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This Life - Series One [VHS] [1996]

VHS ~ Jack Davenport
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Jack Davenport, Amita Dhiri, Andrew Lincoln, Daniela Nardini, Luisa Bradshaw-White
  • Writers: Amy Jenkins, Mark Davies Markham
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • VHS Release Date: 5 May 1998
  • Run Time: 414 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CWDN
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,127 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Few would have guessed from its initial headline-grabbing shock tactics, but the BBC's This Life went on to become one of the most influential television dramas of the 1990s. The show's creators certainly went for the jugular with liberal smatterings of sex, drugs and general debauchery--not many television shows then or now come with an 18 certificate. But beneath all the surface gloss lay a drama of real substance. The first 11 episodes begin with the five individuals coming together in London's legal world and then take us through their shared experiences. This Life's great strength was that there was enough drama between the main protagonists to maintain the show's momentum, while introducing just the right amount of secondary characters (Delilah, Ferdy)--a trick that Queer as Folk, perhaps the show's natural successor, was also to employ. The chemistry between the leading players has rarely been bettered since and, all in all, This Life has aged not a jot.

On the DVD: while there is little in the way of extra features, the DVD format suits This Life perfectly. And where 430 minutes of VHS would be too unwieldy, this two-disc collection is sharp and snappy. The menu layout is excellent, enabling easy access to those classic moments, and the hip soundtrack (The Prodigy, Iggy Pop, Dubstar) sounds crisp and clear. --Phil Udell



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All the episodes from the first series of this cult TV drama.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish American TV was this good!, 10 Feb 2002
By Ian Nicholas (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: This Life - The Complete Series One [DVD] [1996] (DVD)
I just got a hackable DVD player that will allow me to play any region's DVDs, and I've been dying to see THIS LIFE after several of my Brit friends recommended it. IT started off a little slow, but quickly became very addictive. "Just one more episode and then I'll go to bed..." It's amazingly well-written, the characters are realistic and human -- you alternate between loving and hating each one -- and it seems very much like a slice-of-life that you've been made privvy to. if you enjoy character-driven television, this one's for you.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, heart warming & hard hitting all rolled into one!, 1 Aug 2001
This review is from: This Life - The Complete Series One [DVD] [1996] (DVD)
Having watched and absolutely loved this series when it was originally shown on TV, I was estatic when 'This Life' came out on DVD. As there was a gap of around five years between the TV show and the DVD, I was wondering whether I would enjoy it as much second time around. I wasn't disappointed, it was even better. I still marvel at the brilliance of the writing and how you cannot help falling in love with the characters. This is a rollercoaster ride which follows the lives and antics of five twenty-somethings sharing a house and having the legal profession in common. Every subject is covered, sex, drugs, homosexuality, AIDS, love, lust and they are all wrapped up in storylines that will make you laugh, make you think and make you want to watch it again and again. To date there hasn't been a series to match this one and I doubt there ever will be!
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars American TV should be this good, 3 Mar 2002
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This review is from: This Life - The Complete Series One [DVD] [1996] (DVD)
I first saw "This Life" when I was a graduate student in London. The characters and the storyline hooked me from the first time I saw it, and I eagerly awaited each week's episode. What I liked about it most was that it very much paralled my life in San Francisco. Unfortunately, I came in somewhere in the middle and never saw the beginning or end of the series. Since procuring a region free DVD player several months ago I've finally satisfied my need to know what happened before and after. What I've learned is that Millie wasn't the hag I thought she was and that I was completely fooled by Rachel. I've watched it all the way through twice now and find it just as absorbing as the first time I saw it. So when is series 2 coming out?
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