When students Alex (David Ladd) and Patricia (Sharon Gurney) discover a dying man in their local underground station, they spark off an investigation that reveals a sinister and macabre plot that even sends shivers down the spines of hardened police officers Calhoun (Donald Pleasence - Halloween) and Rogers (Norman Rossington).
Prominent people, it seems, have been disappearing from London tube stations, and an MI5 agent (Christopher Lee - Dracula, The Lord of the Rings) is brought in to help solve the mysterious goings-on in central London. What is the terrible secret of the capital's underground system? And who - or what - is turning the London Underground into a Death Line..?
This version of Death Line is complete and uncut and presented in its original theatrical widescreen aspect ratio.
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Network DVD - Deal Of the Week.
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Network DVD - Deal Of the Week.
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That's a good price. I might order that.
Space:1999 The Complete First Series £79.99 £29.99
September 1999.
A nuclear waste dump on the moon unexpectedly detonates, blasting the moon out of orbit and taking the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha on a fantastic voyage of discovery to the stars, fraught with danger at every turn.
Another outstanding production from the Gerry Anderson stable, SPACE: 1999 stars Oscar-winner Martin Landau and his then-wife Barbara Bain. Network is proud to present this series on DVD in a digitally remastered format on the thirtieth anniversary of its first showng on British television.
This classic science fiction series will appeal to anyone who likes DOCTOR WHO, BLAKE'S SEVEN, FARSCAPE, STAR TREK and sci-fi and archive television fans in general.
This set features the following episode:
Breakaway • Matter of Life and Death • Ring Around the Moon • Black Sun • Earthbound • Another Time, Another Place • Guardian of Piri • Force of Life • Alpha Child • The Missing Link • The Last Sunset • Voyager's Return • Collision Course • Death's Other Dominion • Full Circle • End of Eternity • War Games • The Last Enemy • The Troubled Spirit • Space Brain • Mission of the Darians • The Infernal Machine • Testament of Arkadia • Dragon's Domain
This ultra-special edition of Space: 1999 series one is being released to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of its original UK transmission and the episodes will look stunning as they are being sourced from brand new HD transfers taken from new 35mm interpositives, made especially for this release. This set will also contain featurettes on special effects, the writers and the series design as well as commentaries on two episodes with Gerry Anderson as well as a demo version of Barry Gray’s main theme, trailers for the movie versions and the Clapperboard two-part special on the work of Gerry Anderson from 1975. More extras are currently being worked on for this release.
Catalogue Number: 7952309
Time: 1200 minutes
Region: 2
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono
Picture: 4:3 / Colour
Number of Discs: 7
Classification: PG
Barcode: 5027626230944
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Space:1999 The Complete First Series £79.99 £29.99
September 1999.
A nuclear waste dump on the moon unexpectedly detonates, blasting the moon out of orbit and taking the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha on a fantastic voyage of discovery to the stars, fraught with danger at every turn.
Another outstanding production from the Gerry Anderson stable, SPACE: 1999 stars Oscar-winner Martin Landau and his then-wife Barbara Bain. Network is proud to present this series on DVD in a digitally remastered format on the thirtieth anniversary of its first showng on British television.
This classic science fiction series will appeal to anyone who likes DOCTOR WHO, BLAKE'S SEVEN, FARSCAPE, STAR TREK and sci-fi and archive television fans in general.
This set features the following episode:
Breakaway • Matter of Life and Death • Ring Around the Moon • Black Sun • Earthbound • Another Time, Another Place • Guardian of Piri • Force of Life • Alpha Child • The Missing Link • The Last Sunset • Voyager's Return • Collision Course • Death's Other Dominion • Full Circle • End of Eternity • War Games • The Last Enemy • The Troubled Spirit • Space Brain • Mission of the Darians • The Infernal Machine • Testament of Arkadia • Dragon's Domain
This ultra-special edition of Space: 1999 series one is being released to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of its original UK transmission and the episodes will look stunning as they are being sourced from brand new HD transfers taken from new 35mm interpositives, made especially for this release. This set will also contain featurettes on special effects, the writers and the series design as well as commentaries on two episodes with Gerry Anderson as well as a demo version of Barry Gray’s main theme, trailers for the movie versions and the Clapperboard two-part special on the work of Gerry Anderson from 1975. More extras are currently being worked on for this release.
