Flambards Collection Set

Starring:Christine McKenna, Paul Ahmet, Michael Macowan, Arthur Griffiths, Alan Parnaby, John Ringham, Peter Copley, John Abineri, Anton Diffring, Aubrey Richards, Gillian Davey, Carol Leader, Alan Downer, Rosalie Williams, Colin Higgins (II), Anthony Woodruff, Michael Syers, Barclay Johnson, Joan Peters, Ron Pember
Director: Peter Duffell, Michael Ferguson, Lawrence Gordon Clark
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Faithful adaptation of K.M. Peyton's books
Wonderful characters on the eve of WWI.
Astoundingly Good
beautiful beyond imagination
Flambards: Don't forget Dick

Flambards Collection Set
Starring: Christine McKenna , Peter Settelen , Neville Wright , Geoffrey Hooper , and Alick Hayes
Director: Peter Duffell , Michael Ferguson , and Lawrence Gordon Clark
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005J74P
Release Date: 2001-06-01

Customer Reviews:

Faithful adaptation of K.M. Peyton's books.......2007-05-27

K.M. Peyton is my all-time favorite author. It was wonderful to see this thoughtfully done PBS series as a teen. It hasn't aged quite as well as the books, which now include a not-to-be missed fourth one written after the PBS series was completed.

Wonderful characters on the eve of WWI........2007-05-07

The collection is just as wonderful as I remembered from the 1970's PBS series. I was not able to see all the episodes back then on TV. I have always wanted to see who got the girl. This turn of the century story is about young people who come of age on the eve of WWI. I wondered how they came up with so many airplanes of that early vintage. As the characters are developed, you come to really care about all of them. The servants lives are developed and contrasted to the upper class. The scenery is beautiful whether observed on horseback or in the airplane.
This collection is a long saga. Be prepared to get hooked and have plenty of time to watch it.

Astoundingly Good.......2006-12-18

So, I'm 50 years old; I've always loved the kind of quality BBC programs that we see on masterpiece theater, and complained about the fact that most american tv (with rare exceptions) is such garbage, comparatively. Now this particular series, however--It is in fact simply unforgettable. I must echo so many of the other reviewers' sentiments. There we were in the early 80's when this series first aired on PBS (i.e., not able to just google it and buy it like nowadays), and as soon as I saw the first episode, and building with each one, I was simply awed by it. During all this time from then until now, "Flambard's" would flash through my mind occasionally because of how much I fell in love with it. I hoped for the longest time that PBS would show the series again (as they do with some other series) but alas, it seems they haven't seen fit to do so. I have intended ever since the 80's to try to locate and buy the tapes. Finally, I am in a position to do so, and thanks to the internet... I just ordered the VHS tapes AND the DVDs. It tells something about a miniseries like this when someone can see it in their 30's (or with other reviewers, age fill-in-the-blank) and the impression of it stays so strong for the rest of their life. It is a precious example of the type of show that is so good it is art; conceived and written by the original author, and transformed by everyone involved in making the show itself into a production that so magnificently conveys the essence of the human experience it mesmerizes you. Finally, I'll have Flambards again! And not just for myself--it's the type of media that one wants to pass on to friends and family...

beautiful beyond imagination.......2006-03-22

Lucky is any viewer who encounters Flambards! It's one of Masterpiece Theatre's best series ever. Another reviewer did a great job outlining the plot. But this is a cinematic experience that literally blows you away. The scenes of horses on fox hunt, flashing along the fertile countryside with speed and excitement, are beautiful beyond imagination. There's a great, forward sweeping movement to each episode, an Edwardian country grandeur that's irresistible. It's Christina's series, and Christine McKenna never falters in creating the captivating heart of a story not without its ruthlessness. An ever present human sadness tracks the story like a stalker, but one never tires watching; redemption always comes at a price. The aeroplane scenes are as majestic and vital as the ubiquitous horses, and William is the sweet relief to the mongrol aspects of his beleagured family. As fine as it is, I'm convinced this series would be noticably less without its absolutely magnificent music, an essential component from the get go. The theme music alone will live forever! Get this beautifully done DVD version and make a date with forever.

Flambards: Don't forget Dick.......2006-02-07

This is my husband's favorite British import: we watch it once a year. The series so aptly caught the spirit of the Edwardian age. Other reviewers have discussed Christina's involvement with her cousins and the tragic loss of William which was very romantic. Mark was a drunken wastral and William a tender dreamer, but the series ends with Dick,the sensible, realistic stableboy,riding off with Christina to start the process of rebuilding Flambards and restoring a semblance of normality to life after the war.

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