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DVDfever.co.uk – Press release: Alfresco: The Complete Series on DVD
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Posted: February 6th, 2009.
Network is delighted to announce the release of ALFRESCO (15), the Granada comedy sketch show broadcast in 1983 that gave a break to six promising young comedians: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Paul Shearer (later replaced by Robbie Coltrane) and Siobhan Redmond. It will be available to buy on DVD for the first time complete and uncut in a two-disc set on 2nd February 2009, RRP £19.99.
Written by Ben Elton, the shows producer Sandy Ross found his participants at the Edinburgh Fringe. This comedy was created as an attempt to create a rival to Monty Pythons Flying Circus and, more recently, Not the Nine OClock News. The resulting mini-series, screened only in the North-West in 1982 as Theres Nothing to Worry About! was reborn a year later as ALFRESCO (15) running across all ITV regions. Running for two series, ALFRESCO was notable not only for its contributors, but the originality of its format; the use of hand-held recording equipment (previously only used in news bulletins) ensured an innovative, fresh feel for its many outdoor scenes.
The DVD is out on February 2nd, it runs for 400 mins and retails for £19.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £12.98.
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