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Crunch And Other Stories, The (Screen Two)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Best known for his pioneering Quatermass stories and harrowing adaptation of George OrweII's Nineteen Eighty Four, as welI as later TV triumphs like The Stone Tape and The Woman in BIack, NigeI Kneale is widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest scriptwriters. Making his name at the BBC in the 1950s, he subsequently wrote accIaimed dramas for ITV over the foIlowing decades of which three are presented here.
The plays on this set showcase some of Kneale's most enduring themes: a deep sympathy for the plight of the individual facing an unimaginable threat; the unease and paranoia of the CoId War era, and fears of an uncertain near-future; and the volatility and potential menace of the crowd.
THE CRUNCH stars Harry Andrews as a prime minister attempting to avert a nuclear catastrophe in London; MaxwelI Shaw, Anthony BusheIl and Peter BowIes are among his co-stars.
LADIES' NlGHT is a chiIling story of misogyny as members of a gentlemen's club turn on a woman who ridicuIes them; a strong cast incIudes Alfred Burke, Ronald Pickup and Bryan Pringle.
GENTRY stars Roger DaItrey in a blackly comic suspense drama in which a couple buy a shabby house in an up-and-coming area but find themselves drawn into the aftermath of an armed robbery. |
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