Casanova '73 - 2-DVD Set ( Casanova 73: The Adventures of a 20th Century Libertine ) ( Casanova Seventy Three )

Casanova '73 - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Casanova 73: The Adventures of a 20th Century Libertine
Alternate Title: Casanova Seventy Three
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
224 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1973 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Ray Galton
Alan Simpson

Written By:
Ray Galton
Alan Simpson

Actors:
Leslie Phillips ..... Henry Newhouse
Jan Holden ..... Carol Newhouse
Cyd Hayman ..... Miss Dropmore (2 episodes, 1973)

Synopsis:

One of Britain's greatest comedy icons, Leslie Phillips, stars in the recently uncovered TV comedy classic, Casanova '73 as footloose - if not fancy free - Henry Newhouse, alongside Jan Holden as his long-suffering wife. Taking advantage of the sexual revolution, Henry happily philanders, or attempts to philander, at every opportunity, sometimes successfully - never without a price. Whether it's an air hostess or beauty pageant contestant, a stripper turned fire-eater or a niece in need of advice, what Henry sees, Henry can't resist. Written by the acclaimed team of Galton and Simpson (Hancock, Steptoe and Son, Citizen James), the series was inspired by Dennis Potter's more-serious, if more naked, Casanova. Little did they realise the scandal that would result when TV watchdog Mary Whitehouse rallied her troops. Casanova '73 would not see '74. Now, for the first time on DVD, audiences can once again enjoy Leslie Phillips at the top of his form, bringing his theatrically-honed skills to Casanova '73, filmed before a live audience, with all the hilarity of 70's British Farce at its height.

1. First Broadcast: Thursday 13th September 1973
Henry Newhouse receives letters at home from one of his girlfriends, and suddenly becomes 'sick' in order to intercept the postman each morning. The sudden ceasement of the letters only worries him further.

2. First Broadcast: Thursday 20th September 1973
Convinced that an especailly nosey neighbour has seen him in an Italian restaurant having a romantic meal with another woman, Henry feels he must do what he can to ensure her silence.

3. First Broadcast: Thursday 27th September 1973
Henry makes a cross-country trip when his son is threatened with expulsion from his exclusive private boarding school - for taking dirty photos of the new maths mistress.

4. First Broadcast: Monday 1st October 1973
Arthur, Henry's business partner, returns from a trip abroad with the news that his wife is having an affair, and that he has consequently hidden a tape recorder in his apartment in order to record her disloyal bedroom activities...

5. First Broadcast: Monday 15th October 1973
Henry has organised a beauty pageant, Miss European Dairy Produce, but manages to get both more and less than he had bargained for, from Miss West Germany!

6. First Broadcast: Monday 22nd October 1973
Henry gets a proposition such that he fails to rise to the challenge. Carol, it seems, has had no such qualms about what she has been offered - and all by close family friends!

7. First Broadcast: Monday 29th October 1973
Henry appears to have worn himself out, and turns to a regular flame for some assistance. But when her wrestling husband returns home early, Henry's relegated to the wardrobe...

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 21 October, 2012.

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