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To Serve Them All My Days Series 1, 2 and 3 [DVD] [1980]

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4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: John Duttine, Frank Middlemass, Alan MacNaughton, Patricia Lawrence, Neil Stacy
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Acorn Media
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Mar 2004
  • Run Time: 672 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001ACJV2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,116 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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TO SERVE THEM ALL MY DAYS remains one of the most beloved mini-series of all time. John Duttine stars as David Powlett-Jones, a shellshocked veteran of the World War I trenches who returns to England and lands a job teaching at an elite public boarding school. At first lacking confidence and haunted by his wartime experiences, David eventually grows into one of the most respected and beloved teachers at the school. Based on the novel by R.F. Delderfield, this moving drama offers a rich blend of romance and history as it successfully evokes the tumultuous period of England between the wars. Contains the entire series.

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Laughter and Tears, 10 Aug 2004
By Steerforth (Sussex) - See all my reviews
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I'm not a sentimental person. I hate cuddly toys and felt physically sick during 'Truly, Madly Deeply', but I can't watch 'To Serve Them All My Days' without feeling rather emotional. Perhaps that's because it is such a perfect television drama. The adaptation is, dare I say, even better than the original novel and the I can't imagine a better cast. John Duttine, Frank Middlemass and the lovely Belinda Lang are superb, but so are the other actors.

This DVD collection is sheer, unadulterated pleasure and I would warmly recommend it to everyone. If anyone involved with the production of the series ever reads this review - thank you!

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars to serve them all my days, 8 April 2005
Like other reviewers I saw this in the 80s as a teenager and just loved it. For years i had looked in vain for its release on video or dvd...i even contacted the bbc and asked were they going to release it. NO.
Anyway having finally obtained a copy I watched it with some trepidation fearing that it could never live up to my memories of it and that it would seem dated. It did and it isnt. My only reservation is that the colour seems a little faded so that everything is a bit sepia hued. When I went back onto TV everybody was tomato coloured as i had all the settings so high to get a bit of colour in the picture. Its a minor gripe however.
Having read the novel (a fabulous book.....if you havent read any R.F Delderfield.... you should, he is a glorious story teller), the highest accolade i can give is to say that this film really is the novel jumping from the page. Casting is perfect from the brooding fragile Powlet Jones to the shrewd eccentric adorable headmaster. Being a bit of a lefty ,like Powlet Jones it would be easy to take offense at the glorifying privilege represented in the public school system. However like the novel..the DVD celebrates human spirit in all its guises. Forget Goodbye Mister Chips, this has it all..romance,tragedy,triumph, politics, class stuggle, snobbery, inverted snobbery.......I could go on, but I wont!
Why did the bbc make us wait so long?
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, 26 Nov 2004
By Wilz "wilson9hb" (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
  
What a delight to watch a well acted, pleasant rich story with plenty of drama. This can't date as it is set in the period between the wars, but rather benefits from a non modern approach where people can be understood, the plot can be followed, the story is interesting and the characters are well presented.
A must for anyone looking to watch TV but can't find a good Drama worth bothering with.
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