Maggie Smith at the BBC / [videorecording] / British Broadcasting Corporation. /
Bed among the lentils: A dramatic monologue by a jaded, alcoholic wife of a country vicar.
Suddenly last summer: A wealthy Southern matriarch tries to influence a young neurosurgeon to surgically end her niece's haunting hallucinations about her son's lurid death.
The merchant of Venice: Shakespeare's comedy in which a young merchant attempts to extricate himself from an onerous contract with a vicious shylock.
The millionairess: Shaw's comedy in which a wealthy, heiress seeks romance with an Egyptian doctor who only tends to the poor.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419867547
- ISBN: 9781419867545
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 362 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] p.)
- Publisher: [London] : BBC ; [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Bed among the lentils: Originally broadcast as part of the BBC television mini-series Talking heads, May 5, 1988.Program notes with an introduction by Al Senter ([12] p. : ill.) inserted in container.Special features: Disc 1: Acting in the 60's: Maggie Smith, an interview with Maggie Smith (44 min.); Disc 2: The country wife, a radio play starring Maggie Smith, Jonathan Pryce, John Duttine and John Moffat (ca. 120 min.), a Maggie Smith interview with Michael Parkinson (ca. 16 min.); Disc 3: Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait (ca. 31 min.).Suddenly last summer: Originally broadcast as part of the BBC television series Performance, Jun. 11, 1993.The merchant of Venice: Originally broadcast as part of the BBC television series Play of the month, Apr. 16, 1972.The millionairess: Originally broadcast as part of the BBC television series Play of the month, Sept. 15, 1972.Title from container.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Bed among the lentils: writer, Alan Bennett ; director, Alan Bennett ; producer, Innes Lloyd ; music, George Fenton.Suddenly last summer: writer, Tennessee Williams ; director, Richard Eyre ; producer, Simon Curtis ; music, Richard Hartley, a BBC co-production with Thirteen/WNET.The merchant of Venice: writer, William Shakespeare ; director, Cedric Messina ; producer, Gerald Savory.The millionairess: writer, George Bernard Shaw ; director, William Slater ; producer, Cedric Messina ; music, Anthony Isaac ; editor, Michael Boyd ; cameraman, John Tilly.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Bed among the lentils: Maggie Smith.Suddenly last summer: Maggie Smith, Rob Lowe, Natasha Richardson, Gillian Raine, Richard E. Grant, Moira Redmond, C. P. Wilson, Rosaleen Linehan.The merchant of Venice: Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay, Charles Gray, Christopher Gable, Nerys Hughes.The millionairess: Maggie Smith, Tom Baker, Charles Gray, Peter Barkworth, James Villiers, Priscilla Morgan, Donald Pickering.
- System Details Note:
- DVD, NTSC, region 1, 4:3 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono. and stereo.
- Language Note:
- In English, with optional English captions for the deaf and hearing impaired.
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- Made-for-TV movies.
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | DVD MAG (Text) | 37810434855341 | Adult Video | Reshelving | - |
| Columbus Library | DVD DRAMA MAG (Text) | 31250200059502 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
