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This lavish period drama tells the story of Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave), a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society. Determined to take the medical profession out of the dark ages, her strongly held opinions often draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon, a man keener on tradition than he is on progress .Also starring David Calder and Robert Hardy.
This box set contains all 4 series, in 27 stunning episodes over 8 discs. Awards
Silver Award - Worldfest, Charleston.
Silver Spire - Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco.
Silver Plaque - The Chicago International Film Festival
Reviews
"A touch of Gold" - The Observer
"Immensely watchable" - Daily Mirror
"Has hit written all over it - Daily Telegraph
"Classy and stylish" - Time Out Bramwell Series 1
This award-winning series follows the fortunes of Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave) who sets her heart and her sights on becoming a leading surgeon - an ambition unheard of for women in Victorian England. Her father Robert (David Calder) would like Eleanor to join him in his respectable private practice but his daughter has plans of her own which take her from the decadent drawing rooms of elite Victorian society to the shocking deprivation of the slums in the East End of London. Eleanor’s forward thinking makes her enemies amongst the medical establishment. But her energy and commitment also win her friends. As Eleanor consolidates her professional standing in the hostile medical world, in her private life, she becomes romantically involved with a charismatic Irish physician, a man considered a scheming opportunist by her father. Bramwell is based on fact, and produced with the greatest attention to detail. Eleanor Bramwell is modelled on real doctors, and the stories are drawn from documented cases in the 1890s. The result is a series in the finest tradition of period drama. Bramwell Series 2
A second series of the late Victorian medical drama. With her private practice failing, Eleanor faces tough choices and difficult times ahead, including the surprise arrival of a long-lost relative, the burgeoning of love and an outbreak of the dreaded cholera. Bramwell Series 3
The third installament of the beautiful period drama, with bittersweet stories set in London. Will Eleanor find true love and marraiage? Bramwell Series 4
The final series of Bramwell, with two feature-length episodes uncovering the truths and fictions in Eleanor Bramwell's (Jemma Redgrave) life as she faces up to her true feelings for more than one man and the prospect of an unacceptable pregnancy. Also starring Jenny Agutter and Timothy West.
This box set contains all 4 series, in 27 stunning episodes over 8 discs. Awards
Silver Award - Worldfest, Charleston.
Silver Spire - Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco.
Silver Plaque - The Chicago International Film Festival
Reviews
"A touch of Gold" - The Observer
"Immensely watchable" - Daily Mirror
"Has hit written all over it - Daily Telegraph
"Classy and stylish" - Time Out Bramwell Series 1
This award-winning series follows the fortunes of Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave) who sets her heart and her sights on becoming a leading surgeon - an ambition unheard of for women in Victorian England. Her father Robert (David Calder) would like Eleanor to join him in his respectable private practice but his daughter has plans of her own which take her from the decadent drawing rooms of elite Victorian society to the shocking deprivation of the slums in the East End of London. Eleanor’s forward thinking makes her enemies amongst the medical establishment. But her energy and commitment also win her friends. As Eleanor consolidates her professional standing in the hostile medical world, in her private life, she becomes romantically involved with a charismatic Irish physician, a man considered a scheming opportunist by her father. Bramwell is based on fact, and produced with the greatest attention to detail. Eleanor Bramwell is modelled on real doctors, and the stories are drawn from documented cases in the 1890s. The result is a series in the finest tradition of period drama. Bramwell Series 2
A second series of the late Victorian medical drama. With her private practice failing, Eleanor faces tough choices and difficult times ahead, including the surprise arrival of a long-lost relative, the burgeoning of love and an outbreak of the dreaded cholera. Bramwell Series 3
The third installament of the beautiful period drama, with bittersweet stories set in London. Will Eleanor find true love and marraiage? Bramwell Series 4
The final series of Bramwell, with two feature-length episodes uncovering the truths and fictions in Eleanor Bramwell's (Jemma Redgrave) life as she faces up to her true feelings for more than one man and the prospect of an unacceptable pregnancy. Also starring Jenny Agutter and Timothy West.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: This lavish period drama tells the story of Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave), a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society. Determined to take the medical profession out of the dark ages, her strongly held opinions often draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon, a man keener on tradition than he is on progress .Also starring David Calder and Robert Hardy. This box set contains all 4 series, in 27 stunning episodes over 8 discs. Series 1 This award-winning series follows the fortunes of Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave) who sets her heart and her sights on becoming a leading surgeon - an ambition unheard of for women in Victorian England. Her father Robert (David Calder) would like Eleanor to join him in his respectable private practice but his daughter has plans of her own which take her from the decadent drawing rooms of elite Victorian society to the shocking deprivation of the slums in the East End of London. Eleanor's forward thinking makes her enemies amongst the medical establishment. But her energy and commitment also win her friends. As Eleanor consolidates her professional standing in the hostile medical world, in her private life, she becomes romantically involved with a charismatic Irish physician, a man considered a scheming opportunist by her father. Bramwell is based on fact, and produced with the greatest attention to detail. Eleanor Bramwell is modelled on real doctors, and the stories are drawn from documented cases in the 1890s. The result is a series in the finest tradition of period drama. Bramwell Series 2 A second series o...Bramwell - Series One to Four - 8-DVD Box Set ( Bramwell - Entire Series 1-4 ) ( Bramwell - Entire Series 1 - 4 )
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"Bramwell" is a series of stories built around the life of a dedicated doctor called Eleanor Bramwell set in an impoverished area of east London towards the end of the 19th century who chooses to manage a small infirmary to provide free medical care for anyone who needs it in the area. She does this in the teeth of fierce opposition from the medical etablishement and the initial reservations of her father, another doctor who tries to talk her out of it but she eventually finds a sponser to provide funds and she goes ahead. Whether such idealistic people actually existed in Victorian London is anybody's guess but it would be nice to think so.
