Release Message:  The Bowlers wake up to their first morning in the 1900 house. There is no water, potties need emptying and the milk has gone off. The dream is over. Daru Cooke is the historical consultant.

Description:  The Bowlers wake up to their first morning in the 1900 house. There is no water, potties need emptying and the milk has gone off. The dream is over. Part 2 of four. Move-in day at 50 Elliscombe Road proves to be a ÒRude AwakeningÓ for the Bowlers. They must learn to live with chamber pots and straight-edge razors, not to mention the layers upon layers of clothing the women must wear and the balky stove, which doesn't cook foods properly or provide steam heat for the bathtub. Then there's laundry, an all-day (and more) job---for Joyce and the girls. In the meantime, husband Paul heads off to work. ÒHe gets the better deal,Ó Joyce sighs. ÒBut I get the frillier drawers.Ó US Version Episode 3 A Woman's Place The drudgery of Victorian-era housework is bad enough, but it's greasy hair that pushes mom Joyce over the edge (to a drugstore, actually, to buy shampoo) in Part 3 of this four-part docu-soap. Speaking of soap, the Bowlers have to make their own. And despite their best efforts at housecleaning, the house never seems to get real clean. So they hire a maid, which poses an entirely new set of problems. Meanwhile, son Joe has another complaint: ÒI don't like the food.Ó