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Posted: July 24th, 2009.
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Network DVD is delighted to announce the DVD release of Yorkshire TV detective drama THE WILDE ALLIANCE THE COMPLETE SERIES (15) on 3rd August 2009, RRP £39.99.
The Wildes are a partnership as well as a marriage: Rupert, an amateur detective who is also a best-selling crime novelist, and Amy artist, designer, fellow sleuth and virtual PA for Rupert. The Wildes extravagant tastes not to mention regular Income Tax demands mean they occasionally struggle to make ends meet amid the splendour of their apartment in a manor house in York. The baffling cases that come their way, however, help keep their thoughts far from such concerns
Julia Foster and John Stride star in this popular mystery series from Yorkshire Television, produced and partly written by distinguished former Royal Navy officer (and Sandbaggers creator) Ian Mackintosh.
The DVD is released on August 3rd, it runs for 650 mins and retails for £39.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £29.39.
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Network DVD is delighted to announce the DVD release of the critically acclaimed and award-winning drama THE BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB on 3rd August 2009, RRP £12.99.
The dark excesses of greed are laid bare in this Golden Globe winning drama about life in Americas fast lane set against the background of L.A.s nightspots. Charismatic Joe Hunt (Judd Nelson) convinces a group of his wealthy young friends to contribute their inheritances into an investment and social club with the promise of easy money and instant success. Little do these privileged sons of the Los Angeles elite know that the exclusive Billionaire Boys Club will pull them into a world of deceit, kidnapping and murder and a nightmare from which they cannot escape.
The accolades were numerous and justified for this brilliant 1987 mini series that explores the American dream gone wrong. Judd Nelson won a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance, with Brian Macnamara nominated for Best Supporting Role as Dean Karny, Hunts former best friend who also acts as narrator throughout. There were also Emmy nominations for Ron Silver – as the flamboyant Beverly Hills con artist, Ron Levin, whom Hunt courts with disastrous consequences along with director Marvin J. Chomsky and writer Gy Waldron.
The DVD is released on August 3rd, it runs for 175 mins and retails for £12.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £7.98.
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Arthur Lowe stars in Network DVDs release of Coronation Street spin-off, PARDON THE EXPRESSION THE COMPLETE SECOND SERIES (Cert TBC), released on 3rd August 2009, RRP £34.99 as a 4-disc set.
It follows the mixed fortunes of former Weatherfield boutique owner Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe – Dads Army). In his position as assistant manager at a Dobson and Hawks chain store, the punctilious but ambitious Mr Swindley seizes every opportunity that might afford him the chance to scale the social heights, arranging everything from intimate dinner parties to glittering charity galas in the pursuit of promotion
Featuring scripts from an award-winning team that included Coronation Street contributors Harry Driver and Vince Powell, PARDON THE EXPRESSION helped to define the type of comic role for which BAFTA winner Arthur Lowe would be most fondly remembered: that of the pompous, quietly floundering buffoon. Betty Driver – soon to be installed behind the bar of the Rovers Return – stars as canteen manageress Mrs. Edgeley, and Robert Dorning joins the cast as Swindleys boss Walter Hunt; Dads Army favourites John Le Mesurier and John Laurie and Coronation Street stars Julie Goodyear and Amanda Barrie are also among the famous faces appearing in this second series, originally screened in 1966.
The DVD is released on August 3rd, it runs for 600 mins and retails for £34.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £24.98.
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Bernard Manning, Mike Reid and Jim Bowen are just some of the stars featured in the Network DVD release of the legendary ITV stand-up show THE COMEDIANS THE COMPLETE FIFTH SERIES (E), out on 3rd August 2009, RRP £12.99.
THE COMEDIANS ran from 1971 until 1993 and made household names of many of its stars. With routines that were honed to perfection in the hard-knock territory of Northern working men’s clubs, performers such as Frank Carson, Charlie Williams, George Roper and Ken Goodwin all became masters of the excruciatingly bad joke and the knowing wink.
The Comedians was immediately popular with the viewing public – scoring high ratings and gaining a BAFTA nomination for Best Light Entertainment Programme. This DVD set contains all the best bits from Series Five, first shown in 1972.
The DVD is released on August 3rd, it runs for 175 mins and retails for £12.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £7.98.
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Network announces the release of THE CUCKOO WALTZ THE COMPLETE SECOND SERIES (Cert TBC), released on 10th August 2009, RRP £12.99.
Local news reporter Chris Hawthorne (David Roper) and his wife, Fliss (Diane Keen), live a simple but contented life with their twin babies and few material possessions, punctuated by occasional visit from Flisss mum, Connie, and their eccentric neighbour, Austen Tweedale.
