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BBC Drama Classics: Set 1
Buy all 3 classics - The Buccaneers, The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch - and save!
The Buccaneers - In this lavishly
produced BBC adaptation of Edith
Wharton…
Item Number: 13687
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 17 1/3 hrs.
- Number of Discs:
- 4
Buy all 3 classics - The Buccaneers, The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch - and save!
The Buccaneers - In this lavishly produced BBC adaptation of Edith Wharton’s famous novel, you’ll share the excitement and heartache of four beautiful American heiresses who journey to England in search of love and adventure. Too nouveau riche for the Gilded Age society of Newport and New York, the young women hope their large dowries will snag suitably upper-class English husbands. With help from a glamorous friend, they soon have their pick of suitors. But will marriage guarantee happiness? An acclaimed five-part miniseries starring Academy Award® -winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) and Michael Kitchen (Falling, Foyle’s War), as seen on Masterpiece Theatre. 5 hours on 1 DVD.
The Mill on the Floss - This acclaimed 1978 BBC production— restored and remastered for DVD—is anything but run of the mill. Romance, betrayal, family loyalty and jealousy tear at a family’s once-strong bond in this splendid adaptation of George Eliot’s classic novel. While stress over a legal battle gradually wears down the owner of Doricote Mill, his lively daughter, Maggie Tulliver, treasures a secret friendship with the son of the opposing lawyer. Maggie’s shocking transgression of the period’s strict morals reveals strife that threatens to harm the indelible ties of family. About 6 1⁄3 hours on 1 DVD.
Middlemarch - One of the greatest books ever written leaps to life in this lavishly filmed BBC production, seen on Masterpiece Theatre. You’ll share the frustrations of George Eliot’s heroine (Dorothea Brooke, portrayed by a luminous Juliet Aubrey) whose desire to add meaning to her life conflicts with 19th-century provincial English culture. A turbulent, romantic epic shot on location in England and Italy. DVD special features include a fascinating reader’s guide. About 6 hours on 2 DVDs.
The Buccaneers - In this lavishly produced BBC adaptation of Edith Wharton’s famous novel, you’ll share the excitement and heartache of four beautiful American heiresses who journey to England in search of love and adventure. Too nouveau riche for the Gilded Age society of Newport and New York, the young women hope their large dowries will snag suitably upper-class English husbands. With help from a glamorous friend, they soon have their pick of suitors. But will marriage guarantee happiness? An acclaimed five-part miniseries starring Academy Award® -winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) and Michael Kitchen (Falling, Foyle’s War), as seen on Masterpiece Theatre. 5 hours on 1 DVD.
The Mill on the Floss - This acclaimed 1978 BBC production— restored and remastered for DVD—is anything but run of the mill. Romance, betrayal, family loyalty and jealousy tear at a family’s once-strong bond in this splendid adaptation of George Eliot’s classic novel. While stress over a legal battle gradually wears down the owner of Doricote Mill, his lively daughter, Maggie Tulliver, treasures a secret friendship with the son of the opposing lawyer. Maggie’s shocking transgression of the period’s strict morals reveals strife that threatens to harm the indelible ties of family. About 6 1⁄3 hours on 1 DVD.
Middlemarch - One of the greatest books ever written leaps to life in this lavishly filmed BBC production, seen on Masterpiece Theatre. You’ll share the frustrations of George Eliot’s heroine (Dorothea Brooke, portrayed by a luminous Juliet Aubrey) whose desire to add meaning to her life conflicts with 19th-century provincial English culture. A turbulent, romantic epic shot on location in England and Italy. DVD special features include a fascinating reader’s guide. About 6 hours on 2 DVDs.
