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I am not sure what all the critical fuss is about regarding 'Mr. Selfridge'. I find it fascinating....I realize going in, it is NOT a documentray - it is a drama about the interactions of people of various class strata inside the first high end department store in London. It is just a glimpse of what it may have been like in such a dynamic and new environment in what was essentially still a very Victorian world. It is just a little period piece based on the history of Selfridge's - how much written history could there actually be regarding the social aspects of the people in that store? Thus it requires dramatic fictional aspects interwoven with what is know about Selfridge, his family, his staff and his enterprise. Like I said, I find it a fascinating glimpse into what may have been the kinds of things that took place behind the scenes in that kind of turn-of-the century 'Box Store'. Lighten up people and enjoy the fantasy - it's a story!... it just happens to be one you can visit on Oxford Street and dream about what must have been once upon a time.
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