Catalogue Number: 7952309
Time: 1200 minutes
Region: 2
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono
Picture: 4:3 / Colour
Number of Discs: 7
Classification: PG
Barcode: 5027626230944
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DEATHLINE aka RAW MEAT here in the US is one of those sleepers I'd been looking for for YEARS. I stumbled on it some time ago, and I was not disappointed (because I knew so little about it, just enough to be intrigued). Terrific flick for people like me who like movies that take place in abandoned buildings, tunnels, etc.
Donald Pleasance was a pleasant
surprise--I've always thought he was fine but not one of the greats, but he's a real pleasure in this. I wish more screenwriters could write humorous CHARACTERS instead of just inserting one-liners.
The only disappointment for me is that Christopher Lee shows up, and his character would have made a great partner for Pleasance--but he's only in a glorified cameo.
Donald Pleasance was a pleasant
surprise--I've always thought he was fine but not one of the greats, but he's a real pleasure in this. I wish more screenwriters could write humorous CHARACTERS instead of just inserting one-liners.The only disappointment for me is that Christopher Lee shows up, and his character would have made a great partner for Pleasance--but he's only in a glorified cameo.
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Danger Man
A runaway success for ITC in the 1960s, Danger Man originally started as a halfhour series before hitting its stride with a transition to the fifty-minute format. This set contains all 47 fifty-minute shows (the last two in colour), charting the exploits of John Drake – an exemplary agent for British Intelligence who is sent into situations too tricky or dangerous for normal spies to undertake. McGoohan’s simmering, compelling erformance catapulted him into movies and paved the way for his undeniable tour de force – The Prisoner.
Danger Man features intriguing stories from top writers such as Ralph Smart, Donald Jonson, Philip Broadley and Tony Williamson, complemented by direction from
stalwarts of the filmed action series genre such as Charles Crichton, Michael Truman, Peter Yates, Don Chaffey and even McGoohan himself. Showcasing all the hallmarks of the very best filmed ITC series, Danger Man features exceptional performances rom guest stars such as Ian Hendry, Dawn Addams, Virginia Maskell, Warren Mitchell, Sylvia Syms, Glyn Owen and Donald Houston.
Special Features include:
• Feature-length version of Koroshi
• Extensive image gallery accompanied by a suite of Edwin Astley’s incidental music
• The Sidney Cole script archive - PDFs of almost every hour-long Danger Man episode
• Gallery of Somportex chewing gum cards
• Introduction to The Galloping Major by Earl Cameron
• Introduction to A Date with Doris by Jane Merrow
• Introduction to The Mirror’s New by Wanda Ventham
• Koroshi Movie Trailer (audio only)
• Three trailers for Secret Agent
• Destination Danger titles (French)
• Secret Agent titles (US)
• UK Opener Rushes
• Commercial Break Bumpers
• Textless Material (mute)
• End Title Music Suite
• Book Cover Gallery
• Danger Man Annuals PDF
Current Reviews: 2
Catalogue Number: 7952531
Time: 2350 mins approx + extras
Region: 2 / PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 4:3 / Black and White
Number of Discs: 13
Classification: PG
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A runaway success for ITC in the 1960s, Danger Man originally started as a halfhour series before hitting its stride with a transition to the fifty-minute format. This set contains all 47 fifty-minute shows (the last two in colour), charting the exploits of John Drake – an exemplary agent for British Intelligence who is sent into situations too tricky or dangerous for normal spies to undertake. McGoohan’s simmering, compelling erformance catapulted him into movies and paved the way for his undeniable tour de force – The Prisoner.
Danger Man features intriguing stories from top writers such as Ralph Smart, Donald Jonson, Philip Broadley and Tony Williamson, complemented by direction from
stalwarts of the filmed action series genre such as Charles Crichton, Michael Truman, Peter Yates, Don Chaffey and even McGoohan himself. Showcasing all the hallmarks of the very best filmed ITC series, Danger Man features exceptional performances rom guest stars such as Ian Hendry, Dawn Addams, Virginia Maskell, Warren Mitchell, Sylvia Syms, Glyn Owen and Donald Houston.
Special Features include:
• Feature-length version of Koroshi
• Extensive image gallery accompanied by a suite of Edwin Astley’s incidental music
• The Sidney Cole script archive - PDFs of almost every hour-long Danger Man episode
• Gallery of Somportex chewing gum cards
• Introduction to The Galloping Major by Earl Cameron
• Introduction to A Date with Doris by Jane Merrow
• Introduction to The Mirror’s New by Wanda Ventham
• Koroshi Movie Trailer (audio only)
• Three trailers for Secret Agent
• Destination Danger titles (French)
• Secret Agent titles (US)
• UK Opener Rushes
• Commercial Break Bumpers
• Textless Material (mute)
• End Title Music Suite
• Book Cover Gallery
• Danger Man Annuals PDF
Current Reviews: 2
Catalogue Number: 7952531
Time: 2350 mins approx + extras
Region: 2 / PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 4:3 / Black and White
Number of Discs: 13
Classification: PG
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A couple of Bela Lugosi films going cheap.
