Pie In The Sky Series 1-5 Box Set DVD

Advantages: Packed with laughs, Story always changing, Great acting
Disadvantages: Beverley Callard gets killed off to soon!

...Without a doubt one of the best box sets I own. It comprises of 10 disks, making up the 6 series'. The total running time is around 26 hours, so you may need more than just 2 pints of larger if you plan on watching all of it in one go... The series follows a group of 5 broke twenty somethings, their problems, self obsessions, ignorance and general lunacy in the Cheshire town of Runcorn. The short plots which can span one to three episodes (as well as the main story consistent all the way through) can range from light hearted to serious matters, amusing to down right fall-off-the-sofa type shenanigans. I think it appeals, as aside from being very well written and acted by a talented group of people, young folk can probably relate to what they are going through and thinking, (With the exception of the character Louise maybe... Read review

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Advantages: Great concept. Good characters and great plot
Disadvantages: The ending left me feeling a little disappointed as it was slightly weak

...to and how certain elements all tied in to each other. However, by the end the majority of the 'loose ends' were tied up and I found myself drooling in anticipation for the start of the second season which BBC2 has the rights to and is to be shown later this year!!! In terms of the dvd, there are a number of special features including the original pilot (71 mins) which was never aired on tv; deleted scenes; making of heroes; special effects; the stunts; The score; Profile of the artist Tim Sale and audio commentaries with the crew and creator Tim Kring. All these add great extras to the dvd box set and last almost 3 hours. The box set has a certificate 15 due to some of the scenes in the series which may not be suitable for children. It has English subtitles and is filmed in 1.78:1 Widescreen. The soundtrack is in 5.1 and 2.0 stereo. Overall i... Read review

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Advantages: Smells strawberry, has good morals
Disadvantages: only 2 short episodes and no DVD extras

...loved it dont get me wrong, but strawberry screnting a DVD box in no way makes up for the lack of actual content on the DVD. Especially with the advent of sky + and virgin +, interest aware parents will set the DVD recorder/video/set top box to record them and weedle out the duplicates later. Although nostalgic for me and interesting for the girls, you just dont seem to get your moneys worth I'm afraid. ~ Episodes Summary ~ ~Bad Sport~ During a football game, Angel cake misses the ball, so she throws a temper and runs home with the ball. Can Strawberry teach her to be a good sport and enjoy games? ~Cheater~ Peppermint fiz is so determined to win the nearly-once-a-yearly strawberry land games, she cheats! But when little Apple Dumplin' beats her in a race shes about to learn a leason in playing games. ~The DVD~ bright pink strawberry... Read review

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