- Actors: Devin Stanfield, Robert Stephens, Geoffrey Larder, Jonathan Stephens, Joanna Dukes
- Language English
- Classification: U
- Studio: BBC
- VHS Release Date: 24 Jan 2000
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (106 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CICP
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,434 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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95 of 98 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was thrilled to discover this on DVD. The story is magical and mysterious and adds a wonderful dimension to anyone's Christmas. The cast is superb and Robert Stephens as Abner Brown will have you on the edge of your seat with his manic wickedness. The story is poised brilliantly between the atmosphere of a 1930's Christmas and the age-old fight between good and evil. There are enough twists and turns in the plot to keep children enthralled and adults gripped. The music is superb too and you'll be humming the theme tune. We always watch this at Christmas and it's so good to read of others who do the same. Buy it!!
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
'The box of Delights' tells the story of Kay Harker, a young boy who, on his way home from school, meets a mysterious Punch-and-Judy man who entrusts him with an equally mysterious box which he calls the Box of Delights. Kay soon finds out that the box is magical, an it takes him on a wonderful journey as he tries to save the Punch-and-Judy man from the sinister Abner Brown.
I am too young to have seen this series when it was first shown on TV in 1984, but when I was about 11 I heard the story on audio cassette. I LOVED it!!!. Several years later, I saw an advert in the paper for classic children's DVDs, and, among other classic titles such as The Borrowers (not the film that was made several years ago, but the original series), Five children and It and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, was THE BOX OF DELIGHTS!!!!!!!! I bought it from Amazon immediately, and was not disappointed. Admittedley the special effects look quite old to me, but that doesn't matter, as they do not affect the story, which is as magical as I remember.
88 of 94 people found the following review helpful
The Box of Delights is one of my favourite books, one of my favourite videos and one of my favourite radio plays. Every Christmas, as a tradition, my family and friends sit around on Christmas Eve to watch the entire series on video. Taking into account the time it was made, the effects are great, although they do look a little aged now!! That is part of the charm. Christmas would not be the same without this video. The acting is excellent, notably from Robert Stevens (Abner Brown) and Patrick Troughton (Cole Hawlings) and the music is beautifully written. I have grown up with this series, and although the BBC has produced some great Christmas series, none have or will ever surpass this. A gem.
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I bought this for my fiance as a birthday present, as it was something he loved when he was younger. It was a great surprise for him and he still loved it!! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Samantha
Box of Delights
Excellent DVD has a Christmas mood and magic. Full of old world scenery and mood.All about a magic box which endow the owner with abilities to go small and fast, and go back in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Richard Palman
really good
THIS IS A REALLY NICE SERIES TO RE WATCH.
YES, THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE VERY QUIRKY BY TODAYS STANDARD, BUT AT THE TIME, THE SPECIAL EFFECTS USED CAUSED QUITE A STIR. Read more
YES, THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE VERY QUIRKY BY TODAYS STANDARD, BUT AT THE TIME, THE SPECIAL EFFECTS USED CAUSED QUITE A STIR. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. P. O'Malley
delight to watch
my grandchildren loved it, as did my children ,as did I.you cant beat the classic fiction storys and they make good films.
Published 4 months ago by C. E. Mintern
Great to have on DVD
This story is almost as essential Christmas viewing as the Wizard of Oz! I read this along with The Midnight Folk as a child - this BBC adaption sticks fairly faithfully. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. P. A. Busby
Subtitles for hard of hearing= YES
Charming and dated. Lovely series from the 80s. I had seen this on TV years ago, with my small child and enjoyed it, so it could be 'empty nest' syndrome that spurred me to buy it... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lizlass
Box of Delights
I ordered the DVD before Christmas but havent had time to watch it yet! However I first watched this series back in the 1980s with my (now grown up) children. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. C. B. Mellor
Magical Children's Serial
This is a wonderful adaptation of the John Masefield story. It was made in the 1980's so the tv special effects rely heavily on chroma-key which to contemporary eyes could look... Read more
Published 4 months ago by colin silk
Certainly 5 stars
I saw this series when it was first screened and loved it. That was a time when Christmas was slightly less comercialised than it is now and this certainly seemed like something... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Romanos D. Daniel
You have to be British to enjoy this
Quite boring, horrible transfer-plays like a worn out vhs tape, drab colours and poor detail. Don't buy, unless you liked the Wind In The Willows (same applies there)
Published 4 months ago by Iulian Alexandru
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