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Programmes That Haven't Been Released Onto DVD Yet But Should Thread.....
Styker
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I have been waiting years for some programmes of yesteryear to be released onto DVD and as they still haven't been released onto DVD yet, I thought I would start up a thread and see what others think and see if they know why these programmes haven't been released yet.
I also hope that distributors take note!
So in no particular order, what I have been waiting for to be released is the following
The Paradise Club starring Lesley Grantham, a drama from the early 90's that I missed first trime round.
Root Into Europe, a comedy drama starring George Cole at the begining of the anticipated year of change for Europe, 1992. It was very good and very funny. I have the video but I need the DVD now!
Take Me Home, a very good drama starring Maggie O' Neil and Keith or Kevin Barron I think his name is.
Perfect Scoundrells, wiki link though.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Scoundrels_%28TV_series%29
Stolen, a very good drama starring Art Malik and a very hot blonde who's name I can't remember!
Gentleman and Players, I enjoyed that drama in the late 80's shown on ITV.
Civvies, may be too controversial to release but I would like to see it released.
The Woman In Black, great ghost drama, that so needs to be released.
Apart from the Woman In Black, anyone have information on the rest and if they might be released one day and why they haven't so far?
I also hope that distributors take note!
So in no particular order, what I have been waiting for to be released is the following
The Paradise Club starring Lesley Grantham, a drama from the early 90's that I missed first trime round.
Root Into Europe, a comedy drama starring George Cole at the begining of the anticipated year of change for Europe, 1992. It was very good and very funny. I have the video but I need the DVD now!
Take Me Home, a very good drama starring Maggie O' Neil and Keith or Kevin Barron I think his name is.
Perfect Scoundrells, wiki link though.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Scoundrels_%28TV_series%29
Stolen, a very good drama starring Art Malik and a very hot blonde who's name I can't remember!
Gentleman and Players, I enjoyed that drama in the late 80's shown on ITV.
Civvies, may be too controversial to release but I would like to see it released.
The Woman In Black, great ghost drama, that so needs to be released.
Apart from the Woman In Black, anyone have information on the rest and if they might be released one day and why they haven't so far?
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Harry Enfield and Chums
I'm getting the impression that maybe a lot of the people who work for the distributors are too young to remember what was good and should be released or not and the only reason why DVD's of yesteryear get released is because the broadcasters probably sell it to the distributors with all the stats about how popular the programme was in the first place etc.
It took over 20 yrs for Chelmsford 123 to make it to DVD.
I have the CD of the music from the series - does this count!
Great big band stuff
No, but did it have good music then?
I wish the BBC would release series 5 onwards of Grange Hill too. There was some silly complaints about series 1-4 picture quality wasn't that good when they where released but they where fine on the whole. The odd scratch but hey that happens in cinema a lot with prints less than a few weeks old!
They released the first series, but then not the subsequent ones.
Good shouts!
I'd still like there to be some Best Of box-sets released for Brookside, and EastEnders if it comes to that, similar to the formats in which the Network/ITV Coronation Street sets have been released. I know there is a Brookie anniversary DVD due out next year for the shows 30th anniversary, but what is that going to be? A one-or-two disc job with a bunch of clips on it and one whole episode if we're lucky?
Set during WWII staring Stephanie Beacham, Alison Steadman et al.
Only ran to one series, but was entertaining enough.
A documentary series shown on channel 4 about European exploitation films. It's got a couple of bootleg's but no official release.
Vids
Cult film review show come comedy series. Became a cult series in it's own right. It'll never be released though.
Exploitica
Comedy series using clips from old exploitation movies. Wasn't very good in my opinion. But deserves credit for being experimental. And has a cult following.
Vengeance Unlimited.
U.S. drama like The Equaliser. It starred Michael Madsen.
It’s been released. Was available for a short time from a Canadian distributor before the rights were revoked once the company making the Radcliffe version embargoed any further release. The real reason is because the original is one of the most terrifying things you’ll ever see and the new version probably....isn’t. Don’t want unfavourable comparisons denting the box-office do we?
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I’d like to own 1990 with Edward Woodward, The Riff-Raff Element, the BBC SF anthology Out of the Unknown and all of Adam Curtis’ work (probably never happen on official releases).
It’s Target. The Beeb have said they’re not going to release it IIRC. The only hope would be for someone like Network to licence it. As well as it’s thuggish violence it’s notable for getting Katy “Dr Who” Manning to strip, airing her fried egg tits to the disinterest of the nation.
Great show
What was the TV show back in the 80's set in a village that told stories of the villagers and I think had Richard O'Sullivan in it? I can't remember if it was any good but would be nice to see it again
When was this then? I haven't seen any copies become available on ebay or Amazon.
I'm fed up with the rightsd being blocked, the film company making a new version shouldn't be allowed to do that for the TV version!
I'd love it if no one bought any more of Susan Hills books as a way of protesting what she has done on this! :mad:
Hill Street Blues Season 3 onwards. Same as with NYPD, the first two seasons didn't sell well. So they gave up. But I live in hope.
only the first series released
also a uk release of baywatch would be nice
also saved by the bell the entire series and california dreams and al those programmes that used to be on trouble tv