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Military Wives hits familiar beats but still manages to strike a chord NewsColony SHARON HORGAN and Kristin Scott Thomas lead the charge in this Brit drama loosely based on the real story of a group of military wives coming together to support each other and find a fresh identity. In the real world it was choirmaster Gareth Malone who helped propel the group to fame. 1 Sharon Horgan and Kristin Scott Thomas lead a group of military wives coming together to support each other and find a fresh identity Credit: �Bleecker Street Media / Supplied by LMK But here it is the ladies themselves that form the choir that takes them from the barracks all the way to the Royal Albert Hall. Directed by Peter Cattaneo, who also gifted us The Full Monty, viewers have some degree of comfort that this is in good hands. It hits all the right beats and takes us through the same course of emotional peaks and troughs that we’re used to – which is both its saving grace and Achilles’ heel. We’re so...