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1.Great Expectations [1999] starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell, Charlotte Rampling, Laura Aikman, Nicholas Blane directed by: Julian Jarrold May 04, 1999
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This edition is technically not great. The DVD mastering is quite awful and is very grainy indeed. However.... This is so good. Having admired David Lean's rather compressed version of Dickens' superb novel for many years and having endured the complete annihilation of the said novel in the abhorrent farrago starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke, it is an absolute joy to witness the sheer quality of realisation in this production. It vastly outclasses the other productions on every level although the Lean has great nostalgic charm and appeal. Relatively faithful to the novel, this is profoundly engaging. The acting is superb.Charlotte Rampling inhabits the character of Miss Havisham at a stellar level, evoking a sympathetic response ... Read More:

2.The Rivals starring: Selina Cadell; Anna Madeley; David Burke September 20, 2004
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: £18.99 Prices subject to change. Used Price:
This edition is technically not great. The DVD mastering is quite awful and is very grainy indeed. However.... This is so good. Having admired David Lean's rather compressed version of Dickens' superb novel for many years and having endured the complete annihilation of the said novel in the abhorrent farrago starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke, it is an absolute joy to witness the sheer quality of realisation in this production. It vastly outclasses the other productions on every level although the Lean has great nostalgic charm and appeal. Relatively faithful to the novel, this is profoundly engaging. The acting is superb.Charlotte Rampling inhabits the character of Miss Havisham at a stellar level, evoking a sympathetic response ... Read More:

3.Sword Of Honour [2001] starring: Daniel Craig, Megan Dodds, Katrin Cartlidge, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Leslie Phillips April 14, 2003
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Any attempt to condense the Sword of Honour trilogy into one lengthy film (although I think it was shown originally as a two-parter?) was bound to be flawed. And it is. The books themselves start off more comic in tone (Men at Arms) and become more tragic and cynical during Officers and Gentlemen and Unconditional Surrender. This probably reflects Waughs own state of mind which became increasingly bitter as his health deteriorated (see Selina Hastings' excellent biography) However the film never quite knows where it is and tries to be funny and tragic at the same time (not easy) and fails in general. It must be said that Daniel Craig does a good job, but Trimmer and Ritchie-Hook in particular are miscast. The portrayal of Apthorpe was ... Read More:

4.Sensitive Skin: Complete First and Second Seasons [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Joanna Lumley, Denis Lawson, Marlene Sidaway, Gemma Catlin, Frances de la Tour directed by: Hugo Blick August 05, 2008
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Any attempt to condense the Sword of Honour trilogy into one lengthy film (although I think it was shown originally as a two-parter?) was bound to be flawed. And it is. The books themselves start off more comic in tone (Men at Arms) and become more tragic and cynical during Officers and Gentlemen and Unconditional Surrender. This probably reflects Waughs own state of mind which became increasingly bitter as his health deteriorated (see Selina Hastings' excellent biography) However the film never quite knows where it is and tries to be funny and tragic at the same time (not easy) and fails in general. It must be said that Daniel Craig does a good job, but Trimmer and Ritchie-Hook in particular are miscast. The portrayal of Apthorpe was ... Read More:

5.The Rivals [2004] starring: Chris Bianchi, David Burke, Selina Cadell, Dylan Charles, Elisabeth Dermot Walsh directed by: Rachel Kavanaugh November 22, 2005
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Any attempt to condense the Sword of Honour trilogy into one lengthy film (although I think it was shown originally as a two-parter?) was bound to be flawed. And it is. The books themselves start off more comic in tone (Men at Arms) and become more tragic and cynical during Officers and Gentlemen and Unconditional Surrender. This probably reflects Waughs own state of mind which became increasingly bitter as his health deteriorated (see Selina Hastings' excellent biography) However the film never quite knows where it is and tries to be funny and tragic at the same time (not easy) and fails in general. It must be said that Daniel Craig does a good job, but Trimmer and Ritchie-Hook in particular are miscast. The portrayal of Apthorpe was ... Read More:

