To the Manor Born: Silver Anniversary Special
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Actor: Angela Thorne, Daphne Heard, John Rudling, Penelope Keith, Peter BowlesBrand: WHV
Writer: Peter Spence
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Unknown
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Worldwide
Product features:
- 25 years after their hugely popular love-hate relationship was finally resolved in marriage, we revisit the happy couple for a one-off special as they prepare to celebrate their Silver wedding anniversary. Aristocratic Audrey has resumed her imperious command over the estate, the farms, and the neighbourhood, while dashing self-made businessman Richard has, to all appearances, settled down to the
DVD Reviews of To the Manor Born: Silver Anniversary Special
DVD Review: depressing to watch
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought the original series DVDs when they first came out and watch them one or two times a year. I especially like the final episode which is much like the fairy tale about, "They lived happily ever after."
Not so. To understand part of the plot you should watch the 30 minute special first. It describes the increasing number of government regulations that are putting small, independent farmers out of business.
The most depressing part of the presentation is that the marriage has gone sour and Audrey and Richard have been reduced to the culturally lower class practices of keeping secrets from each other and playing underhanded, harmful tricks on each other. What is unforgivable is that Richard has made Audrey get rid of her dog. Fortunately there is a happy ending which I do not believe based on the 25 years of past experience. Any psychologist will tell you that the best predictor of someone's future behavior is their past behavior.
Then you need to have a lot of suspended disbelief. Richard, the experienced business tycoon is faced with a lack of staff. He does not have the gumption to (1) hire more on his own, (2) do his own laundry or send it out, and (3) do his own cooking, even if it is TV dinners cooked in a microwave.
Then you have to have business disbelief. Audrey owns the property yet has no control on what happens on it. A concert is to be held on the estate and yet there is no written contract. Richard can on a whim back out of the agreement. Another is that carrots that are not straight enough to be sold intact can easily be sold to be diced and put in soups etc.
One minor irritation is that there are several continuity errors. Another sad part is that in the rare shots of the outside of the mansion you can see serious degradation to the building that has not been repaired because of deferred maintenance. I feel sorry for heirs of wealthy people. They get an albatross (stately mansion in this case)that drains what little wealth they have.
Description of To the Manor Born: Silver Anniversary Special
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 09/09/08
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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