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To Serve Them All My Days (Miniseries)
:Description:After barely surviving the trenches of World War I, an embittered young soldier takes a teaching post at Bamfylde, an elite boarding school in the uplands of West Devon. It is an unlikely job for a Welsh miner’s son without a degree, but David Powlett-Jones (John Duttine) proves to be a rare schoolmaster, as passionate about learning as he is about teaching. Through two tumultuous decades, Powlett-Jones inspires his students with his courage and idealism, qualities that help prepare him to send another generation of young men off to fight yet another war. ...
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The Bretts - Collection Set 1
:Description:In London's West End, the 1920s are one long and glittering post-war celebration. Nightlife fills society restaurants and the theatre business is booming. The spirit of the age creates stars whose social escapades seem as daring as their dramatic roles. This 'Masterpiece Theatre' presentation, created by playwright Rosemary Anne Sisson, shows the public triumphs and behind-the-scenes traumas that are all part of one family's flamboyant life in the theatre. Since the 1890s, Charles and Lydia Brett have been the reigning luminaries of the West End stage: They are fiercely competitive, with a sophistication, ...
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Dear John : Series 1 & 2
:Description:In London's West End, the 1920s are one long and glittering post-war celebration. Nightlife fills society restaurants and the theatre business is booming. The spirit of the age creates stars whose social escapades seem as daring as their dramatic roles. This 'Masterpiece Theatre' presentation, created by playwright Rosemary Anne Sisson, shows the public triumphs and behind-the-scenes traumas that are all part of one family's flamboyant life in the theatre. Since the 1890s, Charles and Lydia Brett have been the reigning luminaries of the West End stage: They are fiercely competitive, with a sophistication, ...
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The Bretts - Collection Set 2
:Description:In London's West End, the 1920s are one long and glittering post-war celebration. Nightlife fills society restaurants and the theatre business is booming. The spirit of the age creates stars whose social escapades seem as daring as their dramatic roles. This 'Masterpiece Theatre' presentation, created by playwright Rosemary Anne Sisson, shows the public triumphs and behind-the-scenes traumas that are all part of one family's flamboyant life in the theatre. Since the 1890s, Charles and Lydia Brett have been the reigning luminaries of the West End stage: They are fiercely competitive, with a sophistication, ...
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To Serve Them All My Days
: :The life of an English schoolmaster may sound like dry stuff, but To Serve Them All My Days finds engrossing drama and dry wit in the most ordinary of circumstances. David Powlett-Jones (John Duttine), a young Welshman, returns from the trenches of World War I disillusioned and suffering from shellshock. Accepted as a teacher at an elite boy's boarding school called Bamfylde, Powlett-Jones fears he won't last--but the faith of the headmaster who hired him (Frank Middlemass) proves well-founded. Powlett-Jones immediately flies in the face of convention, fighting with a pompous science teacher ...
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To Serve Them All My Days
: :The life of an English schoolmaster may sound like dry stuff, but To Serve Them All My Days finds engrossing drama and dry wit in the most ordinary of circumstances. David Powlett-Jones (John Duttine), a young Welshman, returns from the trenches of World War I disillusioned and suffering from shellshock. Accepted as a teacher at an elite boy's boarding school called Bamfylde, Powlett-Jones fears he won't last--but the faith of the headmaster who hired him (Frank Middlemass) proves well-founded. Powlett-Jones immediately flies in the face of convention, fighting with a pompous science teacher ...
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