6.A Bit Of Fry And Laurie - Series 2 [1989] starring: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, John Kyriacou, Matthew Shoobridge, Selina Cadell directed by: Roger Ordish June 12, 2006
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: £15.99 Prices subject to change. Used Price: £7.49
Part of me very much wants to give this five stars, just because it's Fry and Laurie, but I'll try and be fair. Following the fantastic first series, the second is very funny, but doesn't quite seem to regain its former heights. The show feels somewhat pedestrian as there is a much greater reliance on recurring characters (Tony and Control, Dammit, etc) and a fair amount of time is taken up by pseudo-sketches where Fry and Laurie as "Fry and Laurie" (normally at the start and close of the show) satirise Richard and Judy-type shows with polls, responses to viewers' letters and what have you. These bits are normally more gently amusing, with entertaining obeservations and satire on the genre, than full blown comedy. As a result (combined with the ever excellent ... Read More:

7.Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd [2000] starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson (II), Oliver Ford Davies, Selina Cadell, Roger Frost directed by: Andrew Grieve May 01, 2000
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Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous detectives in literary history. Yet, strangely, except for his portrayal by Albert Finney in the star-studded movie version of "Murder on the Orient Express," for a long time, there did not seem to be an actor who could convincingly bring to life the clever, dignified little Belgian with his unmistakable egg-shaped head, always perched a little on one side, his stiff, military, slightly upward-twisted moustache, and his excessively neat attire, which had reached the point that "a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet," as Agatha Christie introduced him through his friend Captain Hastings's voice in their and her own very first adventure, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1920). But leave it to British TV to finally ... Read More:

8.Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Complete Collection [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Oliver Ford Davies, Selina Cadell, Roger Frost directed by: Andrew Grieve, Brian Farnham, Tom Clegg August 27, 2002
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: £23.49
Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous detectives in literary history. Yet, strangely, except for his portrayal by Albert Finney in the star-studded movie version of "Murder on the Orient Express," for a long time, there did not seem to be an actor who could convincingly bring to life the clever, dignified little Belgian with his unmistakable egg-shaped head, always perched a little on one side, his stiff, military, slightly upward-twisted moustache, and his excessively neat attire, which had reached the point that "a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet," as Agatha Christie introduced him through his friend Captain Hastings's voice in their and her own very first adventure, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1920). But leave it to the BBC to finally find the perfect ... Read More:

9.Tracey Ullman - A Class Act starring: Tracey Ullman, Michael Palin, Gareth Armstrong, Ellie Beaven, Selina Cadell directed by: Les Blair February 15, 1993
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Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous detectives in literary history. Yet, strangely, except for his portrayal by Albert Finney in the star-studded movie version of "Murder on the Orient Express," for a long time, there did not seem to be an actor who could convincingly bring to life the clever, dignified little Belgian with his unmistakable egg-shaped head, always perched a little on one side, his stiff, military, slightly upward-twisted moustache, and his excessively neat attire, which had reached the point that "a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet," as Agatha Christie introduced him through his friend Captain Hastings's voice in their and her own very first adventure, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1920). But leave it to the BBC to finally find the perfect ... Read More:

10.Not Quite Paradise [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Joanna Pacula, Sam Robards, Todd Graff, Kevin McNally, Selina Cadell directed by: Lewis Gilbert May 06, 2003
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Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous detectives in literary history. Yet, strangely, except for his portrayal by Albert Finney in the star-studded movie version of "Murder on the Orient Express," for a long time, there did not seem to be an actor who could convincingly bring to life the clever, dignified little Belgian with his unmistakable egg-shaped head, always perched a little on one side, his stiff, military, slightly upward-twisted moustache, and his excessively neat attire, which had reached the point that "a speck of dust would have caused him more pain than a bullet," as Agatha Christie introduced him through his friend Captain Hastings's voice in their and her own very first adventure, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1920). But leave it to the BBC to finally find the perfect ... Read More:

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