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  • Actors: Prunella Scales, Geraldine McEwan, Nigel Hawthorne
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Network
  • DVD Release Date: 10 April 2006
  • Run Time: 500 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000EWOO4M
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,306 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
Comedy series based on the books by E.F. Benson following the social-climbing friendship/rivalry between Elizabeth Mapp and Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas. The women of Tilling fight for village supremacy with garden parties, teas and bridge evenings.

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Frivolous, 27 Jun 2007
By Ms. K. D. Walsh "Karen Walsh" (London) - See all my reviews
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This DVD is a real treat - as camp as Christmas but wonderfully acted and true to the E F Benson books. The world of 1920s village of Tilling and its eccentric inhabitants is welcome escapism from current TV drama's gritty realism. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwan play Mapp and Lucia, the rivals vying with each other for social standing and one upmanship amidst an endless round of bridge, gossip and musical evenings. Whilst some of the plots are OTT - when Mapp and Lucia are washed out to sea during floods and are then rescued by an Italian fishing trawler which keeps them in Newfoundland for months, only to return to find their memorial - the affected dialogue is very addictive - "au reservoir" "uno poco aperitivo" and of course Colonel Flint's, "kway hi". Nigel Hawthorne is equally superb as Lucia's needle pointing friend and neighbour. Think outside the box and discover "Mapp & Lucia".
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful comedy of manners series set in 1920s 'polite' society, 23 Oct 2007
By Keith Joseph (West Berkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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Based on E. F. Benson's highly regarded novels from the 1920s and 1930s, this is a great comedy series filmed by L.W.T. for a young Channel 4. Being written during the era, the books, and this beautifully filmed adaptation, are spot on. It Stars Prunella Scales, Nigel Hawthorne and Geraldine McEwan. Visually it's not unlike Diana Rigg's "Mrs Bradley Mysteries", although this series follows a far darker and ruthless battle for social supremacy in the small town of Tilling (clearly based on Rye, East Sussex, where Benson was Mayor from 1934). Naturally this series was filmed in Rye and neighbouring Winchelsea.

Mrs Emmeline Lucas, known to her friends as Lucia, is a dreadful snob, but in Miss Elizabeth Mapp of Mallards, Lucia meets her match. Underlying the etiquette and politeness is a bitter and seething malice that unleashes the terrible weapons of garden parties, bridge evenings and afternoon teas. Although this may not sound promising material for modern-day viewers, the series [and books] are very funny and engage your interest just to see how sophisticated Lucia and frumpy Mapp score off each other and extricate themselves from social disasters. The witty and amusing episodes are based on the last three of Benson's books, and have a similar feel to P.G. Woodhouse's classic "Jeeves and Wooster". This DVD set has all ten episodes [two seasons of five episodes first broadcast in 1985 & 1986]. Total run time: 503 minutes or 8.4 hours. Sound is mono, and picture quality is fine for the small screen. It's a delight to watch, and all for just £15 or so.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Which epsiodes are on the discs?, 9 Oct 2008
By C. X. Linton-Willoughby "flyinghyphen" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Contents are (disc 1) The Village Fete, Battle Stations, The Italian Connection; (disc 2) Lobster Pots, The Own and the Pussycat, Winner Takes All; (disc 3) Change and Change About, Lady Bountiful, Worship, and Au Reservoir.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Un Po' di Musica
About once every year, when the latest world fiasco, financial or otherwise, sets my teeth gnashing, I pop "Mapp & Lucia" into my DVD player and escape to the social whirl of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by F. S. L'hoir

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic period piece
I was always a fan of Mapp & Lucia when it was on TV, so I looked forward to being able to see it again on DVD. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jrl Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars Social Pretensions And Sly Undertakings
Here are the ingredients: It's the early Thirties in the small English seaside town of Tilling. The doyen of Tilling society is Miss Elizabeth Mapp (Prunella Scales). Read more
Published 20 months ago by C. O. DeRiemer

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