Product Details

• Actors: Louise Lombard, Stella Gonet, Barbara Jefford, Lucy Aston, Rupert Frazer
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• 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: ACORN MEDIA
• DVD Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Run Time: 521 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FII2ZM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,375 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "House of Eliott - Series Three" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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HOUSE OF ELIOTT SERIES THREE - DVD Movie

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the Modern Woman, July 26, 2006

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A. J Terry - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House of Eliott - Series Three (DVD)

On viewing Series 3, I was struck by how well the producers targeted all three series to the late 20th-century-middle-class-working-woman-viewer. The House of Elliott is all about work problems: Establishing a career with insufficient formal credentials, working in a man's world, finding out who you can trust in business, working with people you dislike who are nonetheless valuable contributors to the business, supervising people who dislike each other, being hit on by male coworkers and business associates, juggling your demanding career with the often conflicting demands of a husband's or boyfriend's, juggling motherhood and work, and dealing creatively with work emergencies. In Series 3, lower-class working conditions, and socialism as a potential solution, are major new themes.

There is also more emphasis on the demands of motherhood (Bea and Tilly have babies) and on previously minor characters, especially on the home lives of House of Elliott employees. The pace is frenetic compared to the first two series, with lots of multiple plot lines and quick shifts back and forth between them, unnecessarily dramatic camera angles, dropped situations, and overall too much going on. All the characters make major life and in some cases personality shifts. Tilly becomes clinically depressed. Bea's new boyfriend Daniel rapidly evolves from an arrogant, callous, resentful, self-centered, exploitative jerk (he's even a gigolo) to a sensitive, caring guy who makes major sacrifices for Evie. Evie's rejected boyfriend Miles apparently turns from being a sweet, caring, sensitive, generous guy to a shark trying to take over the House of Elliott. Is this really a science fiction series where their brains got swapped in the night?

Every single one of the plots ends up as a cliffhanger. Will Tilly and Norm become employed again? Will Agnes leave the House of Elliott to become a full-time music hall singer? Will Jack succeed in his new career as a socialist politician, and will Bea be able to cope with being a politician's wife? Will Donald be happy with all the sacrifices he has made for Bea? Will Miles end up running the House of Elliott? And many more . . . but most of all, will the new rift between Bea and Evie (who throughout this show have always been closer to each other than to any husband or boyfriend) ever heal?

Stay tuned for Series 4: Except, as far as I can tell, there wasn't one. Nonetheless, fans of Series 1 and 2 will certainly want to watch Series 3.

Oh, and the clothes are great.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars House of Eliott - Series Three, September 5, 2006

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Katherine Bonenti (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House of Eliott - Series Three (DVD)

This is a beautiful series and I would continue to buy any sequels that come out. It's worth owning just to look at all of the beautiful costumes and is a must for anyone who loves fashion. Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard are every bit as gorgeous, charming and utterly feminine as they were in series one and two. What a wonderful escape to watch these two lovely sisters evolve and grow in their respective lives. Contary to what I read in some of the other reviews, I had no sound problems at all with the set that I bought and considered both sound and visuals to be first rate. At the conclusion, matters are left unresolved and I don't think there is a series four. But there is a book and a book-on-tape (narrated by Stella Gonet who played Bea) entitled "A House at War" by Elizabeth O'Leary. There are some inconsistencies in it, but it is worth reading or listening to and it brings a sense of closure to "The House of Eliott."

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but leaves you hanging, July 19, 2006

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M. Appelbaum (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House of Eliott - Series Three (DVD)

I will assume anyone interested in this series of The House of Eliott has seen the other two. If you haven't, skip this for now and watch the first two series. You won't know anything about the characters or their lives if you don't.

OK, since you've seen the first two, I'll say that in this one, the Eliotts encounter more trouble with double-dealing men (and a woman this time) as they enter the ready-to wear market,Evie falls in love (again) but at least this time the man is suitable, not married, and a good guy, Bea and Jack get back together (and Bea has a baby), Jack (improbably) enters politics, and Tillie has problems with her pregancy.

Actually, the series is quite good, with people you care about, and really gorgeous fashions. My main problem is that this series has only 10 (not 12) episodes, and ends with major cliffhangers and unresolved plot points galore. I understand that the series wasn't renewed, and this may have been a ploy to get it renewed (fans couldn't let that much remain hanging, could they?), but it didn't work. So enjoy, but be warned, there is no ending! (At least the first two series had something resembling an ending; this one doesn't.)

In response to a previous reviewer, I should also state that I had no trouble at all with the sound (in fact, I had to put the volume down).