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DVD ~ Timothy West; Caroline Blakiston; Geoffrey Hinsliff; Barbara Ewing; Emily Morgan
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  • Actors: Timothy West; Caroline Blakiston; Geoffrey Hinsliff; Barbara Ewing; Emily Morgan
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 5
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Network
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Jun 2007
  • Run Time: 800 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000NTPCJW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,574 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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TV comedy BRASS is set in the 1930s. Bradley Hardacre (Timothy West) owns a brass factory, coalmine, shipyard (and most of the Lancashire town of Utterley come to that) and is a ruthless man of luxury and wealth living in the big house on the hill with his wife Lady Patience and his children, sons Austin and Morris and daughters Isobel and Charlotte. At the other extreme are the working-class Fairchilds, who are employed by the Hardacres, live in a tiny house at the bottom of the hill--Agnes and George and their sons Jack and Matthew. Hardacre was once one of them, but has grown rich and self-superior on " 'ard graft" and ruthless cigar-smoking Northern ruthlessness. The soap opera mix of rich and poor, strong and weak, homosexual, nymphomaniacal, feminist and flat-capped characters provides ample situation comedy, and the production budget allowed for great sets, locations, cars and costumes.

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4.0 out of 5 stars "I can't stand around chatting all day, I've got men to lay off...", 6 Jul 2007
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Bradley Hardacre is determined that the Lancashire town of Utterley shall not fall victim to the Great Depression. This is because he owns it - from the cottage hospital (the former cottage workhouse where he grew up on a diet of kicks and gruel) to the crutch factory where he first began to master the dark arts of capitalism and, finally, to the mine, the mill and the munitions factory from which he has earned a fortune. Now, having married a neurotic aristocrat and developed an abiding hatred of the working class among whom he spent his early years, Hardacre plans to climb to the pinnacle of British society - no matter what the cost (to be paid by others, naturally).

This is the premise of a inspired comedy from the early 1980s (apart from the final series, which was broadcast in 1990). The 32-episode series follows the fortunes of the Fairchild and Hardacre families as the relationships between their respective sons and daughters become intertwined in ever more bizarre ways. The whole thing is played very straight and deadpan, with suitably dramatic music and lots of theatrical touches.

Writers John Stevenson and Julian Roach hilariously exploit and discard one cliché after another, sending up Brideshead Revisited, Sherlock Holmes and Private's Progress among many other classic genres. In addition to the outrageously stereotyped characters themselves, brief glimpses of supposedly historical figures are also seen - `Murdoch' from the Utterley Bugle, `Fleming' in the laboratory and `von Braun' the fireworks engineer, among many others.

Quick delivery and sheer wealth of material means more than one viewing is needed to spot all the cultural and historical references. The acting is a delight throughout and the plot is enjoyably complex. Only the third series (in which Hardacre is determined that Britain should resist the Nazi onslaught for as long as he can turn a profit) shows hints of weakness, with some repetition of jokes and unresolved plot elements.

However, I would unreservedly recommend Brass to anyone who appreciates good verbal comedy and has some familiarity with the numerous genres on which the series is based (or debased).
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4.0 out of 5 stars An everyday tale of northern folk, 23 Oct 2007
I very much enjoyed this series when it was on the 1980s, so I was pleased to see all three series in one DVD set. I was keen to see the third series in particular as, for various reasons, I never got to see it when it was originally broadcast. The DVDs were a bit of a disappointment in that they didn't have any additional features and hadn't been digitally remastered in any way. Better sound quality, or sub-titles, would have been useful as, in many cases, the actors' more dramatic lines are drowned out by the music, or made indistinct by their extravagant delivery - or perhaps I'm getting a bit deaf. I loved seeing the first two series again (26 episodes in total) and the third (6 episodes) was fun in places but by this time they'd lost two of the regular cast members: Geoffrey Hinsliff who played George Fairchild and Robert Reynolds who played Autin Hardacre. Their replacements do a reasonable job, but it's impossible to compete with the originals. I wish Granada had spent a bit more money when creating this set, but I'd still recommend buying it, it's classic TV.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Trouble at t'mill, 6 Jul 2007
I used to love this series when it was on TV and am looking forward to seeing it again. It's a spot-on parody of "upstairs, downstairs" historical dramas (think Catherine Cookson, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Brideshead Revisited). There's much heaving of ample bosoms under worsted shawls as working-class heroine Agnes Fairchild and her improbably noble offspring get romantically involved with the filthy rich - and slightly deranged - Hardacres, headed by tyrannical mill-owner Bradley (Timothy West is great in this "baddie" role). A not very accurate but incredibly funny portrait of life Oop North in days gone by.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good buy
This great series is all here, even the much weaker final series - watch out for the other 'complete' box set which misses it out. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Mark Webb

5.0 out of 5 stars Second time around
This is just as funny when watched again as it was on TV many years ago - the lack of tampering with the footage simply adds to the nostalgia in my opinion
Published 2 months ago by Rae

5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get funnier
Just pure comedic genius. I loved this series when it first appeared on TV and am so pleased to have had the opportunity to re-live those belly laughs once more.
Published 3 months ago by M. Hunt

4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia
this series has never been repeated on television. i dont know why because its just as funny now as it was 25 years ago. its a shame there arent more copies of the series around
Published 4 months ago by Collie

5.0 out of 5 stars Brass: the complete series.
Sorry that it's such a basic review but: I bought this for a friend to give as a present and, as far as I know, both the giver and the recipient were pleasantly surprised and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dunnock

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun at Mill

The nineteen seventies was a great time for series set between the wars in the North of England. When the Boat Comes In, Sam and The Stars Look Down spring to mind. Read more
Published 12 months ago by steve b

4.0 out of 5 stars Carry on Up North?

Timothy West is splendid as the hard-nosed mill owner whose attitude is summed up by the sentiment: "I'm a fair man: I believe in a proper day's wages in return for a... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. John Crompton

2.0 out of 5 stars There's sum as'd say
that ther's been a bit of a fast one pulled here. Nowt against t'series, but a bit of a mucky trick to release series 1 by itseln, then the complete series. Read more
Published 18 months ago by olfulla

2.0 out of 5 stars brass
taken adverts out and left end of part one and part two still in do not bye
Published 21 months ago by I. Costa

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