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  • Actors: Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard
  • Directors: John Henderson
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 4 Oct 2004
  • Run Time: 343 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002W15LO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,494 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This box set contains both series one and two of the BBC's adaptation of the classic Mary Norton children's books.

Series 1 - Welcome to the world of The Borrowers, a family of tiny people who live under the floorboards in a big old house. Pod, Honily and their daughter Arriety live happily in a home furnished with cotton reels and safety pins. Where postage stamps are used for paintings and matchboxes for chests of drawers. Everything they have is borrowed from the 'human beans' who don't even know that they exist. That is until the fateful day when Arrietty makes friends with 'the boy' George.

Series 2 - In the second series of The Borrowers, Arrietty Clock and her parents Pod and Homily find living with Homily's sister Lupy rather a strain. With the return of cousins Ditchley and Ilrick,the Clock family decide to move, and are off on their travels once again. We meet up with Arrietty's friend Spiller again as he helps them out on their adventures. Can they survive the cruel tricks set by Ditchley and Ilrick, and with the help of their 'human bean' friend George manage to avoid capture by that wicked giant Mrs Driver?

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of our all time favourite BBC adaptations - Both seasons, 9 Dec 2005
By Keith Joseph (West Berkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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Faithfully based on Mary Norton's books from the 50's, my son (9) and daughter (11) loved the two BBC 'borrowers' series, first screened in 1993 and 1994 - this twin DVD has both series (6 separate half hour episodes per season, 12 in all). Picture quality is quite good (better than the older BBC Narnia sets). If you don't want to buy, the DVDs are ideal for renting.

My kids really enjoyed the 1997 film version, but to be honest this BBC series is far darker, being played straight with no slapstick. Despite the Borrower's amusing antics and the witty script, it's got many quite tense moments and is all the better for it. The special effects in The Borrowers are actually very good - certainly more than adequate - although a lot of the atmosphere is derived from the superb 'miniature' sets. It's also set in the original isolated 1920'ish shires countryside, about the time of Norton's childhood, in a period when children were more strictly brought up and would think nothing of keeping big secrets from the adults.

The 'Borrowers' are a family of tiny people, just a few inches high, who live in a miniature world under the floorboards of an old country house in England. Pod, Homily and their thirteen-year-old daughter Arrietty collect things for their miniature home by "borrowing" food scraps and oddments which are no longer missed by the humans in the house. There are many famous faces in the cast, including Ian Holm (simply great as the sensitive and secretive Pod), Penelope Wilton (the house proud Homily), Sian Philips (the sinister and strict 'human' Mrs Driver, scourge of the human boy George unfortunate enough to be left in her care) and Gemma Jones ('human' Muriel Menzies). The principal child actors who play Anrietty, George and Spillar are also top notch, interacting completely convincingly with humans and borrower alike. These adaptations are a real delight both for any new audience, adult or child, and for those revisiting the series ten years on. Personally I slightly preferred the first seasons (DVD 1) storyline, although season two (DVD 2) follows on straight from the end of the first one (from memory the same as the books).

Being presented in serial form as screened, the Borrowers DVD is ideal for one or two episodes a night before bedtime. The pretty beginning and end credits and catchy theme tune really set the pace as the serials are always scripted to the cliffhanger. Plus there's no adverts, previews giving away the main plot elements from next week's episode or anyone prattling over the credits and music. The original 'Borrowers' books are a good fairly easy read as well for later preteens. Just a shame the BBC didn't continue with a few more of the Borrower's books with this superb cast.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly imaginative, 18 Nov 2005
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This highly imaginative story really entranced my 5 year old, he couldn't wait to get the second series. Quite dramatic stories about the struggles of being 6 inches tall. Well acted and highly recommended.
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