This collection presents the first three episodes of the classic British comedy drama. Here three unemployed Geordie bricklayers set off for Germany as a last attempt to find work.... more
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British labourers forced to work in Germany during the recession. Scripted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, (previously responsible forPorridgeandThe Likely Lads) its main players are likeable stereotypes from all over England: there's Wayne (the late Gary Holton), a cockney charmer and womaniser; Barry (Timothy Spall), the bumbling, haplessly pretentious Brummie; gentle West Country giant Bomber (Pat Roach); amiable Scouse Moxey (Christopher Fairbank); and the three Geordies; nervous Neville (Kevin Whately), loudmouth xenophobic lummox Oz (Jimmy Nail) and put-upon Dennis (Tim Healy), the reluctant gaffer of the mob. The show spawned a second series in 1986 then a belated follow-up in 2002.The plotlines were entertaining--capers usually involving misunderstandings or hangovers or both: Oz eating rat poison, Oz attempting to smuggle porn, Neville waking up after a large night out with a German girl's name mysteriously tattooed on his arm; Dennis's tentative relationship with a German woman named Dagmar while on the rebound from his recent divorce.However, the real meat ofAuf Wiedersehen Petwas in the interplay of the characters--who were confined in prison camp-style conditions--and Clement and Le Frenais' rueful sense of the comedy of men in crisis. Tim Healy's Dennis in particular was a classic example of the indignity of the traditional grafter who suddenly finds himself struggling in mid-life, a condition exacerbated at having to "wet nurse" a bunch of wayward geezers, as he frequently complains. --David Stubbs
British labourers forced to work in Germany during the recession. Scripted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, (previously responsible for Porridge and The Likely Lads) its main players are likeable stereotypes from all over England: there's Wayne (the late Gary Holton), a cockney charmer and womaniser; Barry (Timothy Spall), the bumbling, haplessly pretentious Brummie; gentle West Country giant Bomber (Pat Roach); amiable Scouse Moxey (Christopher Fairbank); and the three Geordies; nervous Neville (Kevin Whately), loudmouth xenophobic lummox Oz (Jimmy Nail) and put-upon Dennis (Tim Healy), the reluctant gaffer of the mob. The show spawned a second series in 1986 then a belated follow-up in 2002. The plotlines were entertaining--capers usually involving misunderstandings or hangovers or both: Oz eating rat poison, Oz attempting to smuggle porn, Neville waking up after a large night out with a German girl's name mysteriously tattooed on his arm; Dennis's tentative relationship with a German woman named Dagmar while on the rebound from his recent divorce. However, the real meat of Auf Wiedersehen Pet was in the interplay of the characters--who were confined in prison camp-style conditions--and Clement and Le Frenais' rueful sense of the comedy of men in crisis. Tim Healy's Dennis in particular was a classic example of the indignity of the traditional grafter who suddenly finds himself struggling in mid-life, a condition exacerbated at having to "wet nurse" a bunch of wayward geezers, as he frequently complains. --David Stubbs
Auf Wiedersehen Pet - Series 1 - Vol. 1 : Episodes 1-3 DVD
Main specs
Actor(s): Jimmy Nail, Kevin Whately, Tim Healy, Timothy Spall, Gary Holton, Christopher Fairbank
Director(s): Roger Bamford
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1983
Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Video Category: Television
Plot: Dennis, Oz and Neville move to Germany from their native Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to find work and meet up with various oddities including Bomber, Wayne and Barry. Includes the episodes: 'If I Were A Carpenter', 'Who Won The War Anyway?' and 'The Girls They Left Behind'.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): ITV DVD; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 27/05/2002
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 37115 01913
Barcode: 5037115019134
Screenwriter: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Producer: Dick Clement
Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
DVD Description
This collection presents the first three episodes of the classic British comedy drama. Here three unemployed Geordie bricklayers set off for Germany as a last attempt to find work. Once employed in Dusseldorf they find themselves as part of a seven man crew from all over the UK. Trouble is never far away though, as the lads struggle to adapt to a new country and deal with life away from their families.
Languages
Main Language: English
Hearing Impaired Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Audio Commentary By Dick Clement And Ian La Frenais On If I Were A Carpenter, Trivia Notes, Filmographies, Stills Gallery
Advantages: Excellently Written, Great Actors. Disadvantages: none
...Cost £17.95 P&P free
From Filmnight.com
Actors Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy, Pat Roach, Timothy Spall, Christopher Fairbank.
It has been 10 years since the last series of this great comedy, And I was worried that it would not live up to my expectations, But it did and them some.
All of the original cast exept Wayne ( The late Gary Holton ) come together in this the third series of AufWiedersehenPet.
it all starts with Oz ( Jimmy Nail ) faking his own funeral to get the boys back together again for a job that he has in mind.
The job involves taking down and reinstalling the Middlesborough Transport bridge in the middle of the nevada Desert.
Barry ( Tim Spall ) is wonderful in his relationship with his russian wife Tatiana. Barry is a bit of a dimwit but has his heart in the right place but Tatiana takes him for granted...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
...The complete AufWiedersehenPetseries1 and 2 DVD boxset is full of entertaining episodes from both series1 and 2 of the hit comedy series.
The boxset includes 4 DVD's, which includes the complete series1 and another 4 DVD's which includes the complete series 2.
SERIES1Series1 boasts an impressive 13 episodes, which follows the day to day antics of 7 workers in Dusseldorf, Germany. In series one, we meet, the "Magnificent Seven", composed of Barry (Timothy Spall),Dennis ( Tim Healy), Neville ( Kevin Whately) , Oz( Jimmy Nail),Wayne( Gary Holton), Bomber ( Pat Roach ) and Moxey (Christopher Fairbank) .
Series1, Episode1
If I were a Carpenter
- Oz,Dennis and Neville make their way to Dusseldorf, only problem is , they are all brickies, yet they are only looking for 2 brikies. This results in them lying about Nevilles job...
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