Product Details

• Actors: Thorley Walters, Francis Terry
• Directors: John Howard Davies
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Black & White, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: October 14, 2008
• Run Time: 590 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001C71IGK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,256 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Edwardians" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/14/2008 Run time: 635 minutes Rating: Nr

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39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BORING, BORING, BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, November 11, 2008

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P. Sanders "patcsan" (Gainesville, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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I love historical entertainment, but plowing through this collection of extremely boring programs was more than I could do....never watched the complete set.... first, the sound is awful, volume had to be turned way up to hear it....and the B/W wasn't crisp and clear... I was looking forward to this set, and was sorely disappointed. Wasted my money - and will donate it to the Friends of the Library book sale....

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stilted, November 28, 2008

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marnei "neil" (New Mexico) - See all my reviews

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This is a TV drama production with poor direction. Everybody sounds as though they're reading their scripts. The sound quality is so appalling it is about the same as a poor pirated VHS tape. Thinking of all the good TV drama productions that there are I would leave this one alone.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pity that the color episodes were lost., December 24, 2009

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Eunice "book lover" (Lake Mary, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Edwardians (DVD)

Watching an old BBC series or play is an exercise in concentration. There are long monologues and dialogues where the viewer has to pay attention. While this series would have been considered excellent in its day, TV has now moved on to action and short sound bits, with lots of fast editing. Still, once you have adjusted, the series is absorbing. Some of the episodes are framed as a device for exploring one particular aspect of the character. Baden Powell, the hero of Mafeking, is cross examined by a journalist on his activities in the Zulu and Boer wars which were either extremely brave or bordering on criminality, depending on your grasp of the facts and which side won. The episode touches on his interest in scouting aimed at teaching teach aimless youths self reliance, discipline and an honor code, but mostly centers on his explanation for his actions in the wars.

The Lloyd George episode covers a brief period in the domestic life of the future prime minister, a notorious philanderer, and his relations with his family. His political life is only touched on, more as a background story. Anthony Hopkins is superb in the role. The other great episode is about the music hall and ends with a number of popular songs by the wonderful Georgia Brown. The worst episode by far is the one with Virgina McKenna playing a scandalous courtesan in the style of Joan Littlewood's 'Oh what a lovely war'.

It is a great pity that the original color tapes have been lost, allegedly purged. I do recall hearing that the TV companies did reuse tapes of old programs as tape was expensive! It beggars belief that with the amount of money and effort spent on these programs, not to mention talent that is no longer with us, that they would be junked. Why the BBC released the series in such awfully low quality B&W is beyond me. One would hope that it is response to public demand, rather than a desire to cash in. I LOVE B&W, when it is crisp and clear, but these copies are more like super long play copies on home video tapes. Because of the poor quality and smell of 'rip off', I would not recommend the purchase of this series. Get it from the library instead.