Description |
2 videodiscs (314 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Richard Pasco, Peter Chelsom, Paul Critchley, Gwen Watford. |
Credits |
Music, Patrick Gowers. |
Note |
Based on the novel by Warwick Deeping. |
Event |
Originally broadcast by ITV June 6-July 11, 1984. |
Note |
Contains all 6 episodes from the British television mini-series. |
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"The epic mini-series as seen on Masterpiece theatre." |
Summary |
Stephen Sorrell, a decorated British army officer, returns home after the First World War to face unemployment, poverty and his wife's desertion. Determined to educate his son as a gentleman, Sorrell is forced to accept exhausting and demeaning jobs to provide him with the best possibilities for a brighter future. |
Contents |
Disc 1: Episodes 1-3 -- Disc 2: Episodes 4-6. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- England -- Drama.
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Fathers and sons -- England -- Drama.
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Self-sacrifice -- England -- Drama.
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England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Deeping, Warwick, 1877-1950 -- Film adaptations.
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Deeping, Warwick, 1877-1950 -- Adaptations -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Television mini-series.
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Melodrama.
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Added Author |
Deeping, Warwick, 1877-1950. Author.
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Paul, Jeremy. Adapter.
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Bennett, Derek. Producer. Director.
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Pasco, Richard. Actor.
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Chelsom, Peter, 1956- Actor.
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Critchley, Paul. Actor.
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Watford, Gwen, 1927-1994. Actor.
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Deeping, Warwick, 1877-1950.
Sorrell and son.
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Granada Media (Firm)
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London Weekend Television (Firm)
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KOCH Vision (Firm)
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Koch Entertainment (Firm)
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ITV (Firm)
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Added Title |
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
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Sorrell and son (Television program)
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ISBN |
141723010X |
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9781417230105 |
Standard No. |
741952648697 |
Music No. |
KOC-DV-6486 KOCH Vision |
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