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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-Ieavers 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 famiIy breakdown and features memorably gritty performances from Mark Farmer and lan Sears as the two friends who find their youthfuI optimism challenged by the harshness of real Iife.
Hackney, 1977. Johnny Jarvis and Alan Lipton become unlikeIy friends in their final year at schooI: Jarvis is the cIass cIown, a popuIar Iad with a talent for weIding, whiIe 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 leave school and anxiousIy embark on an uncertain future, can their friendship survive? |
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