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Tipping the Velvet | DVD | (28/10/2002)
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| RRP Screenwriter Andrew Davies describes Tipping the Velvet, his adaptation of Sarah Waters's acclaimed novel of lesbian love, betrayal and redemption in Victorian England, as "Pride and Prejudice with dirty bits". This three-part BBC production chronicles with relish the story of Nan Astley (Rachael Stirling, the ravishing image of her mother, Diana Rigg), barely 18, and certain that life holds more for her than her oyster girl's existence. "You'll meet someone who'll have your head spinning and your legs turning to jelly", her sister promises. That someone surprisingly turns out to be "gay and bold" Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes), a music-hall entertainer with whom Nan falls instantly, and swooningly, in love. Nan follows her to London, where, as a double act, they become the toast of London, until Kitty's "marriage of convenience" breaks up the act and Nan's heart. The outcast Nan, decked out in Victor/Victoria duds, becomes a streetwalker, and then "tart" to the aptly named Diana Leatherby (Anna Chancellor). This affair, too, comes to "a bad end" as a destitute Nan is deposited back on the streets, where she insinuates herself into the lives of Florence (Jodhi May), a social worker, and her socialist brother. Is Nan "too spoiled and stained for love"? Will she risk her blossoming relationship with Florence when Kitty inevitably returns to rekindle their affair? Nan's couplings, while tastefully done, do carry what Waters calls "a queer erotic charge". They are graphic by BBC standards. But the sterling writing and performances will captivate even the most sensitive viewers, making this groundbreaking mini-series, to quote one character, "a delightful evening... a rare treat". --Donald Liebenson
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas | DVD | (17/09/2007)
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| RRP A humourous and revealing tale of a group of eight women from verying walks of life who have volunteered for a fugged survival course at a tough mountain school in the English lakes. Perhaps the most complex is wise cracking Fran (Julie Waters) a single girl of about thirty whose incessant cheerfulness often hides a sad loneliness. For a week thrown together in dormitory living they march climb swim and canoe. Often wet cold tired and hungry despondent too. And sometimes ver
As Time Goes By - The Reunion Specials (Amazon.co.uk Exclusive) | DVD | (24/10/2005)
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| RRP Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. After 64 episodes the writer Bob Larbey has agreed to write two final special episodes.
As Time Goes By - Series 7 | DVD | (20/03/2006)
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| RRP Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. Episodes Comprise: 1. Pardon? 2. An Old Flame 3. The New Neighbours 4. The Bypass 5. Too Old ... or Too Nosy 6. The Old Folks' Party 7. The Proposal
As Time Goes By - Series 5 | DVD | (24/10/2005)
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| RRP Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. Episodes comprise: 1. The Country Set 2. Lionel's Ex-Wife 3. Lionel's New Hobby 4. Avoiding The Country Set 5. Broadcast Plans 6. At Death's Door 7. Showered With Gifts
As Time Goes By - Series 9 | DVD | (21/08/2006)
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| RRP Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. Episodes Comprise: 1. Time To Settle Down 2. Another Proposal 3. The World Will Always Welcome Lovers (aka: The Wedding) 4. What Now? 5. You Must Remember This (Parts 1 & 2)
As Time Goes By - Series 8 | DVD | (22/05/2006)
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| RRP Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. Episodes Comprise: 1.A Very Personal Problem 2.Animal Magnetism 3.The Bathroom 4.Suprising News 5.Going Online
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As Time Goes By Series 1 & 2 | DVD | (17/03/2003)
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| RRP Long ago Lionel a dashing young British Army officer met Jean a lovely student nurse and fell deeply in love. When Lionel was shipped off to fight in the Korean war the two lost touch. Now they meet again and slowly begin to rekindle their romance. Episode titles: Series 1: 1. You Must Remember This 2. Getting To Know You - Again 3. The Copper Kettle 4. Surprise Surprise 5. Relationships 6. The Picnic Series 2: 1. White Hunter 2. A Weekend Away 3. Visiting Rocky 4. Why? 5. Misunderstandings 6. The Cruise 7. The Book Signing
Stand Up Nigel Barton / Vote, Vote, Vote For Nigel Barton | DVD | (26/09/2005)
