Good morning, we work through the Turn Back Time the High Street Series. This time the families are providing the 1960s shopping experience. Both shopkeepers and locals will have to make huge adjustments in this episode. The run time for this episode is 56:21.
The families are in for a shock. The Devlins are running a milk bar instead of a bakery. The milk bar served milkshakes and burgers. I wonder what the producers were thinking about this change. Gillian is running a saloon, which was the stupidest change of the series. Hair was a big business in the 1960s, I am glad that the Chamber of Commerce gave her someone who could do hair. Still, they could have had a clothing store. The butchers are now running a general store because butchery underwent a serious decline in the 1960s. The Sharps are unsure about the change. The grocers continue in the grocery trade. The decade was characterized by the self-service shop and the teens needed to be catered to. Competition is now going to be the norm on the high street and the Sharps and the Sergisons are going to go head to head. Both stores are going to be selling the same products. Mr. Sergisons’ attitude really gets on people’s nerves in this episode. Caroline struggles with the idea of running a milk bar and not baking bread. Her husband talks about how the 1960s was an era of change and bakers may have found themselves running milk bars just to stay in business. The commentary from the locals was interesting this time around. Some had commented on having a personal relationship with the shopkeepers and wondered how they could handle it. Some comment on the self-service aspect of the grocer and there are a few people who enjoy the experience. Some miss the personal service of the previous decades. Some make their way to the general store and enjoy the service the Sharps provide. Locals comment on the personal service that the Sharps provide. The Sharps will also do delivery. The locals are shocked by the milk shop and the loss of the bakery. Mr. Devlin talks people through the change and highlights how the grocery stores now stock bread which would be something that was eaten in the 1970s. Quite a few locals will miss the freshly baked bread. The bakery is the biggest loss in the community. Gill is going through a tutorial on how to style hair. She is going to learn three different hairstyles with her employee. Despite misgiving, people are going to the milk bar. The Devlins are dealing with some teething problems when it comes to running the milk bar. The locals are enjoying the milk bar atmosphere. The stores close early for the night on day one and the families are surprised by what their living quarters look like. The beauty salon opens the next day and Gill is going beyond her comfort zone. A few locals brave the salon and Gill manages to get a beehive done. The Milk Bar has been invaded by a biker gang of old-timers and they take in the milk bar experience. Sharp’s general store is doing a roaring trade. The locals are enjoying the general store. Traditional services are winning the day. Meanwhile, the grocery store introduces products from the continent to help bring in customers. However, changes are coming to the high street. A law was passed under pressure by supermarkets that allowed retailers to slash their prices. This law would push many smaller stores out of business. These laws would change the habits of the consumer. Mr. Sergison immediately jumps on the law and changes the prices in the store. Father and son feel the impact of the lower prices. Will the general store survive? It was interesting to see the local’s perspective on this experience, particularly during this decade. There was one really outspoken lady who told off the Sergisons. The families had really bonded with the locals. I wonder if some of the locals kept in touch with the families over the years. It was a reflection of what happened to the shops of the 1960s. This episode had a feeling of sadness to it. This series continues to be a mixed bag for whether or not it could be shown in a classroom. If it was, it could only be shown as something for fun.
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