The Pacific: no war on costs at HBO

Never let it be said that HBO doesn't know the meaning of the word "big budget". The Daily Mail reports that its new wartime series, The Pacific – cost £133m – ordered "3,000 manufactured uniforms of herringbone twill, specially woven in India on old-fashioned looms to replicate the 1940s weave". Monkey feels you might need an HD box to appreciate them in full, however.