Scared to Death
“Pardon me, Professor, but didn’t I just see you outside baying at the moon?”
In a series of flashbacks, a dead young woman, Laura (Molly Lamont), recounts the story of her murder, from the mortuary slab. She tells a bizarre tale in which a cast of grotesque characters including a mysterious masked figure and an evil hypnotist, played by the legendary Bela Lugosi, have brought about her death - through sheer terror…
Scared to Death is a must for fans of Bela Lugosi, offering a unique opportunity to see the master of horror in his only major colour film appearance. Lugosi has frequently been described as ‘the personification of screen evil’, making the character of Dracula his own (he was even buried wearing the famous cape) and helping to popularise the horror genre. This Christy Cabanne-directed chiller also features memorable performances by Angelo Rossitto (Tod Browning’s Freaks) and George Zucco (The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
Catalogue Number: 7953021
Time: 65 mins approx
Region: 2 PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 1.33:1 Black and White
Number of Discs: 1
Classification: PG
Barcode: 5027626302146
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Corpse Vanishes (The)
Patricia Hunter: “Oh, professor, do you also make a habit of collecting coffins?”
Dr. Lorenz: “Why, yes, in a manner of speaking. I find a coffin much more comfortable than a bed.”
Deranged scientist Dr. Lorenz is obsessed with keeping his aged wife eternally youthful, and embarks on a killing spree, murdering virgin brides and storing their bodies in order to extract the precious glandular fluids he requires to make a rejuvenating serum. Assisted by a grotesque staff that includes ageing maid Fagah, her perverted and villainous son, Angel, and the sadistic dwarf butler Toby, Lorenz pursues his macabre project apparently unhindered – until young reporter Patricia and photographer Sandy are assigned to cover the society wedding of one of his victims. Having witnessed the appalling activities taking place at Dr. Lorenz’s isolated mansion, Patricia devises an elaborate plan to trap him; but she herself is an attractive woman in the full bloom of youth, a fact that will surely not escape Dr. Lorenz…
Bela Lugosi, the undisputed master of horror, makes full use of his talents in this outrageous black-and-white shocker from 1942. Also starring Angelo Rossitto and Tristram Coffin (King of the Rocket Men), The Corpse Vanishes firmly established Monogram Pictures’ hugely successful ‘mad scientist’ theme, which would be revisited to great effect throughout the 1940s.
Catalogue Number: 7953029
Time: 90 mins approx
Region: 2 PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 1.33:1 Black and White
Number of Discs: 1
Classification: PG
Barcode: 5027626302948
http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info. ... cts_id=753
Scared to Death
“Pardon me, Professor, but didn’t I just see you outside baying at the moon?”
In a series of flashbacks, a dead young woman, Laura (Molly Lamont), recounts the story of her murder, from the mortuary slab. She tells a bizarre tale in which a cast of grotesque characters including a mysterious masked figure and an evil hypnotist, played by the legendary Bela Lugosi, have brought about her death - through sheer terror…
Scared to Death is a must for fans of Bela Lugosi, offering a unique opportunity to see the master of horror in his only major colour film appearance. Lugosi has frequently been described as ‘the personification of screen evil’, making the character of Dracula his own (he was even buried wearing the famous cape) and helping to popularise the horror genre. This Christy Cabanne-directed chiller also features memorable performances by Angelo Rossitto (Tod Browning’s Freaks) and George Zucco (The Hunchback of Notre Dame).
Catalogue Number: 7953021
Time: 65 mins approx
Region: 2 PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 1.33:1 Black and White
Number of Discs: 1
Classification: PG
Barcode: 5027626302146
http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info. ... cts_id=754
Corpse Vanishes (The)
Patricia Hunter: “Oh, professor, do you also make a habit of collecting coffins?”
Dr. Lorenz: “Why, yes, in a manner of speaking. I find a coffin much more comfortable than a bed.”
