I enjoyed the episode, probably more than the previous Julie Walters one. I do agree that there was some questionable supposition on Brian Blessed's part, however I personally find it excusable in view of the very real hardships that Jabez and his family faced. Brian was clearly emotionally connecting with the narrative that was unveiling before him. I liked the fact that the focus was on the very ordinary life of a nonetheless inspiring person. In other words, no history-changing impact on the world, no royal blood or claim to fame - just the story of a child from a broken, split up family, with a very poor start in life who managed to make something of his life and rear a large family who all seemed to have been educated and led healthy childhoods, the kind of childhood he himself had been denied by the impoverishment of his parents and their untimely deaths. It was all very human and quite gripping.
