did it for other eras, too, like Edwardian, recency, etc.

[@nataliaw7841]

Yoonmi Kim Oh, the Edwardian era would be fantastic to watch. It’s one of my favorite time periods.

[@RabiezDeWorgen]

"To work so hard and not be appreciated is just inhumane" - Tiger Well, I guess somethings still haven't changed, but it's not the always the bosses that are like that it's the customers too. At least I get paid, but .... I won't go into details how this reminds me of my current job.

[@MACTEP_CHOB]

Customer service xD Helpdesk )

[@malikrutorka9452]

Try to work in the factory

[@Theturtleowl]

*Being handed a pamphlet* I can't read mate.

[@jessp8238]

Theturtleowl So sad but true. But our ancestors sure were skilled and sturdy 😅

[@corona979]

Everyone else : *hard at work and getting told off* Ann : TwEeT tWeEeEt TwEeT Ann : happy birds!

[@Ahonya666]

If I was on her place, I would eat that tiny bits of oatcake...you can't throw food on those times

[@zetjet9901]

😂

[@iluvevin]

@@Ahonya666 that’s what I was thinking

[@erikaboreal]

Colin worked so hard. He restarted his plate if he made the tiniest mistake. Yet look at Ann, serving half assed oat cakes.

[@breannajoseph2018]

Love how Alister pointed out that much hasn’t changed.

[@cassandramann2699]

I’m absolutely in LOVE with this series! When is the next episode? And will this series continue once these episodes are over with?

[@pinknotthebarbie]

It was a one off special series sadly its 5+ years old

[@cassandramann2699]

Pink lover but still Sarah :(

[@ljb8157]

There's plenty more like it out there. Search for anything Ruth Goodman or Any of the bbc "house" series. Colonial house, frontier house, 1900 house, 1940 house. There are so many!

[@latitude1904]

@@ljb8157 Thank you.

[@mimifranzosin]

Is the fifth episode somewhere on youtube?

[@ZoraXire]

Tweet tweet Ann says as she throws her profits to the sky.........

[@Dead_in__side__]

I know it’s historically accurate but it’s so frustrating when the people shout at them.

[@malikrutorka9452]

Just go to any factory

[@yamidelacroix6729]

Did you see the look on the head painter womans face when Ann started her moaning?! Looked like she wanted to choke the old woman out while yelling at her to take her opinion and shove it! Imagine all the staff getting together and just going off about her? Ann is so ridiculous. Miquita looked like she was trying to tune her out. I did start chanting 'revolution' when Tyger started giving lip service to the boss. He was asking the proper questions. It was amazing when he said 'That's not what I asked you, is it?' & 'I hope your pottery burns down,sir.' I grinned, Tyger got claws mate.

[@KS-vf3ru]

Being an American with no idea who any of these people are, I find Alistair very handsome. He just looks so suited for the Victorian times! 💕

[@anmadecaieer4796]

He looks out of a painting!

[@athenapoe3377]

Ann: "I suppose by Victorian standards, I am old." Even by modern standards, she is not a spring chicken.

[@nathanbell6962]

Haha

[@EmRePhoto]

I need more of this in my life. Please. Americans are suffering with covid ravaging and awful leadership. These British history documentaries have really helped me calm down. I hope there will be more soon.

[@Zurcwind]

Ann: as a politician I know what to do. Let's use the people and follow up with my doble standards.

[@branfeather]

Alastar's little smile when she offered to help him carry the board made my heart melt. They all really do work so well as a team ^-^ (except Anne who seems to enjoy nothing more than complaining)

[@thetillerwiller4696]

branfeather for real though 😊

[@urfavleo07]

And making undercooked oatcakes lol

[@Anastazka00]

iiKhico: And selling them to her teamworkers for an entire penny 😅

[@Momo-po5tn]

His smile was so cute 😁😊

[@MrsLovelyPendragon]

Anne is obnoxious!

[@LavidadeNatalia1907]

Anne is such a headache, I guess their real personalities show up in this kind of programmes and this old woman would drive me nuts either in or out the show

[@urfavleo07]

Mhm!

[@arx754]

I'm thinking with painting the dishes---plates, for instance----they should try an "assembly-line" process. Each woman takes one color, paints that on a plate, hands it to the next woman who then paints only HER color wherever it's supposed to be on the plate. Seems like it would be a much faster process because they'd quickly learn to paint only their sections and only have to deal with one color of paint each..... Of course, if some women are really slow, you could paint all afternoon---many plates---but yet have no plates fully painted at the end of the day. And, btw, I don't want to be mean, but that older woman really needs to stop all the complaining and whining. What a HUGE difference to have to work beside someone like that every day versus one of the others who don't complain and even have a sense of humor about it.

[@jessp8238]

arx754 That’s a great idea! I’m sure in those times workers were always coming up with ways to be more efficient. I mean all they could do was focus on and perfect repetitive tasks.

[@emilychb6621]

That's how the Chinese fake oil painting industry does it. Every painter has a few paint strokes of the original memorised, and only ever does those. So the faked are nearly perfect

[@phosphenevision]

The assembly line process as we know today came a bit later. You were expected to have specific skills and knowledge to work in an industry rather than just be a tool of putting things together, it was less efficient but people were also more skilled, so they would've been much better and faster than these actors.

[@meghanm.6231]

I'm in LOVE with this series! The Victorian era was such a interesting and revolutionary time...

[@markgrehan3726]

Massive respect to our ancestors and nice to see that factories are never well laid out.

[@cryptidian3530]

He is so right. There is a special feeling you feel in your heart when you look at the hard work you've done, that you can actually see it and touch it. It's hard to top.

[@imaginator2635]

Idk if they were friends before but I can see them staying friends

[@kentubuchi6899]

Except the old lady, no no

[@bonniehowell4259]

I was just wondering if Zoe and Makitia were still in touch. They look like they created a legitimate bond.

[@hedgeandhue]

I've done spinning wheel demonstrations for years. A couple of years in, I tried on a pair of boots in a store and discovered one calf was over 7cm wider than the other. The irony is that it took me another couple of years to work out why 🤣🤣🤣

[@kateboyer1513]

In Tiger's defense, throwing clay on a potters wheel is very difficult and takes a l o t of practice

[@coco_mitten987]

You need to start with 1 pound pots and that takes like a whole month to master then you could work on more pounds and bigger and fancier pots and im using 21st century tech

[@samaraisnt]

It literally requires so much strength as well, at least I never had the arms to throw a proper piece but my arms are weak. I couldn't do it for an HOUR though yikes.

[@coco_mitten987]

@@samaraisnt i feel sorry for you you’re missing out on a lot without not being able to throw

[@territimmerman140]

I just stumbled across these videos and I am so impressed. As a history lover and life time learner I have enjoyed every second! As a former teacher I wish thus had been available to my students. I hope that they are being used in classrooms today as a wonderful teaching tool.

[@toddbonin6926]

This really is so educational. What a brilliant idea for a series!