Deranged scientist Dr. Lorenz is obsessed with keeping his aged wife eternally youthful, and embarks on a killing spree, murdering virgin brides and storing their bodies in order to extract the precious glandular fluids he requires to make a rejuvenating serum. Assisted by a grotesque staff that includes ageing maid Fagah, her perverted and villainous son, Angel, and the sadistic dwarf butler Toby, Lorenz pursues his macabre project apparently unhindered – until young reporter Patricia and photographer Sandy are assigned to cover the society wedding of one of his victims. Having witnessed the appalling activities taking place at Dr. Lorenz’s isolated mansion, Patricia devises an elaborate plan to trap him; but she herself is an attractive woman in the full bloom of youth, a fact that will surely not escape Dr. Lorenz…
Bela Lugosi, the undisputed master of horror, makes full use of his talents in this outrageous black-and-white shocker from 1942. Also starring Angelo Rossitto and Tristram Coffin (King of the Rocket Men), The Corpse Vanishes firmly established Monogram Pictures’ hugely successful ‘mad scientist’ theme, which would be revisited to great effect throughout the 1940s.
Catalogue Number: 7953029
Time: 90 mins approx
Region: 2 PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 1.33:1 Black and White
Number of Discs: 1
Classification: PG
Barcode: 5027626302948
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Ipcress File (The) Special Edition £12.99
"Let's see. Insubordinate. Insolent. A trickster. Perhaps with criminal tendencies. Well, that last one may just be put to good use…"
Multiple Oscar-winner Sir Michael Caine stars in the first leading role of his career as Harry Palmer, a stubbornly insolent sergeant working for the Ministry of Defence who is transferred to an elite counterintelligence unit. Palmer is less than thrilled when he finds out he is replacing a murdered agent but he has no choice other than to take the job when his boss effectively blackmails him with knowledge of his previous indiscretions in Berlin. Twist follows twist as Palmer and the rest of the unit follow the trail of the missing scientist, and when he finds a piece of tape marked “IPCRESS” in an abandoned warehouse he suddenly becomes a marked man…
A stylised and compelling Cold War spy movie, THE IPCRESS FILE won multiple awards and nominations on its theatrical release and is presented here in a digitally-remastered format with exclusive special features making this the definitive release of this film.
• New exclusive interview with Sir Michael Caine
• New exclusive interview with production designer Sir Ken Adam
• Commentary with director Sidney Furie and film editor Peter Hunt
• The Ipcress File - Michael Caine Goes Stella - exclusive new comedy sketch starring Phil Cornwell
• 1969 documentary Candid Caine, featuring Sir Michael Caine talking frankly about his career
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original US radio commercials
• Stills gallery
• Original Len Deighton novel
• Soundtrack CD by composer John Barry, OBE
• Dual-sided IPCRESS FILE movie poster
• Introductory booklet written by Christopher Bray, author of Michael Caine: A Class Act
Catalogue Number: 7952377
Time: 103 minutes (approx)
Region: 2 / PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono
Picture: 2.35:1 / Colour
Number of Discs: 2
Classification: PG
Barcode: 5027626239947
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"Let's see. Insubordinate. Insolent. A trickster. Perhaps with criminal tendencies. Well, that last one may just be put to good use…"
Multiple Oscar-winner Sir Michael Caine stars in the first leading role of his career as Harry Palmer, a stubbornly insolent sergeant working for the Ministry of Defence who is transferred to an elite counterintelligence unit. Palmer is less than thrilled when he finds out he is replacing a murdered agent but he has no choice other than to take the job when his boss effectively blackmails him with knowledge of his previous indiscretions in Berlin. Twist follows twist as Palmer and the rest of the unit follow the trail of the missing scientist, and when he finds a piece of tape marked “IPCRESS” in an abandoned warehouse he suddenly becomes a marked man…
A stylised and compelling Cold War spy movie, THE IPCRESS FILE won multiple awards and nominations on its theatrical release and is presented here in a digitally-remastered format with exclusive special features making this the definitive release of this film.
• New exclusive interview with Sir Michael Caine
• New exclusive interview with production designer Sir Ken Adam
• Commentary with director Sidney Furie and film editor Peter Hunt
• The Ipcress File - Michael Caine Goes Stella - exclusive new comedy sketch starring Phil Cornwell
• 1969 documentary Candid Caine, featuring Sir Michael Caine talking frankly about his career
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original US radio commercials
• Stills gallery
• Original Len Deighton novel
• Soundtrack CD by composer John Barry, OBE
• Dual-sided IPCRESS FILE movie poster
• Introductory booklet written by Christopher Bray, author of Michael Caine: A Class Act
Catalogue Number: 7952377
Time: 103 minutes (approx)
Region: 2 / PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono
Picture: 2.35:1 / Colour
Number of Discs: 2
Classification: PG
Barcode: 5027626239947
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Adventurer (The) The Complete Series £14.99
The world is full of adventure!
