Re: Jane McDonald : Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:40 pm  

Watched the first episode last week… nice to see the old place … but I’m not a fan of MacDonald. Wife watched another two episodes whist I watched the Sharks game on Friday night…

Re: Jane McDonald : Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:27 am  

Spookisback wrote:

Watched the first episode last week… nice to see the old place … but I’m not a fan of MacDonald. Wife watched another two episodes whist I watched the Sharks game on Friday night…

Don't think you need to be a fan to enjoy it, it's the subject, not the presenter. If I applied that logic to RL I'd never watch it on TV!

Yes, she grates at times but I do think she's genuine in her love for the place.

Re: Jane McDonald : Mon Mar 14, 2022 7:13 pm  

I have to say if I was Wakefield born and bred I would be really chuffed how often she does mention the town at every opportunity.
I`ve seen her on the Cruising programmes and on my Yorkshire and she never fails to mention Wakey in a very good light.
She is a bit like marmite but I have grown to like her over the years especially as she appears proud not only of Wakefield but her background and family loyalties.

Re: Jane McDonald : Mon Mar 14, 2022 7:18 pm  

My daughter works at the Dam Inn on Barnsley Road and she spent a lot of the time there during the filming of the Newmillerdam scenes. . She says that she is just the same off camera and a genuine nice lass..

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Re: Jane McDonald : Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:12 am  

I met her once, she was great. Really genuine and down to earth.
While not a Trinity supporter as such she says she likes us to do well.

Re: Jane McDonald : Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:41 am  

It’s a pleasant easy watching series that shows both Yorkshire & Wakey in good light. Nothing to dislike.

As for Jane…we met her on a cruise once and she was just like she is on TV. As said before, she is just a “nice lass”.

Wakey should be proud of her!

Re: Jane McDonald : Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:03 am  

Redscat wrote:

My daughter works at the Dam Inn on Barnsley Road and she spent a lot of the time there during the filming of the Newmillerdam scenes. . She says that she is just the same off camera and a genuine nice lass..

If she had a local, that would be it.

Re: Jane McDonald : Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:12 am  

She’s probably the most famous celebrity Currently from Wakefield. Watched an episode of her doing a cruise up in Scotland the other year where she sang in a cave, her voice is unreal. I’m sure she’s off Peacock as she went to school with my mates dad.

Re: Jane McDonald : Tue Mar 15, 2022 2:05 pm  

Pat Bateman wrote:

She’s probably the most famous celebrity Currently from Wakefield. Watched an episode of her doing a cruise up in Scotland the other year where she sang in a cave, her voice is unreal. I’m sure she’s off Peacock as she went to school with my mates dad.

Nah she oozes class that lady, deffo an Eastmoor lass

Re: Jane McDonald : Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:20 pm  

Her family home was on Silcoates Street...the terraced houses on the left before you get to Lincoln Street, I believe, so almost on Peacock, hence her association with Balne Lane club.