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A YEAR IN PROVENCE is the four-part adaptation of Peter Mayle's true-life bestseller about the first year he and his wife (played by John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan) spent in a 200-year-old French farmhouse, and the gastronomical splendours they experienced. Originally produced for the A? cable channel, the volumes are split .. Read more

Starring	John Thaw, Lindsay Duncan
Director	David Tucker
Genres	Drama

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  french /foreign
  
  fantastic for any Francophiles out there, great scenery and of course stars the amazing John Thaw
  
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  - england
  - 30 Jul 2005 at 17:56
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  Cheated out of nearly two hours.
  
  We enjoyed watching the DVD over two sittings. However, the plot did, at times, seem a bit jumpy and we have since discovered that the original series contained... read more »
  
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- - billmed
  - 1 review
  - 28 May 2012 at 16:22
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  A Year In Provence
  
  Really great film. Watched several times.
  
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  - Crieff
  - 13 Apr 2009 at 21:14
- - 1
  - 2
  Very Very Dull
  
  I rented this as I missed it the first time around - and I had spent a little bit of time in Provence. I remember the hype that surrounded the series and ... read more »
  
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- - EricaC
  - 5 reviews
  - Worcester Park
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 18:44
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  - 0
  A Year in Provence
  
  I loved this film. I suppose having toured a bit into Provence helped me to relive the beauty of the place. One can almost smell the eucalyptus, lavender, ... read more »
  
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  - Belfast
  - 30 Dec 2008 at 18:20
- - 1
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  Nice Escape
  
  Watching this is a cheap way to go to France for the evening. I had watched it on television a few years back and had really enjoyed it. But this second time ... read more »
  
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  - Hove
  - 02 Dec 2008 at 16:36
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  A Little Bit of France
  
  Thoroughly enjoyed watching this the second time around. The countryside was
  
  lovely and the film was funny.
  
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  - Hull
  - 07 Nov 2008 at 10:47
- - 2
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  Simple and enjoyable
  
  It's a gentle peice of drama all about a couple who move from London to the rural setting of Provence. It received a lot of undeserved critisism from the ... read more »
  
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- - Ged
  - Yorkshire
  - 15 Oct 2005 at 17:55
- - 5
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  french /foreign
  
  fantastic for any Francophiles out there, great scenery and of course stars the amazing John Thaw
  
  Report this review
- 129260
- - a customer
  - england
  - 30 Jul 2005 at 17:56
View all members' reviews (8)

- - 5
  - 0
  french /foreign
  
  fantastic for any Francophiles out there, great scenery and of course stars the amazing John Thaw
  
  Report this review
- 129260
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - england
  - 30 Jul 2005 at 17:56
- - 2
  - 0
  Simple and enjoyable
  
  It's a gentle peice of drama all about a couple who move from London to the rural setting of Provence. It received a lot of undeserved critisism from the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 161551
- - Ged
  - Yorkshire
  - 15 Oct 2005 at 17:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Nice Escape
  
  Watching this is a cheap way to go to France for the evening. I had watched it on television a few years back and had really enjoyed it. But this second time ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 667659
- - a customer
  - Hove
  - 02 Dec 2008 at 16:36
- - 1
  - 0
  A Year in Provence
  
  I loved this film. I suppose having toured a bit into Provence helped me to relive the beauty of the place. One can almost smell the eucalyptus, lavender, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 679045
- - a customer
  - Belfast
  - 30 Dec 2008 at 18:20
- - 0
  - 0
  A Little Bit of France
  
  Thoroughly enjoyed watching this the second time around. The countryside was
  
  lovely and the film was funny.
  
  Report this review
- 655400
- - a customer
  - Hull
  - 07 Nov 2008 at 10:47
- - 0
  - 0
  A Year In Provence
  
  Really great film. Watched several times.
  
  Report this review
- 742535
- - a customer
  - Crieff
  - 13 Apr 2009 at 21:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Cheated out of nearly two hours.
  
  We enjoyed watching the DVD over two sittings. However, the plot did, at times, seem a bit jumpy and we have since discovered that the original series contained... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1122123
- - billmed
  - 1 review
  - 28 May 2012 at 16:22
- - 1
  - 2
  Very Very Dull
  
  I rented this as I missed it the first time around - and I had spent a little bit of time in Provence. I remember the hype that surrounded the series and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 714012
- - EricaC
  - 5 reviews
  - Worcester Park
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 18:44

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  A YEAR IN PROVENCE is the four-part adaptation of Peter Mayle's true-life bestseller about the first year he and his wife (played by John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan) spent in a 200-year-old French farmhouse, and the gastronomical splendours they experienced. Originally produced for the A&E cable ...