Love for Lydia - 5-DVD Box Set

Love for Lydia - 5-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Surround )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
655 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Tony Wharmby
Christopher Hodson

Written By:
H.E. Bates
Julian Bond

Actors:
Mel Martin ..... Lydia Aspen (13 episodes, 1977)
Christopher Blake ..... Richardson (10 episodes, 1977)
Beatrix Lehmann ..... Aunt Bertie (7 episodes, 1977)
Ralph Arliss ..... Blackie Johnson (7 episodes, 1977)
Peter Davison ..... Tom Holland (7 episodes, 1977)
Michael Aldridge ..... Captain Rollo Aspen (7 episodes, 1977)
Christopher Hancock ..... Mr. Richardson (7 episodes, 1977)
Sherrie Hewson ..... Nancy Holland (7 episodes, 1977)
Patricia Leach ..... Mrs. Richardson (7 episodes, 1977)
Jeremy Irons ..... Alex Sanderson (6 episodes, 1977)
Rachel Kempson ..... Aunt Juliana (6 episodes, 1977)
Wendy Gifford ..... Mrs. Sanderson (6 episodes, 1977)
Ruby Head ..... Lily the Maid (6 episodes, 1977)
Irene Richard ..... Nora Jepson (5 episodes, 1977)
David Ryall ..... Bretherton (4 episodes, 1977)
Richard Grant ..... Vicar / ... (3 episodes, 1977)
Shirley Cain ..... Nurse Simpson (2 episodes, 1977)
Michael Howarth ..... Dr. Baird (2 episodes, 1977)
Laidlaw Dalling ..... Male Patient (2 episodes, 1977)
Jack Le White ..... Barman (2 episodes, 1977)
Hedger Wallace ..... Mr. Sanderson (2 episodes, 1977)
Jonathan Darvill ..... PC Arthur Peck (2 episodes, 1977)
Derek Hallworth ..... Boy Soprano (2 episodes, 1977)
Sam Kydd ..... Old Johnson (2 episodes, 1977)
Helena McCarthy ..... Mrs. O'Keefe (2 episodes, 1977)
Paula Kent ..... Ethel Holland (2 episodes, 1977)
Georgine Anderson ..... Mrs. Holland (unknown episodes)
Osmund Bullock ..... Vivian Hammond (unknown episodes)
Basil Clarke ..... Otto Dreyer (unknown episodes)
Holly De Jong ..... Edith Holland (unknown episodes)
David Firth ..... 1st. Male Guest (unknown episodes)
Lucinda Gane ..... Jennie Evans (unknown episodes)
David Hampshire ..... George Holland (unknown episodes)
Peter Machin ..... 2nd. Male Guest (unknown episodes)
Eileen Waugh ..... Female Guest (unknown episodes)
Arthur Whybrow ..... Garage mechanic (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

Adapted from the novel by H.E. Bates, the British miniseries Love for Lydia featured Mel Martin in the title role. A young and giddy heiress, Lydia spent the better part of the 1930s holding several eligible bachelors in her thrall. Meanwhile, long-suffering Edward Richardson (Christopher Blake), convinced that he'd be the heroine's one true love if only given the chance, stood quietly on the sidelines as the impulsive Lydia toyed with the emotions of his rivals. The 13 hour-long episodes of Love for Lydia were originally aired over London Weekend Television in 1977, then telecast in America as part of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre anthology beginning September 23, 1979.

This thirteen-part series explores just how painful love can be for young people. Would-be writer Edward Richardson is in love with heiress Lydia Aspen and wants her all to himself. Lydia professes to be in love with him, but her first love is excitement. There are several other young men who vie with Richardson for Lydia's affection, and she sends mixed signals to them all, playing them off against each other, sometimes with dire results. At least that's the way Richardson sees things, but it's not the whole story.

Love for Lydia was made into a thirteen-part serial by London Weekend Television, first shown in 1977. It featured several actors in performances which were early in their television careers, including Christopher Blake, Mel Martin, Christopher Hancock, Peter Davison, Jeremy Irons, Ralph Arliss and Sherrie Hewson. It also featured Rachel Kempson, Beatrix Lehmann and Michael Aldridge as Lydia's eccentric relations. Other stars were David Ryall, Sam Kydd, Georgine Anderson, Paula Kent, Donald Bisset, Antony Brown, Jonathan Darwill, Holly de Jong, Fiona Duncan and Carol Frazer .

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 04 August, 2011.