A lavish costume drama from the early 1970s, The Strauss Family dramatises the story of the remarkable musical dynasty. Spanning 75 years and encompassing both intimate human drama and political turmoil, it charts the rise of the elder Johann Strauss from humble beginnings to glittering success, through tragedy, intrigue, marriages and scandalous love affairs and intense rivalry between father and son. Conceived by world-famous tenor Murray Dickie and earning a BAFTA nomination for Anne Stallybrass, it features some of the composers' best-loved music as well as several rediscovered pieces, while authentic choreography and sumptuous reconstructions evoke the splendour of 19th-century Vienna. Recorded as eight episodes, on its original transmission in 1972 the opening two episodes were combined, losing half an hour in the process; this set presents the series as intended, with all eight episodes complete and uncut.
A lavish eight part drama series about Vienna's Strauss family in the 19th Century. A saga spanning 85 years focusing on the waltz kings of the day Johann Strauss the father and Johann Strauss the son.
The sequel to Granada Television's cult '60s crime series The Odd Man and It's Dark Outside, Mr. Rose sees Scotland Yard's acerbic Chief Inspector Rose emerging from a restless retirement to take on a further series of cases. With a memorable central performance from William Mervyn as Rose, this complete series set includes guest appearances from Terence Alexander, Nicola Pagett, John Le Mesurier, Judy Geeson, Barrie Ingham, Barbara Shelley, Tenniel Evans, Robert Urquhart, Geraldine Newman and Derek Newark. Mr. Rose has retired from the force to cultivate his cottage garden and concentrate on writing his memoirs. A number of people have good reason to fear Rose's vast personal collection of case files, however, which contain a wealth of incriminating detail that villains and former colleagues alike would rather remain unpublished... SPECIAL FEATURES: Image galleries (discs 1, 6 and 8) Promotional and Script PDFs (disc 8)
All five episodes from the third series of the late 1960s crime drama starring William Mervyn as Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Rose. Although formally retired, a man as immersed in the law as Rose will never truly be free of its demands. When his intentions to write his memoirs become known, all manner of criminals and former associates of Rose become concerned by the revelations that might emerge and it isn't long before the retired Chief Inspector finds himself involved in fresh investiga...
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