| Description |
5 videodiscs (approximately 900 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, letterboxed presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Cast |
Susan Hampshire, Tim Healy, Mark McGann, Julia St. John, Michael Siberry, Victoria Scarborough, Ifan Meredith, Rebecca Callard. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Doug Hallows, Gordon McGregor ; editors, Peter Hallworth, Paul Griffiths-Davies ; music, Julian Nott ; production designer, Paul Rowan. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on British and PBS television during the 1997-1998 seasons. |
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Contains all 18 episodes from the television series. |
| Summary |
As the most opulent hotel in Manchester, England, during the decadent Roaring '20s, The Grand is more than a building. It's a nexus for schemes, scandals, romance and intrigue. For owner John Bannerman, The Grand symbolizes a tradition of luxury and elegance begun by his father. For Marcus Bannerman, it becomes a risky investment and a way to entice his brother's wife into bed. And for the maids and porters employed there, it represents a possible escape from their hardscrabble pasts-- and an endless source of backstairs gossip. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Series 1, episodes 1-4 / written by Russell T. Davies ; directed by Douglas Mackinnon and Noella Smith -- Disc 2: Series 1, episodes 5-8 / written by Russell T. Davies ; directed by Kim Flitcroft and Morag Fullarton -- Disc 3: Series 2, episodes 1-4 / written by Russell T. Davies and Chris Thompson ; directed by Morag Fullarton and David Evans -- Disc 4: Series 2, episodes 5-7 / written by Julian Roach, Russell T. Davies and Chris Thompson ; directed by Sarah Harding and Indra Bhose -- Disc 5: Series 2, episodes 8-10 / written by Russell T. Davies ; directed by Indra Bhose and Ken Horn. |
| Note |
Special features: Photo gallery; filmography. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English dialogue. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Hotels -- England -- Manchester -- Drama.
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Hotelkeepers -- England -- Manchester -- Drama.
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Hotels -- Employees -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- England -- Manchester -- Drama.
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Nineteen twenties -- Drama.
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Manchester (England) -- Drama.
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Motels -- England -- Manchester -- Drama.
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Motels -- Employees -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television programs.
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Melodrama.
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| Added Author |
Wood, Antony.
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Hampshire, Susan, 1937-
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Healy, Tim, 1952-
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McGann, Mark, 1961-
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St. John, Julia, 1960-
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Siberry, Michael.
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Scarborough, Victoria.
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Meredith, Ifan.
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Callard, Rebecca.
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Nott, Julian.
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Davies, Russell T.
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MacKinnon, Douglas.
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Smith, Noella.
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Flitcroft, Kim.
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Fullarton, Morag.
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Thompson, Chris.
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Evans, David.
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Roach, Julian.
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Harding, Sarah.
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Bhose, Indra.
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Horn, Ken.
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Granada Television.
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Granada Media (Firm)
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ITV (Firm)
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
054961807192 |
| Music No. |
AMP-8071 Acorn Media |
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