POLDARK is the beloved BBC mini series set against the stormy sociopolitical backdrop of 18th-century England. The year is 1780, and Captain Ross Poldark has just returned to... more
social atmosphere is as stormy as the sea that pounds the rocky shores. Into this landscape Captain Ross Poldark (Robin Ellis) returns from the American war to ...
Production Year: 1981 - Drama - Director: Franco Zeffirelli - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley, Penelope Milford, Beatrice Straight
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
POLDARK is the beloved BBC mini series set against the stormy sociopolitical backdrop of 18th-century England. The year is 1780, and Captain Ross Poldark has just returned to Cornwall from his battles in the American War. He hopes to settle down with his inheritance and his beloved Elizabeth, but false reports of his death preceded his arrival, resulting in heartbreaking circumstances. In addition, Poldark must also contend with his fetching new housekeeper and the family copper mines which threaten to fall into the hands of his greatest archenemy. This volume contains all of the remaining episodes from the series' first season.
Advantages: has all seasons and episodes in it! Disadvantages: price
...The Boxset is a must have for any Friends Lover. if you watch re-runs of the show on tv and can say every line of any episode, your a fan, so go get this Boxset. it includes every season, with bonus extras, out-takes, and bloobers from each season. the best part about it is that you will have them all, and you won't have to go looking online for free channels to watch it, or wait every day to the late hours of the night just to enjoy an episode or two. you can sift through any season anytime your feeling a little down, and you need a friends pick me up! this is great series and you should probably look into getting it if your a true fan of Friends...
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Advantages: Very Clever Animation Disadvantages: Few Real Laughs
...I think Blackadder and only fools and horses are hilarious, I even enjoy Wallace & Gromit, but this just doesn't cut the mustard as far as I am concerned.
The disc itself is presented in four sections. You get to play the episodes which you can either do separately or one by one, bonus materials, behind the scenes or play by character.
Play the Episodes: We get six separate sections to view, they are:
1. Beast in Show: A rabbit tells us about his quest for breeding perfection, a Shetland pony who is after lots of girlfriends, a pig talking about losers, and a bull that is elated when slapped on the back to indicate he has won are amongst a few of the interviews.
2. The Brood: Includes a Seagull telling us about how he feels when his young leave the nest, also a load of Amoeba's talk about arguing with mum and dad. These are...
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Advantages: fun, inoffensive family viewing Disadvantages: no extras
...This is the first two series of the 1980s-90s comedy series. Inoffensive, fun and in the style of Dad's Army. It works well and follows the old rule:
If you want to make sure a series doesn't age - set it in the past. That way it's already aged so what does it matter'
Below is a synopsis and some details about the characters. I haven't given full episode plots as that would ruin the series for anyone who hasn't seen it.
The local Cafe in Nouvion is run by Rene Artois. Not only is he a cafe owner but also the provider of 'entertainment' for the German army, hider of valuable paintings for the German colonel and an unwilling member of the resistance.
He is married to Edith who thinks herself the best cabaret singer ever, but as Rene says, 'my wife who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket'
Rene and his mother-in-law, Mme...
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