DVD premiere of this legendary BBC TV ‘folk horror’ from 1970. Norah Palmer (Anna Cropper) is a television script editor who temporarily moves to a remote English country village to rebuild her life. At first she finds that the villagers are friendly if a little eccentric. When she becomes pregnant to the handsome villager Rob she begins to suspect the locals of conspiring against her preventing her from leaving the village for her home in London. With its combination of unsettling folk rituals and insular regional communities Robin Redbreast is... considered to be an influence and precursor to The Wicker Man (1973) and has built up a cult following over the years since its original broadcast. Made during the golden age of British TV drama and originally shown in the Play for Today strand this provocative and unsettling drama was directed by the renowned producer / director James McTaggart from a script by John Bowen. Contents: First time on DVD for this much sought-after BBC production Extras TBC Fully illustrated booklet with original essays film notes and credits [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. DVD premiere of this legendary BBC TV folk horror from 1970. Norah Palmer (Anna Cropper) is a television script editor who temporarily moves to a remote English country village to rebuild her life. At first, she finds that the villagers are friendly, if a little eccentric. When she becomes pregnant to the handsome villager Rob, she begins to suspect the locals of conspiring against her, preventing her from leaving the village for her home in London. With its combination of unsettling folk rituals and insular regional communities, Robin Redbreast is considered to be an influence and precursor to The Wicker Man (1973), and has built up a cult following over the years since its original broadcast. Made during the golden age of British TV drama, and originally shown in the Play for Today strand, this provocative and unsettling drama was directed by the renowned producer / director James McTaggart from a script by John Bowen. Actors Anna Cropper, Amanda Walker & Julian Holloway Director James MacTaggart Certificate 12 years and over Year 1970 Screen 1.33:1 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 10 minutes (approx)
Feature-length drama from 1970 originally broadcast as part of the BBC's 'Play for Today' TV series. Norah Palmer (Anna Cropper) leaves the city for a house in the countryside in order to get over a tough break-up. While there she begins to befriend the locals and, in particular, gamekeeper Rob (Andrew Bradford) who she later falls pregnant to. When she attempts to go back home to deal with her predicament Norah becomes increasingly concerned over the villagers' behaviour towards her and their apparent unwillingness to let her leave.
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