My Uncle Silas - Series 2

Starring:Albert Finney, Joe Prospero, Sue Johnston, Charlotte Rampling, Lynda Bellingham, Annabelle Apsion, Julian Holloway, Jennifer Piercey, Janet Henfrey, Andrew Greenough, Lisa Kay, ZoÃ« Eeles, Paul Bown, Richard Braine, Lesley Dunlop
Director: Philip Saville
Studio: Acorn Media
Product Type: DVD

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Adored by his 10-year-old nephew, the incorrigible Uncle Silas is not the ideal role model. As one acquaintance points out, "He is noisy, dirty, mischievous, and nothing but trouble. And he is played to the hilt by Albert Finney, whose lecherous, wine-nipping poacher suggests Tom Jones, one of Finney's signature roles, gone gloriously to seed. Originally broadcast on the venerable PBS series Masterpiece Theatre, this raucous miniseries is based on the nostalgic, turn-of-the-century rural stories by H.E. Bates. These six episodes are much less sentimental than those in the first series. "Finger Wet, Finger Dry" is a particularly randy farce, as Silas dallies with the village policeman's robust wife and winds up trapped in her cellar. The very model of escapist entertainment, each breezy near-half-hour episode is like a little holiday. --Donald Liebenson

Customer Reviews:

Uncle Silas is terrific........2007-02-13

I love this series. If you liked the first you'll enjoy the second as well. Terrific acting and writing. Very funny and touching moments. Well done Albert Finney!

My Uncle Silas series 1 & 2.......2006-02-20

Funny, poignant, and familiar. I loved Uncle Silas as if he were my own rougish relative. I felt transported back to a quiet, simple English countryside where you knew your neighbors, sometimes too well. I shared the sense of adventure and fun with Silas' young nephew who sometimes unwittingly became a partner in crime. My only complaint is that Series one IS NOT available on DVD. I have both on tape, but want both on DVD!

A feel good series.......2003-12-29

My Uncle Silas series 2 staring Albert Finney is a great look at the relationship that can develop between a young boy and his older although not especially wiser great uncle. As Uncle Silas, Finney is excellent at showing his great nephew Edward, played wonderfully by Joe Prospero, the way not to carry on as a proper gentleman. Although set in England in the time before World War 1 the stories and the lessons that they teach are timeless. Take the time and sit back and relax and enjoy the delightful tales that playout in this series.

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