Product Details

• Actors: Donald Pleasence, Tom Conti, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Culver, Phoebe Nicholls
• Directors: Gavin Millar, Richard Loncraine, Alan Bridges
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Koch Vision
• DVD Release Date: February 10, 2009
• Run Time: 252 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001JQHT1M
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,607 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Considered one of the most important figures in the history of British television, Dennis Potter (The Singing Detective, Pennies from Heaven) created numerous widely-acclaimed television dramas. Powerful and often controversial, his groundbreaking works continue to enthrall audiences worldwide. Dennis Potter: 3 To Remember showcases three exquisite but rarely-seen teleplays shot on location and specifically produced for London Weekend Television.

Blade on the Feather (Original UK Broadcast: 10/19/80)
Jason (Donald Pleasence), a reclusive author, is visited by Daniel (Tom Conti), a young admirer, but both men are more than they claim to be. After Daniel seduces Jason's daughter, dark secrets are unearthed.

Rain on the Roof (Original UK Broadcast: 10/26/80)
Disturbed by her husband's infidelity, Janet (Cheryl Campbell) flirts with her simple reading student Billy (Ewan Stewart). Unfortunately, her advances trigger aggressive behavior in Billy, putting her and her husband in danger.

Cream in my Coffee (Original UK Broadcast: 11/2/80)
Past and present intertwine between the early 1930s - where a young couple Bernard (Peter Chelsom) and June (Shelagh McLeod) are having a pre-marital fling, and the present - where the same couple, now elderly (played by Lionel Jeffries and Peggy Ashcroft), revisit the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, the scene of their blossoming romance.

Also Includes: Dennis Potter: The Last Interview
Broadcast in April 1994, this Channel 4 television special was recorded only three months prior to Potter's death and features the dramatist candidly discussing his life and career with interviewer Melvyn Bragg.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Trilogy of British Dramas, February 27, 2009

By	The Movie Man "tenebre89" (Maywood, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

Dennis Potter created several widely acclaimed British TV dramas, including "The Singing Detective" and "Pennies From Heaven." "Dennis Potter: 3 to Remember" is a box set featuring a trio of 1980 dramas produced by Potter for London Weekend Television. "Cream in My Coffee" tells the story of an elderly couple (Lionel Jeffries, Peggy Ashcroft) who return to the hotel where they began their affair in the early 1930's. "Blade on the Feather" stars Donald Pleasance as a reclusive, elderly author living a quiet life with his wife and daughter. The household is soon turned upside down when a young man (Tom Conti) proclaiming to be a longtime admirer shows up for a visit. Neither the author nor the admirer are really who they say they are, and a secret world of British espionage is revealed. In "Rain on the Roof," a bored, sexually frustrated housewife (Cheryl Campbell) flirts with Billy, a mentally challenged young man, but her advances trigger aggressive behavior in Billy directed toward her philandering husband. The one extra in the three-disc set is the last interview with Dennis Potter, recorded three months before his death.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars one of TV's greatest artists, June 19, 2009

By	Michael Giltz "Michael in New York" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dennis Potter is perhaps not a household name in the US, despite notable successes like his two landmark miniseries, namely Pennies From Heaven ($49.98; BBC Video) and The Singing Detective ($39.98; BBC Video). But he towered over the UK TV industry with the combined genius of, say, Steven Bochco, David Lynch and Joss Whedon. In fact, his last work was shown by both the BBC and Channel 4, which is like ABC and FOX airing the same TV movie, which is unimaginable. Despite overwhelming acclaim, far too few of his films have been seen here. So I'm chomping at the bit to watch Dennis Potter: 3 To Remember ($39.98; Koch), which contains three TV films shown on consecutive weekends in 1980. Stars include Donald Pleasance, Peggy Ashcroft and Denholm Elliott. But I doubt any of them will equal the extra included: the riveting final interview with Potter that aired on Channel 4 in 1994 just three months before his death, with the deeply ill Potter literally drinking a morphine cocktail while talking about his life and work and desire to finish one final teleplay before he died. Visit me at michaelgiltz dot com.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Singing Detective, April 12, 2009

By	Gift Card Recipient "Kito" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Dennis Potter was one of the greatest TV writers of the late 20th century, creating such timeless classics as THE SINGING DETECTIVE and PENNIES FROM HEAVEN. This collection features 3 early works which laid the path for his great successes. A great find.