Last night (1st October) saw the first episode of new BBC period drama The Last Post hit screens – and viewers took to social media to weigh in on the show.

The six-part drama, set in the swinging 60s, follows a unit of British Royal Military Police and their families in Aden (Yemen) and features a star-studded cast including Call the Midwife’s Jessica Raine and The Crown’s Ben Miles.

The show is based on the childhood memories of its writer Peter Moffat - his father's career as an officer and his mother's struggle between being what the army required her to be and what she felt like being.

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Peter has described the show as portraying: ‘Men full of vim, vigor and a desire to be heroes in a situation where that isn't always possible; alongside young women who are starting to feel the emancipation of the Sixties and a sense of new freedoms but who are living in a constrained setting where their role is supposed to be merely supportive.

'This was my parents' world and one I have wanted to write about all my career,’ he added.

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So what did the viewers make of episode one? Some thought the first episode was slow moving.

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While others felt it wasn’t always factually accurate.
In general, though, the reviews seem pretty positive, with lots of viewers saying they’ll be tuning back in next week.
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The Last Post continues on Sunday at 9pm on BBC One.

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