Jemma Redgrave is radiant and gives a terrific performance as Bramwell (she can tuck in my bedsheets any time) and David Calder is superb as her father and their relationship is brilliantly conveyed by two accomplished actors at the peak of their form. It is a gripping and at times moving portrayal of medical care provided in an environment of extreme squalor, rampant alcoholism and widespread crime where appaling sanitatary conditions lead to the rapid spread of infectious diseases and high mortality rates. Occasionally Bramwell gets into trouble when she tries to intervene in the lives of people around her and she has an unhappy love affair but she always bounces back, adjusts her cap and gets stuck into her work. Conditions in Victorian London are reconstructed well and the whole production is very impressive and superbly done.
Jemma Redgrave is radiant and gives a terrific performance as Bramwell (she can tuck in my bedsheets any time) and David Calder is superb as her father and their relationship is brilliantly conveyed by two accomplished actors at the peak of their form. It is a gripping and at times moving portrayal of medical care provided in an environment of extreme squalor, rampant alcoholism and widespread crime where appaling sanitatary conditions lead to the rapid spread of infectious diseases and high mortality rates. Occasionally Bramwell gets into trouble when she tries to intervene in the lives of people around her and she has an unhappy love affair but she always bounces back, adjusts her cap and gets stuck into her work. Conditions in Victorian London are reconstructed well and the whole production is very impressive and superbly done.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
This Series is great until the last two discs,clearly the last two were written by a different author.They were very fragmented and depicted a different and more negative character of Eleanor Bramwell.
A sad way to finish an other wise wonderful and gripping series
A sad way to finish an other wise wonderful and gripping series
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Followed this series faithfully when it originally aired in the nineties, and through the years it stuck in my mind for its excellence. It was a delight to see it released on DVD. About time! Watching it again was like unearthing a treasure all over again. Topping the list of reasons it remained with me all these years was the strong character of its title character. A strength all the more singular for not detracting from her vulnerability. That's significant, given the time. It's 1895, a time when woman were derided for thinking themselves intelligent beings, let alone daring to display it. And here we find Eleanor Bramwell, a woman who not only dares to believe in her intelligence, but has the chutzpah to pursue science and healing. Gutsy indeed, and just one of a clutch of words that befit her. At a time when so much about medicine was being discovered, Bramwell is a true pioneer, and for her sins we see her many conflicts and struggles with those around her, and the challenges she faces in choosing to practise medicine among the poor of London's East End. The entire cast, setting, writing and production are first-rate. It's a shame dramas of this calibre are now rarely made.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Should have finished at series 3 !
Series 1 to 3 were excellent. All the characters were portrayed well and the storyline very good. The Victorian era was realistic and at times harrowing. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Richard Mirfin
BRAMWELL
I HAVE RECEIVED THE BOX SET OF THE BRAMWELL DVD`S AND THEY WERE IN GOOD ORDER. I HAVE VIEWED PART OF THE SET AN IT WAS VERY ENTERTAINING. THANKS A LOT.
Published 6 months ago by Not D
Classic
That one of the Redgrave clan should deliver an outstanding performance is not surprising. What makes the series so enjoyable is the strength of the other characters portrayed by... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Nightwatcher
Another triumph for the BBC drama dept
This series is a well written well presented BBC drama. The story line is written around the time just before the Boer War, it brings out the predjudice against women, especialy... Read more
Published 9 months ago by L. Molony
Bramwell Complete Series
We are an old couple and enjoy watching older series, do not enjoy mordern ones so much, The series is well written and the acting is superb. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Old Couple
Difficult, endearing, enjoyable, then ridiculous
The sheer hours of viewing available in this box set was exciting in itself! I struggled at first, put it away for a few months, then went back for more and am glad I did. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Crime_girl
Forget Series 4!
Very engaging period drama, and the main ensemble cast are excellent. Jemma Redgrave is very good, and so as always is Ruth Sheen.
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Published 11 months ago by R. Bull
An Era Gone, But Missed
This is one of the real classic medical dramas Carlton produced. The story is set in late Victorian London and follows the life of Robert and Elenor Bramwell. Read more
Published 12 months ago by baileycs
An interesting series but an infuriating woman
It took me four episodes to really get into the series. Watching the first few I thought it pleasant and well made but I wasn't immediately drawn in. Read more
Published 14 months ago by H. Lacroix
Engrossing!
Jemma Redgrave is terrific in this role. The series brought to life the era, the status of medical knowledge and treatment, and the challenges intelligent women faced as they... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Dee
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