Product Details

• Actors: Hilary Gish, Anna Madeley, Leonard Silver, Tom Goodman-Hill, Jonathan Kerrigan
• Directors: Alan Grint
• Writers: Catherine Cookson
• Producers: Don Bell, Keith Richardson, Ray Marshall
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Bfs Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 10, 2002
• Run Time: 270 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006BSDJ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #100,821 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
A legacy of love, hate, betrayal and revenge that spans three generations and nearly half a century: "A Dinner of Herbs," the epic novel by Catherine Cookson, one of the world's best loved authors, is brought to the big screen in this sweeping miniseries.

Growing up in a 19th-century, working-class English town, Roddy, Hal and Mary Ellen are the closest of friends. The unspeakable hardships they have each suffered as children--including the murders of Roddy's and Hal's fathers at the hands of the same man--have sealed their bond of friendship.

The unshakeable friendship of childhood will be severely tested in the years to come. Mary Ellen secretly yearns for Roddy, who spurns her before leaving town--and leaving her pregnant. She thinks she has found a loving partner in Hal and believes their marriage will heal the chaos of their early lives. Years later, events reach an explosive conclusion, when an American visitor begins to court their young daughter--and Hal uncovers the real identity of her mysterious suitor.

Filmed on location in the north of England, "A Dinner of Herbs" in an unforgettable mix of murder, passion and revenge!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good One, July 22, 2003

By A Customer

This minseries had likeable people and a story that moved along and kept me interested. It is my own opinion that they should have kept the original actors from chapters 1-4 and aged them for the last two chapters. The change was too jarring and not believable. The actors looked and most importantly, acted thier roles too differently. it really did not mesh...still, a good story and the all imortant happy ending

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Dinner of Herbs Movie Review, January 16, 2004

By	amy N Heaton (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dinner of Herbs (3pc) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The first two tapes of the epic were great but the later part of the story told on the third tape didn't seem to fit with the first two. I felt as if i watched two different movies. Overall I enjoyed the film but think that a more fitting actress should have could have been chosen to play the role of the Mary Ellen in her later years!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, April 14, 2008

By	L. Jerome "jamdown" (Silver Spring, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have enjoyed all of Ms. Cookson's novels-to-movies. This one was no exception. A sweeping saga covering 25 years with stories of greed, love, lust and murder. A great cast and believable storyline makes this movie a must-see for Cookson fans.