Changeling. Apple cart. Caesar and Claretta. Philanthropist. Little minister. Country wife. Blue remembered hills. Mrs. Reinhardt. Soft targets.
Notes:
Title from container. The changeling: Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Alan Webb, T.P. McKenna. The apple cart: Nigel Davenport, Peter Barkworth, Bill Fraser, Helen Mirren, Beryl Reid, Prunella Scales, Thorley Walters. Caesar and Claretta: Robert Hardy, Helen Mirren. The philanthropist: Ronald Pickup, Helen Mirren, James Bolam, Charles Gray, Jacqueline Pearce, Colin Higgins, Amanda Knott. The little minister: Helen Mirren, Ian Ogilvy, Peter Barkworth, Bill Simpson, Nicholas Jones. The country wife: Helen Mirren, Bernard Cribbins, Anthony Andrews. Blue remembered hills: Colin Welland, Michael Elphick, Robin Ellis, John Bird, Helen Mirren, Janine Duvitski, Colin Jeavons. Mrs. Reinhardt: Helen Mirren, Brad Davis, Ralph Bates. Soft targets: Ian Holm, Helen Mirren, Nigel Havers, Celia Gregory. The changeling originally broadcast on BBC television in 1974 ; The apple cart originally broadcast on BBC television in 1975 ; Caesar and Claretta originally broadcast on BBC television in 1975 ; The philanthropist originally broadcast on BBC television in 1975 ; The little minister originally broadcast on BBC television in 1975 ; The country wife originally broadcast on BBC television in 1977 ; Blue remembered hills originally broadcast on BBC television in 1979 ; Mrs. Reinhardt originally broadcast on BBC television in 1981 ; Soft targets originally broadcast on BBC television in 1982. Special features: Disc 1: Helen Mirren remembers: exclusive, newly-recorded interview with Helen Mirren ; Disc 2: BBC talk-show host Michael Parkinson interviews Helen Mirren in 1975.
Contents:
Disc 1: The changeling / by Thomas Middleton & William Rowley ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by Anthony Page. Disc 2: The apple cart / by Bernard Shaw ; producer, Alan Shallcross ; directed by Cedric Messina -- Caesar and Claretta / by Jack Russell ; producer, Rosemary Hill ; directed by Claude Whatham. Disc 3: The philanthropist / by Christopher Hampton ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by Stuart Burge -- The little minister / by J.M. Barrie ; producer, Alan Shallcross ; directed by Cedric Messina. Disc 4: The country wife / by William Wycherley ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by Donald McWhinnie -- Blue remembered hills / by Dennis Potter ; produced by Kenith Trodd ; directed by Brian Gibson. Disc 5: Mrs. Reinhardt / by Edna O'Brien ; produced by Alan Shallcross ; directed by Piers Haggard -- Soft targets / by Stephen Poliakoff ; produced by Kenith Trodd ; directed by Charles Sturridge.
Summary:
The changeling: Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to one man, but loves another. She hires her father's servant to kill her betrothed, but is then horrified at what she has done. The apple cart: The king must match wits with an unruly mistress and a cabinet wanting a constitutional monarchy. Caesar and Claretta: The story of Mussolini and his lover, Claretta Petacci on their last night together. The philanthropist: A circle of friends talks of unimportant things, seemingly oblivious to the chaos around them. The little minister: A gypsy girl and the new 'little minister' fall in love, but must overcome her secret, his religion, and his mother. The country wife: A rake devises a brilliant scheme to lure wives from their husbands, but is stumped by a newlywed from the country. Blue remembered hills: Two years before the end of WWII, seven children play in the woods until a prank turns deadly. Mrs. Reinhardt: Mrs. Reinhardt has left her adulterous husband and thinks she can be happy again with a young American, until he changes as well. Soft targets: Two people find themselves exiles, in their own way, and are drawn together.
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