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The Catherine Cookson Collection (23 Disc Boxset) [DVD]

DVD ~ Catherine Cookson
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • 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: 3
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 28 April 2003
  • Run Time: 999 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008N74J
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 38,426 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description

Catherine Cookson was born Catherine McMullen in 1906. Her life began in poverty and she grew up believing that her real mother was her sister. In a life that could have been taken from any of her own novels, Catherine aspired to achieve more than many of her time. From poverty to wealth she fought to leave behind the sadness and began a new life in Hastings. There she was to meet the man who would be a part of her life forever, Tom Cookson. As a form of therapy Catherine began to write and never stopped. Catherine Cookson novels have sold millions world wide and enjoy a huge following, Cinema Club are proud to present for the first time on DVD 23 feature length episodes.

Featuring a host of stars including: Lloyd Owen, Catherine Zeta Jones, Nigel Havers, Emily Mortimer, Juliet Stevenson, Sean Bean, James Purefoy, Samantha Bond, Tara Fitzgerald, Sian Phillips, Jack Davenport, Justine Waddell, Robson Green, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Emilia Fox and James Fox.

Contains the following twenty three titles:

  • The Mallen Secret
  • The Mallen Curse
  • The Mallen Girls
  • The Mallen Streak
  • The Fifteen Streets
  • The Wingless Bird
  • The Round Tower
  • The Black Velvet Gown
  • The Black Candle
  • The Rag Nymph
  • The Moth
  • The Girl
  • The Tide Of Life
  • The Glass Virgin
  • The Gambling Man
  • The Man Who Cried
  • The Cinder Path
  • The Dwelling Place
  • Colour Blind
  • Tilly Trotter
  • The Storyteller (documentary about Catherine Cookson)
  • The Secret
  • Dinner Of Herbs


Special Features

English
Region 2
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Catherine Cookson, 14 Feb 2004
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I have always enjoyed reading books by Catherine Cookson. She is one of my favourite authors, so I was incredibly surprised when televised versions of her books came out. I have always wanted the movies on video, or DVD, but I have never seen any on sale, except when they are individually priced. I was pleasantly surprised when I found this 23 disk set at an incredibly low price of £79.99! I think it is great value for money, considering the content you will recieve as well as the hours of entertainment you will, no doubt, be able to endure!
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20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars PERIOD DRAMA AT ITS BEST, 7 Feb 2004
ANY FAN OF CATERINE COOKSONS WORK WILL HAVE HOURS OF ENTERTAINMENT AT THEIR FINGERTIPS.THIS IS A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF TELEVISION DRAMA FEATURING MANY WELL-KNOWN FACES ON THEIR RISE TO STARDOM.ANY OWNER OF THIS SET WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED AS EACH DISC IS PACKED WITH HIGH EMOTIONS AND FINE ACTING-NOT TO MENTION THE EXCELLENT COSTUMERY.SUCH FINE ATTENTION TO DETAIL ALMOST PLACES THE VIEWER INSIDE THE ONGOING DRAMA,A FINE TRIBUTE TO THE CELEBRATED AUTHOR.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Ignoring the turkeys, 9 Jan 2009
The Catherine Cookson Collection (23 Disc Boxset)

Hours of really good undemanding entertainment. Watch once for the story and once for the costumes and settings, shelve it for a year and then watch again.

Be warned - the Mallen discs are real turkeys. Clumsy, thigh slapping, embarrassingly farcical rubbish. Some of the actors are good in other work and capable of much better so I suppose it must be down to absolutely crass direction. Until I saw these I had no idea why film buffs consider the director so important - a real education.

I have since read that Catherine Cookson was so horrified at the Mallen series (1979) that she refused to allow any more films to be made of her books. Fortunately she was persuaded to reconsider (1990+) and the later discs are really good.
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