A camply epic romantic saga set in rural yorkshire at the turn of the twentieth century. Compelling.
Woman Of Substance, A - Barbara Taylor B...
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1988) Starring:Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr, Barry Bostwick Director:Don Sharp Certificate:
Emma Harte remembers her past as a young girl; pregnant and abandoned. Determined to have something of her own she went on to form the Harte empire. In the present now, her empire is under threat and she must fight to keep it safe.
The Camomile Lawn
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1992) Starring:Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington, Virginia McKenna Director:Peter Hall Certificate:
Based on the novel by Mary Wesley, THE CAMOMILE LAWN is set in Cornwall in August 1939, the eve of the Second World War.This series opens at a summer gathering of the sprawling Cuthbertson family in the idyllic countryside, a reunion darkened by the gathering clouds of WWII. At turns dramatic, ..read more »
Gone With The Wind
on DVD
(1939) Starring:Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard Director:Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood Certificate:
Absorbing film version of Margaret Mitchell's Pullitzer Prize-winning novel about life in America's Deep South during the Civil War. Winner of ten Academy Awards.
Please Note: The Feature disc is doule-sided, please flip over.
Cold Comfort Farm
on DVD
(1995) Starring:Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley Director:John Schlesinger Certificate:
Dramatic adaptation of Stella Gibbons' novel which tells the story of Flora, who orphaned at twenty, is sent to live with her chaotic relatives at Cold Comfort Farm.
The Women(1939) Starring:Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell Director:George Cukor Certificate:
A no-holds-barred comedy about the eternal battle of the sexes (both inter- and intragender) and starring Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, THE WOMEN is based on the play by Clare Boothe Luce and is set in high-society 1930s New York. Although no men appear in the film, they are its primary subject ..read more »
Saucy rural rumpus causes confusion in the community.
Jilly Cooper's The Man Who Made Husbands...(1997) Starring:Stephen Billington, Nicholas Ball, Kate Blackham Director:Robert Knights Certificate:
Women adore Lysander Hawkley, especially rich married women, who go mad for his broad shoulders, mischievous smile, and undeniable charm. But at twenty-three, the young stud has a lot to learn, especially when he gets lured into a scheme to punish wayward husbands. Based on the novel by Jilly Cooper.