Turtle's Progress - Complete Series - 4-DVD Set

Turtle's Progress - Complete Series - 4-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
650 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1979 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Edmund Ward

Written By:
Edmund Ward

Actors:
John F. Landry ..... Turtle
Michael Attwell ..... Razor Eddie Malone (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Ruby Head ..... Aunt Ethel Wagstaff (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Tony London ..... George Wagstaff (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Paul Shelley ..... Alex Corton (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

Crime-comedy series by Edmund Ward; seven stories about two small-time crooks wh o accidentally discover a van full of stolen safety deposit boxes, and a new sto ry unfolds each time they open a new box.

Its seedy London setting and sharp humour prefiguring Minder, which launched just six months later, this light-hearted ATV drama series centred on the exploits of the eponymous small-time crook first encountered in the 1975 thriller The Hanged Man. The series finds Turtle and his accomplice, retired hooligan Razor Eddie, in accidental possession of a van containing eighty safe deposit boxes - the proceeds of a major bank raid. From top-secret documents to mysterious chemical formulae, the highly valuable contents are soon being sought by their former owners, with a new adventure unfolding as each box is opened. The lovable petty thieves may have a new source of income, but they also find themselves dodging the law, in the form of the relentless but continually thwarted Superintendent Rafferty, their fellow lawbreakers, and some altogether more sinister characters. Devised and written by Edmund Ward (The Main Chance) with guest appearances from Antony Sher, Joss Ackland and Peter Bowles, among many others, its no surprise that this fresh, witty and original series has garnered a considerable cult following.

The series was an ITV ATV Drama, and dealt with a petty criminal named Turtle (played by John F Landry) and his minder, "Razor" Eddie (Michael Attwell), who by accident come into possession of the proceeds of a major bank robbery. Eddie had been told to steal a van, and the van he stole turned out to be the getaway vehicle for the robbery. Inside were a large number of safe deposit boxes. Each episode of the show dealt with Turtle and Eddie opening one box and dealing with the contents of it.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 October, 2012.