Golden-Globe winner Gene Barry (Burke’s Law, War of the Worlds) stars as the debonair film star and jet-setting, multi-millionaire businessman Gene Bradley. With an eye for the ladies and a nose for trouble, his multiple interests plunge him into dynamic adventures with every new episode.
This fondly-remembered and much sought-after series was created by Monty Berman and Dennis Spooner (THE CHAMPIONS, RANDALL AND HOPKIRK (DECEASED)) and co-stars Barry Morse (SPACE:1999), Stuart Damon (THE CHAMPIONS) and Catherine Schell (SPACE: 1999) as well as featuring excellent performances from guest stars such as Freddie Jones, Stephanie Beacham, Andre Morell, Burt Kwouk, George Sewell, Ed Bishop, Patrick Mower and Sylvia Syms.
This set includes exclusively recorded contributions from Catherine Schell, Stuart Damon and Barry Morse, a gallery of title elements struck from the original 35mm negatives, as well as extensive image galleries and a commemorative booklet. Although The Adventurer was filmed and distributed on 16mm, the main titles originated on 35mm. These surviving 35mm materials are presented here for the first time.
Catalogue Number: 7952425
Time: 325 minutes + extras
Region: 0
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono
Picture: 4:3 / Colour
Number of Discs: 4
Classification: 12
Barcode: 5027626242541
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The world is full of adventure!
Golden-Globe winner Gene Barry (Burke’s Law, War of the Worlds) stars as the debonair film star and jet-setting, multi-millionaire businessman Gene Bradley. With an eye for the ladies and a nose for trouble, his multiple interests plunge him into dynamic adventures with every new episode.
This fondly-remembered and much sought-after series was created by Monty Berman and Dennis Spooner (THE CHAMPIONS, RANDALL AND HOPKIRK (DECEASED)) and co-stars Barry Morse (SPACE:1999), Stuart Damon (THE CHAMPIONS) and Catherine Schell (SPACE: 1999) as well as featuring excellent performances from guest stars such as Freddie Jones, Stephanie Beacham, Andre Morell, Burt Kwouk, George Sewell, Ed Bishop, Patrick Mower and Sylvia Syms.
This set includes exclusively recorded contributions from Catherine Schell, Stuart Damon and Barry Morse, a gallery of title elements struck from the original 35mm negatives, as well as extensive image galleries and a commemorative booklet. Although The Adventurer was filmed and distributed on 16mm, the main titles originated on 35mm. These surviving 35mm materials are presented here for the first time.
Catalogue Number: 7952425
Time: 325 minutes + extras
Region: 0
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono
Picture: 4:3 / Colour
Number of Discs: 4
Classification: 12
Barcode: 5027626242541
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The Adventurer was an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the UK on 29 September 1972.
The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a government agent of independent means who poses as a glamourous American movie star. A Region 2 DVD release of the show is available from Network DVD, which features interviews with Morse, Damon and Schell. Morse nicely sums up the series in the extras on the Network DVD release of the show: "It wasn't the worst show ever made, but it certainly wasn't the best!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventurer_(TV_series)
The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a government agent of independent means who poses as a glamourous American movie star. A Region 2 DVD release of the show is available from Network DVD, which features interviews with Morse, Damon and Schell. Morse nicely sums up the series in the extras on the Network DVD release of the show: "It wasn't the worst show ever made, but it certainly wasn't the best!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventurer_(TV_series)
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A rather interesting take on Sherlock Holmes. A Thames TV series from 1971-1973.
Based on the best-selling anthologies of Victorian and Edwardian detective fi ction, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes features the world-famous consulting detective’s fictional rivals in the fog-shrouded crime capital of London.
Set in the three decades before the Great War, each story dealt with an individual and perplexing case (and a different detective). This top-flight, BAFTA-winning series attracted an incredible array of talent, including John Neville, Robert Stephens, Peter Vaughan, Roy Dotrice, Donald Pleasence, Ronald Hines, Peter Barkworth and Donald Sinden.
This set contains the 13 high quality episodes that made up the complete first series.
Catalogue Number: 7953005
Time: 650 mins approx
Region: 2 / PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 1.33:1 / Colour
Number of Discs: 4
Classification: TBC
Barcode: 5027626300548
http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info. ... cts_id=905
Some background information on the series.
http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/rivals.htm
Based on the best-selling anthologies of Victorian and Edwardian detective fi ction, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes features the world-famous consulting detective’s fictional rivals in the fog-shrouded crime capital of London.