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| RRP A semi-autobiographical double-bill from the mind of playwright Dennis Potter; taken from the 'Wednesday Play' series of BBC films. Stand Up Nigel Barton: Nigel is very clever lad and desperately eager to succeed. He's aware of the fashionable potency of being both brilliant and working class. New glamorous experiences aren't enough maybe politics is the answer. Vote Vote Vote For Nigel Barton: After a successful Oxford education Nigel is a successful journalis
Attila the Hun | DVD | (04/03/2002)
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| RRP Men Followed. Women Loved. Rome Trembled. Two worlds collide along with the two men who embody the values and essence of these worlds. Attila King of the Huns (Gerard Butler) is a visionary who sees more in his people than they see in themselves. While the Huns are content to plunder and extort the surrounding nations Attila looks beyond to the possibility of an empire and new world order. Roman General Flavius Aetius (Powers Boothe) embodies the best and worst of Rome in the final years of her existence. He is motivated by one overriding goal: Rome must continue to rule the world. Two different visions of destiny held by the two strongest men of the century; these conflicts are at the heart of 'Attila the Hun'.
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She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas | DVD | (07/06/2004)
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| RRP She'll be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984) epitomises the early work of the FilmFour brand: solid productions, usually awash with issues, a strong dose of prickly humour and a reliable ensemble of British character actors. This tale of female bonding concerns a miscellaneous group of women thrown together on an Outward Bound course. They've all come for their own reasons--men (the lack of, or to escape from), midlife crisis, feelings of now-or-never--and as the course escalates, these are discovered and shared. Even the rather tiresome and bossy course leader has a moment of revelation. Think Steel Magnolias in a tent. Will they make it? The bonding scenes are sufficiently well counterpointed by the wet and muddy action to keep you guessing. There are plenty of laughs to keep the clichés at bay, although John Goldschmidt's direction could have been tighter. The performances, led by Julie Walters at her most attention-seeking, are good and often touching. All in all this is a brittle but warm-hearted little comedy about optimism and survival. On the DVD: She'll be Wearing Pink Pyjamas is presented in 4:3 picture format with a dull mono soundtrack, which betrays its made-for-television origins. There are no subtitles and, apart from a scene index, no extras. --Piers Ford
As Time Goes By - Series 4 | DVD | (21/02/2005)
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My Uncle Silas - The First Complete Series | DVD | (27/01/2003)
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| RRP Adapted from H.E. Bates' novel My Uncle Silas is set at the turn of the last century and stars Albert Finney as the country-living womanizing rogue Uncle Silas. The series tells of what happens when Silas' townie nephew (Joe Prospero) comes to stay with him. Co-stars Lynda Bellingham and Sue Johnston.
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Attila The Hun | DVD | (04/03/2002)
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| RRP Straight out of the American television movie school of historical thought, Attila the Hun is a glossy, at times long and often ridiculous re-telling of one of the great stories of Ancient Rome. How much of it is historically accurate is debatable--much of the action is ludicrously far fetched--and the image that most of us have of Attila is quite different to the bare-chested, longhaired reject from an 80s soft rock band that is presented here. The film does have its own slightly warped charm, though. The storyline is surprisingly complex, involving plots and counter plots, and the movie does exhibit a sense of epic somewhat in the vein of Gladiator, but is sadly lacking the budget, style or talent. The acting is awful (as befits anything that stars Steven Berkoff) and reduces the political machinations of Rome to little more than Dynasty in togas. Gerrard Butler is a fine actor--as he proved in the recent TV drama The Jury--but is woeful here, delivering his lines in a bizarre trans-Atlantic Scottish accent. At three hours it's way too long, too. There does remain something strangely compelling about Atilla the Hun, though you'll find more reliable facts about Roman history in an Asterix book. --Phil Udell
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