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Jimmy McGovern, the force behind the BBC's critically-acclaimed ensemble piece, The Street, oversees this ambitious drama series. Moving On consists of five stand-alone stories, written by a mix of experienced and up-and-coming talents. The unifying theme of the dramas lies in the characters' choice, desire or inability to 'move on'; resulting in a major turning point in their lives. A hugely impressive line-up of British acting talent feature in the five episodes:
- The Rain Has Stopped
- Bully
- Drowning Not Waving
- Dress To Impress
- Butterfly Effect
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Season 1 Season 1, Episode 1: The Rain Has Stopped Original Air Date-18 May 2009 Liz, a lonely widow,returns home from her holiday in Torquay with Damar, a Nepalese ex-Gurkha, whom she intends to marry. Her grown-up,divorced daughter and son are hostile to him because they never imagined Liz would find another man to replace their father, who died young. Her neighbour, bitter because she has been made redundant by cheaper, Eastern European labour, reports the couple to the council, losing Liz her benefits and Damar his job. Relations are strained with Liz's daughter using her grandchildren as weapons. Only when Damar leaves in the middle of the night do Liz's family realize how much she loves him and urge her to follow him and bring him back. Season 1, Episode 2: Bully Original Air Date-19 May 2009 Having been bullied at school himself, boorish Colin's efforts to make son Andrew stand up for himself turn the boy into a bully, picking on Ryan from next door, driving a wedge between Colin and his workmate Les, Ryan's father, who even considers moving house. When Andrew disappears Les is demonized after threatening him in Ryan's defence. However Colin gets a welcome surprise which ultimately makes him see the error of his ways and order is restored. Season 1, Episode 3: Drowning Not Waving Original Air Date-20 May 2009 Ellie has so many debts she is forced to put her house up for sale. The prospective buyer is John, the school bad boy, now a handsome and charming property developer who is happy to let her stay on as his tenant. They begin to fall for each other until Ellie's best friend, a married woman who recently had a fling with John and may be less than ...Moving On - Season One - 2-DVD Set ( Moving On - Season 1 )
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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This series was a refreshing change from the CGI enhanced stuff that is the usual British fare these days. It was written by new and up and coming writers and acted out by the very best acting talent around. I can't fault this series what-so-ever and thoroughly enjoyed it! Loved Richard Armitage as the suave baddie in the "Drowning Not Waving" episode and couldn't stop laughing all the way through the episode called "Dress to Impress" where it tells the story of a teenage cross dresser. Beautifully written, acted and directed. Well done BBC this is what viewers want. Not expensive gimmicky photography just plain old good quality drama. Cheap but cheerful!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As a fan of Jimmy McGovern and his outstanding work on 'The Street' I approached this series with great expectations. However, Moving On was worked a 'daytime' drama and is alot less violent or traumatic than the tone of 'The Street'. Still I have not been disappointed as Moving On deals with stories of that affect people in their day-to-day lives without glorifying it with swearing, sex or strong violence. This DVD contains five stand alone stories that include the subjects of debt ('Drowning Not Waving'), prejudice ('The Rain Has Stopped'), friends who become enemies ('Bully'), cross dressing ('Dress To Impress') and coming to terms with being the victim of a violent crime ('Butterfly Effect'). The various characters are played by a stella cast of top weight British talent including Sheila Hancock, Lesley Sharpe, Mark Womack, Dervla Kirwin and Ian Hart. I don't think anyone who purchases this DVD will be let down by this much underated series.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is another brilliant series by the bbc. It was first shown on the BBC in the afternoon which meant that a lot of people would have missed it if they were at work. Its also been repeated late at night so I'm glad that its released on DVD now for people to enjoy. The actors are brilliant. The storylines believable. It is very similar to The Street in the way that the storylines play out. A very well written and acted series. I await a second helping.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not Entirely As Expected
This series didn't appear on my radar, as it was first aired on ITV1. However, in a moment of idleness, I had resolved to purchase all three of this series, based solely on the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ian Says
moooooving on
I was puzzled by all the positive reviews for this I felt I had to add some balance.
1) From the start it has the most nauseating theme tune which had me jumping for my... Read more
1) From the start it has the most nauseating theme tune which had me jumping for my... Read more
Published 2 months ago by dante
Devonshire lass
Loved the short stories. Each one totally different. Didn't know what to expect, but quite pleasantly surprised. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Devonshire lass.
Great T.V. Drama by Jimmy Mcgovern.
This was yet another great series featured on TV by Jimmy Mcgovern. I received it within a week, good condition, watched it and have now lent it to my son as it was so good.
Published 12 months ago by daunt
A good TV drama
This is a good selection of different stories with well known and not so well known actors. The stories are good and I would recommend this DVD to anyone who wants to see a... Read more
Published 14 months ago by lost the plot
Disappointing
I had high hopes for this but sadly was very disappointed. After enjoying "Cracker", also linked with the Jimmy McGovern stable, reading the reviews & anticipating the excellent... Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2010 by Heidi Brand
OK - but not up to The Street
Despite high quality casts and the apparent supervision of Jimmy McGovern, I was, overall, disappointed with these dramas. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2009 by John Hegarty
perfect
It's a serie perfect because the actors are perfect and the stories is very interesting and very in the society time.
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by Rita Ledoux
moving on
Richard Armitage is amazing in this role.However the other protagonists in the different episodes are all the same attractive and so convincing.
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by Mme Bourdiaux
Not 'The Street"
In my humble opinion Jimmy McGovern can do no wrong ! Everything the guy has written is brilliant, however "Moving On" is not the "The street". Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by Markus Ronald
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