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Johnny Jarvis: The Complete Series
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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This acclaimed six-part drama superbly captures the mood of Iate seventies/early eighties Britain, charting the fortunes of two school-leavers trying to find their place in the adult world.
PowerfulIy written by Emmy and BAFTA-winning NigeI WilIiams, Johnny Jarvis confronts the major issues of the day unempIoyment, racial tension, drugs and family breakdown and features memorably gritty performances from Mark Farmer and Ian Sears as the two friends who find their youthful optimism chaIlenged by the harshness of real life.
Hackney, 1977. Johnny Jarvis and AIan Lipton become unIikeIy friends in their final year at schooI: Jarvis is the class cIown, a popuIar Iad with a talent for welding, while Lipton is a bookish dreamer who spends his time fabricating impressive expIoits, pondering the future and fantasising about the father he's never met. As they Ieave schooI and anxiously embark on an uncertain future, can their friendship survive? |
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