All that changes, however, when they take in lodger Gavin Rumsey (Lewis Collins): newly single Gavin has soon filled the house with expensive furniture, flashy gadgets and a succession of decorative young temps – and Chris and Fliss are left feeling distinctly squeezed out
Available for the first time, this release comprises all episodes of the second series of this hit Granada sitcom, originally screened in 1976.
The DVD is released on August 10th, it runs for 150 mins and retails for £12.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £7.98.
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Network DVD is delighted to announce the first ever DVD release of the cult childrens comedy SUPERGRAN THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES (CERT TBC), available in a 2-disc set on 10th August 2009, RRP £19.99.
Granny Smith (Gudrun Ure) is a sweet old lady living a sedate life in the Scottish coastal town of Chisleton. One day, she is accidentally struck by a stray beam from Inventor Blacks magic ray machine and transformed into Supergran – the possessor of amazing powers, super-human strength, and even a magic flycycle! She puts these to great use in the fight against Chisletons local villain, The Scunner Campbell, and his unpleasant cohorts, Dustin and Muscles; with Supergrans miraculous abilities, however, defeating the baddies is not usually too much of a challenge!
Alongside regular cast members Iain Cuthbertson and Bill Shine, Supergran also features an array of guest stars including George Best, Lulu, Spike Milligan, Patrick Troughton, Charles Hawtrey and champion strongman Geoff Capes; the shows catchy theme song, performed by Billy Connolly, helped to ensure that it remained firmly in viewers memories long after it was first broadcast. This complete first series of Supergran was originally aired on ITV in 1985.
The DVD is released on August 10th, it runs for 325 mins and retails for £19.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £12.98.
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Network DVD is delighted to announce the release of the popular Yorkshire sitcom starring screen legend Diana Dors in one of her most memorable roles from 1970s – as the brassy Queenie Shepherd. She is the glamorous matriarch of the Shepherd family which comprises mainly of scroungers, layabouts and frequent visitors to the magistrates court. QUEENIES CASTLE THE COMPLETE SERIES (Cert. TBC) is available to buy in a 3-disc set on 10th August 2009, RRP £19.99.
Queenie rules the roost in Margaret Rose House, a council estate in Buckingham in Yorkshire. With her husband mysteriously and strikingly absent, Queenie shares her abode with a number of other men: her three grown-up but unruly princelings Bunny, Raymond, the unemployed and idle Douglas; then there is also her wheeling-dealing brother-in-law Jack (Tony Caunter Eastenders). Needless to say that this household spends a large amount of their time terrorising the entire housing estate; and when things get too crowded in their own flat, they would all re-group at the nearby Builders Arms where raucous sing-song or preparation of alibis usually ensue.
From the makers and creators of Billy Liar and Budgie, Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall ensure the quick wit and freshness of this beloved show. The pace is fast and the material is unexpectedly near the knuckle for a peak time sitcom. This release will appeal to all fans of classic comedies.
The DVD is released on August 10th, it runs for 141 mins and retails for £19.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £11.98.
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Network DVD is releasing the Complete Fourth Series of this classic British Sitcom TWOS COMPANY (PG) on 10th August 2009, RRP £12.99.
Elaine Stritch (Steel Magnolias) is Dorothy McNab; a prickly, difficult American authoress and a nightmare employer. Donald Sinden (Day of the Jackal) is Robert Hiller, her quintessential English butler and a Gentlemans Gentleman. Robert Hiller is suave, sophisticated in short, everything an English butler ought to be. He is employed by Dorothy to keep her Chelsea flat in order. With new money clashing with the old school, needless to say that it is not long before the sparks begin to fly
TWOS COMPANY received multiple award nominations, including two BAFTA awards for its leading lights, as well as being the subject of an American remake, THE TWO OF US.
The DVD is released on August 10th, it runs for 175 mins and retails for £12.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £9.49.
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Granadas acclaimed ten-part adaptation of Stan Barstows classic novel A KIND OF LOVING (12) is a landmark in television drama. This sensitively performed and faithfully adapted series is available on DVD from Network on 10th August 2009, RRP £29.99. This is also the first time that the much sought-after series is available in any format.
This beautiful, emotionally rich story is set in 1957. Miners son Vic Brown (Clive Wood Londons Burning) meets Ingrid Rothwell (Joanne Whalley The Singing Detective), an attractive young typist, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. They begin an intense, all-consuming relationship. They marry in haste when Ingrid discovers that she is pregnant, and move in with Ingrids mother. As the reality and banality of marital life starts to take hold and the physical lust and passion fades, Vic becomes frustrated and his sense of claustrophobia grows.
Following in depth the emotional development of the protagonists over a period of 15 years, A KIND OF LOVING features powerful performances from Clive Wood and Joanne Whalley here in her first major television role. This series was originally screened in 1982 and was only kept from the Number One ITV spot by Coronation Street, pulling in 15 million viewers on average.
The DVD is released on August 10th, it runs for 500 mins and retails for £29.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £17.98.
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