Set in the three decades before the Great War, each story dealt with an individual and perplexing case (and a different detective). This top-flight, BAFTA-winning series attracted an incredible array of talent, including John Neville, Robert Stephens, Peter Vaughan, Roy Dotrice, Donald Pleasence, Ronald Hines, Peter Barkworth and Donald Sinden.
This set contains the 13 high quality episodes that made up the complete first series.
Catalogue Number: 7953005
Time: 650 mins approx
Region: 2 / PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 1.33:1 / Colour
Number of Discs: 4
Classification: TBC
Barcode: 5027626300548
http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info. ... cts_id=905
Some background information on the series.
http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/rivals.htm
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News about the Region1 release.John Johnson wrote:A rather interesting take on Sherlock Holmes. A Thames TV series from 1971-1973.
Based on the best-selling anthologies of Victorian and Edwardian detective fi ction, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes features the world-famous consulting detective’s fictional rivals in the fog-shrouded crime capital of London.
Set in the three decades before the Great War, each story dealt with an individual and perplexing case (and a different detective). This top-flight, BAFTA-winning series attracted an incredible array of talent, including John Neville, Robert Stephens, Peter Vaughan, Roy Dotrice, Donald Pleasence, Ronald Hines, Peter Barkworth and Donald Sinden.
This set contains the 13 high quality episodes that made up the complete first series.
Catalogue Number: 7953005
Time: 650 mins approx
Region: 2 / PAL
Subtitles: None
Sound: Mono / English
Picture: 1.33:1 / Colour
Number of Discs: 4
Classification: TBC
Barcode: 5027626300548
http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info. ... cts_id=905
Some background information on the series.
http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/rivals.htm
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rivals ... et-1/12152
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Mystery and Imagination.
This highly acclaimed anthology series presented a selection of Gothic tales by major 19th century writers. Among the adapted works featured in this collection are Robert Louis Stevenson’s nihilistic The Suicide Club, Sheridan le Fanu’s Uncle Silas, Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula and a commendably faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A distinguished cast includes Ian Holm (Chariots of Fire), Denholm Elliot (Indiana Jones), Patrick Mower (Callan) and Freddie Jones (The Elephant Man), who gives an astonishing performance as the demented barber, Sweeney Todd.
This release contains every remaining episode of Mystery and Imagination and brings together all six of the feature-length teleplays produced by Thames Television between 1968 and 1970 alongside the two remaining ABC-produced episodes from 1966.
Special features:
• The Fall of the House of Usher and The Open Door – the two remaining, complete episodes produced by ABC in 1966 (Disc Four)
• An extract from Casting the Runes – all that exists from this 1968 ABC episode (Disc Four)
• Extensive image gallery (Disc One)
• Episode guide booklet by Archive TV historian Andrew Pixley
Catalogue Number: 7953006
Classification: TBC
Picture: 1.33:1 / Black and White / Colour
Subtitles: None
Time: 580 mins approx
Barcode: 5027626300647
Number of Discs: 4
Sound: Mono / English
Region: 2 / PAL
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This highly acclaimed anthology series presented a selection of Gothic tales by major 19th century writers. Among the adapted works featured in this collection are Robert Louis Stevenson’s nihilistic The Suicide Club, Sheridan le Fanu’s Uncle Silas, Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula and a commendably faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A distinguished cast includes Ian Holm (Chariots of Fire), Denholm Elliot (Indiana Jones), Patrick Mower (Callan) and Freddie Jones (The Elephant Man), who gives an astonishing performance as the demented barber, Sweeney Todd.
This release contains every remaining episode of Mystery and Imagination and brings together all six of the feature-length teleplays produced by Thames Television between 1968 and 1970 alongside the two remaining ABC-produced episodes from 1966.
Special features:
• The Fall of the House of Usher and The Open Door – the two remaining, complete episodes produced by ABC in 1966 (Disc Four)
• An extract from Casting the Runes – all that exists from this 1968 ABC episode (Disc Four)
• Extensive image gallery (Disc One)
• Episode guide booklet by Archive TV historian Andrew Pixley
Catalogue Number: 7953006
Classification: TBC
Picture: 1.33:1 / Black and White / Colour
Subtitles: None
Time: 580 mins approx
Barcode: 5027626300647
Number of Discs: 4
Sound: Mono / English
Region: 2 / PAL
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