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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 3-DVD Set, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Uncut, SYNOPSIS: December 1957: miner's son Vic Brown meets Ingrid Rothwell, an attractive young typist in the engineering firm where he works as a draftsman, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vic is infatuated; they begin an intense relationship, and when Ingrid discovers that she is pregnant, the couple marry in haste and move in with Ingrid's mother. But Vic finds that physical desire rapidly fades and the banality of marital life frustrates him as his sense of claustrophobia grows. ...A Kind of Loving - Complete Series - 3-DVD Set
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have just stumbled upon this (future) release and it is such good news that this series is finally getting a much belated release onto DVD.
I watched ever episode when it was first broadcast and this became my introduction to the kitchen sink genre which I now love with a passion (my favourite 2 films of all time are A Kind of Loving [1962] and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning [1960]). The TV adaptation of A Kind of Loving is superb and has the benefit of having the trilogy of stories written about Vic Brown - Stan Barstow's writing at his best!
The acting in the series is superb throughout. Clive Wood as Vic, and the wonderful charms of both a very young Joanne Whalley (later Whalley-Kilmer) and Susan Penhaligan (who was also in Bouquet of Barbed Wire).
This series did get a repeat viewing on SKY TV about 10 years ago and then was available as a 'bootleg' DVD which I bought a few years ago - still great but with inferior quality. I so much look forward to the release of this DVD set. Is it too much to hope that they may have a few extras with the set?
I watched ever episode when it was first broadcast and this became my introduction to the kitchen sink genre which I now love with a passion (my favourite 2 films of all time are A Kind of Loving [1962] and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning [1960]). The TV adaptation of A Kind of Loving is superb and has the benefit of having the trilogy of stories written about Vic Brown - Stan Barstow's writing at his best!
The acting in the series is superb throughout. Clive Wood as Vic, and the wonderful charms of both a very young Joanne Whalley (later Whalley-Kilmer) and Susan Penhaligan (who was also in Bouquet of Barbed Wire).
This series did get a repeat viewing on SKY TV about 10 years ago and then was available as a 'bootleg' DVD which I bought a few years ago - still great but with inferior quality. I so much look forward to the release of this DVD set. Is it too much to hope that they may have a few extras with the set?
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have seen this series twice, once on ITV (repeats in the afternoon) in the nineties, and on Granada Plus on satellite about 10 years ago. I have read all 3 books which the full series is based upon; and is an excellent adaption of the books in 10 one hour episodes. The period of the times and the actors are perfect. Joanne Whalley, Susan Penhaligon, and Clive Wood are brilliant and faultless. The haunting music is also very good. There is only one question: Why has it taken so long to be released?
I have signed the petition online to have it released by Granada, and have obtained bootlegged copies online, but look forward to buying the authorized DVD.
I have signed the petition online to have it released by Granada, and have obtained bootlegged copies online, but look forward to buying the authorized DVD.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
We have waited far too long for this made for TV version to come out. But it was worth waiting for. This is the ultimate version because the film (which is also good) only covers the first book. This version covers all three (A Kind of Loving,Watchers on the Shore and Right True End). I agree with another viewer who says the print is not brilliant but who cares?! It is the acting and the story that matters. The colours etc are perfectly adequate.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Best thing on TV Ever. !!
I love this Series so much.It has to be the best thing ever shown on Tv.
I remember falling hopelessly in Love with Ingrid, Joanne Willey, when it was first shown in the 80's,... Read more
I remember falling hopelessly in Love with Ingrid, Joanne Willey, when it was first shown in the 80's,... Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. M. Dome
a kind of loving
i purchsed this dvd set based on my memory of how much i enjoyed the series decades ago. it is good simple story of the times, mainly of the north. enjoyed watching it again.
Published 8 months ago by jh
Excellent piece of nostalgia.
I remember seeing bits of this when I was a kid and thought how much more like real life it was than the film version that preceded it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. Thomas L. Szarka
A Superb Series
With some of the views on here complaining about the quality of the picture on this series I was a bit apprehensive, but although it wasn't perfect it seemed good enough to me and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Wingman
Back in time
First saw this series when it first came out in 1982. Saw it again when I lived in Cyprus in early 1983. Read more
Published 18 months ago by muffin
a not so kind of loving
I just don't understand the glowing reviews of this DVD on here. Yes, it was okay but dwarfs in comparison to the source novel and the 1962 film. Read more
Published 20 months ago by philip freeman
The price is right, but...
I wondered why this lengthy version of Stan Barstow's classic
was so reasonably priced...and now I know. Read more
was so reasonably priced...and now I know. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. B. Kendrick
Long over due release
The Vic Brown book trilogy had a lasting impact on me as a teenager in the 1970's. As a working class boy from a northern city who wanted to learn about classical music and theatre... Read more
Published 22 months ago by barry aveyard
A Kind Of Loving :the complete series
Good quality for its time. The fact that Stan Barstow wrote the TV adaptation means it is very true to the stories. The product arrived promtly and met all the promises. Read more
Published on 8 May 2010 by Mrs. Joanne Wilde
Simply Wonderful Series
An up-front confession: I actually invested in a region-free DVD player so that I could import and view this series in the US. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2010 by Peggy Stone
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