Drama > 5 GBP to 10 GBP Drama > Gambon, Michael

Still here, in memory...

Advantages: Interesting background; great addition of little, subtle touches
Disadvantages: None

...history - some histories of the British royal family come with handy genealogy charts, showing the progress of royals through the ages in graphic format. Often, the younger children, the 'also rans' of the royal story, are left off the charts, unless they attained fame some other way, or unless they married well. For those royal children who died in infancy or childhood, history is most unkind - they aren't even in the footnotes or indices. Such ...
...epilepsy, he was (according to the custom of the time) kept out of the public eye. Being rather low on the pecking order, he likely never would have attracted much attention, but with his disability, in a world that did not quite know how to regard those with disabilities, he was indeed an outcast, however royal. The teleplay shows an interplay of the private life of Prince John and his caregivers, particularly the deeply devoted servant and nanny, ...

frkurt 26.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Lost Prince (DVD)

Layer Cake

Advantages: Great Story
Disadvantages: Bit hardto work out. Had to watch it twice

This is a must watch for all Guy Ritchie fans it was directed by the guy who produced all guys films and has a very similar sort of essence. It's all about a drug dealer who is only looking to make enough money so he can get out early and retire but he is drawn into a horrible deal with some angry serbs. There's alot of action, a great story and an Ocean's Eleven knd of ending. It also has a real twist that's actually quite hard to work out, I'm ...

Phelthew 12.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Layer Cake (Blu-Ray)

"What it feels like to be alive..."

Advantages: Beautiful scenery, casting and costume
Disadvantages: None that I can see

Elizabeth Gaskell's novel, 'Wives and Daughters', is a powerful story of love, friendship and family, in which the heroine, Molly Gibson, has to cope with the remarriage of her beloved father to a woman who cares for more status than anything else, and the introduction of her new beautiful stepsister Cynthia. Against all odds, including Cynthia's instant overshadowing of the gentle Molly, Molly and Cynthia form a bond. However, their relationship ...
...Roger Hamley, the local squire's son. Just as Cynthia seems to be winning, it is revealed that she is not all that she seems... The BBC dramatisation of the novel is beautiful; from hair and make up to scenery and direction. It boasts fine performances from the likes of Francesca Annis as Mrs Gibson, Michael Gambon as Squire Hamley, Bill Paterson as Mr Gibson, Keeley Hawes as the beautiful but flighty Cynthia - and, of course, Justine Waddell as ...

marthas1234 31.03.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Wives And Daughters (DVD)

A mans life needs at least 1 hour of our time

Advantages: Cleverly worked out
Disadvantages: Not action packed - some might find boring

BEWARE! THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AND PLOTLINE! THE STORY The story starts with a young man of 18 on trial in court for murder. His life is in the hands of the jury of 12 men. If he is found guilty, he will be executed. All 12 must agree on a verdict. We learn that the boy is accused of killing his father. The father hit the young boy frequently and the prosecution see this as the motive. A witness who lived opposite boy and the father ...
...knife and an old man living below said that he heard the boy shout "I'm gonna kill you" before he heard something fall to the floor above. The old man ran to his door and says that he saw the boy running away. However, the boy says that he was at the cinema during the stabbing and did not return until 3 hours later where upon he was arrested. The men go into a room to decide if the boy is guilty or not. The men decide to take a preliminary vote. ...

rufusredcoat 31.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Twelve Angry Men (DVD)

The finest show to ever grace the screens

Advantages: Everything, mostly the fab Ms Gless
Disadvantages: none at all

...most wanted thief in America. Cagney and Lacey are on the case, and soon discover he is up to his old tricks. Cagney becomes obsessed with catching him, after he challenges her, and the race is on as she tries to outwit the Grandest Thief of Them All. 10 - Recreational Use - Cagney, Lacey and Dory McKenna investigate the deaths of some senior citizens in properies owned by the same man, who it turns out is sabotaging all his buildings to raise rent. ...
...assist him with his work. Cagney disagrees with this and makes him aware of her nervousness about the use of drugs, but doesnt make an issue out of it - until the group have a social get together with Lacey and her husband Harvey at their apartment. It is later discovered that Dory used drugs at the home of the Laceys, which causes a rift between the partners - and Mary Beth offers some harsh, yet true advice to Christine about her love interest, ...

angel01laura 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Cagney And Lacey - Series 1 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)