Sons and Daughters

By Anonymous

Set in the 1950's, Sons and Daughters concerned the relationship between two high school seniors who have in common a nontraditional family environment in a very traditional age. The boy's father has recently died, and the girl's parents have separated (a twist there - its the mother who left home and is now living openly with another man, the scandal of the town, while the girl protagonist remains living with her father).

I remember this as a very good show with genuine characters, realistic situations, and intelligent scripts/dialogue - no wonder it only lasted one season. The episode I most recall concerned the girls' parents. The father has steadfastly refused to admit the finality of their breakup, despite all evidence to the contrary.

When he is contacted by his estranged wife for the first time in ages he naively/wishfully assumes it is the beginning of a reconciliation, only to discover that the ex only wants to discuss the logistics of both of them attending the daughters upcoming graduation without causing a scene.

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