As Time Goes By: Complete Original series
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
When this series first started out it was impossible to believe this couple had any genuine feelings for one another in the distant past. They were immediately argumentative, confrontational, and combative. They bickered and insulted one another in a manner less than endearing. They had an adversarial relationship sorely in need of repair. Eventually, finally, they reconnected and the series became a joy to watch.The cast is perfect. The situations are handled with great humor (although it eventually gave Judi Dench (as Jean Pargetter) a few too many ‘I Love Lucy’ moments listening at closed doors, contriving reasons to spy on new neighbors, plotting to help couples fall in and out of love, offering false information to the police, and manipulating poor Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) into doing her dirty work for her. Some of the plot lines frayed over the years. Or were completely dropped, like the imminent death of Lionel’s dad Rocky (Frank Middlemass). But through it all they managed to make you care about these characters.- Einsatz
I just finished the final DVD and am starting over. I loved this BBC TV series and am on my second time through it. I am a bit confused over the name Lynda Bellingham in the credits. Whoever she is, she is not in any of the episodes of the series and her name does not appear in the credits. The actors are Geoffrey Palmer, Judi Dench, Jenny Funnel, Moiria Brooker and Philip Bretherton and others. No Lynda Bellingham. None the less, I have watched the entire series and have the reunion specials as well. I would NOT order You Must Remember This DVD as it is just a series of short clips of some memorable clips, shown one at a time with no logical sequence. You will see them all anyway if you watch the entire series.-D. A. Herndon
A series we have watched for years on PBS. Anything with Dame Judi Dench in it is going to be good! This is the later series she did (an earlier one she played opposite of her real life husband) and never get tired of these. I am glad to be able to watch them in order whenever I like as PBS sometimes rotate shows during seasons and it seems like the British Comedies are becoming scarcer on our local station. The set is always a bit pricy but you can find it on sale and buy new/used copies as well which I have had excellent luck with.- Eric Huffstutler
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer
Directors: Sydney Lotterby
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 11
Rated: NR-Not Rated
Studio: BBC Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
Run Time: 1920 minutes
ASIN: B0009S2SOY
