Billy Liar (Complete Series 1) - 2-DVD Set ( Billy Liar - Complete Season One )

Billy Liar (Complete Series 1) - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Billy Liar - Complete Season One
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

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

Running Time:
325 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Uncut

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

Directed By:
Stuart Allen
Alan Wallis

Written By:
Keith Waterhouse
Willis Hall

Actors:
Jeff Rawle ..... Billy Liar (27 episodes, 1973-1974)
George A. Cooper ..... Geoffrey Fisher / ... (27 episodes, 1973-1974)
Pamela Vezey ..... Alice Fisher / ... (27 episodes, 1973-1974)
May Warden ..... Grandma / ... (27 episodes, 1973-1974)
Sally Watts ..... Barbara (27 episodes, 1973-1974)
Colin Jeavons ..... Mr. Shadrack / ... (17 episodes, 1973-1974)
Cyril Appleton ..... P.C. Henderson / ... (4 episodes, 1973-1974)
Harry Littlewood ..... D.I. Charlesworth / ... (2 episodes, 1973-1974)

Synopsis:

An eternal dreamer, Billy Fisher is a likeable North Country lad with a habit of becoming lost in his own wild imagination. His flights of fancy do him no favours at the funeral parlour where he works and earn him continuous scorn from his boss, Mr. Shadrack. Life at home proves just as boring and his daydreaming provides a constant source of annoyance to his Dad. Adapted from the highly successful novel/play/film by successful writing team Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall (Budgie, Worzel Gummidge), this version of Billy Liar was updated by them to make it more relevant to the early 1970s, when it was made. As such, it's a unique and whimsical time capsule of a decade when flares were mandatory and hippies walked the streets. All of this counterpointed by Billy's flights of fancy! Featuring exceptional performances by Jeff Rawle (Drop the Dead Donkey, Spooks) as Billy, George A. Cooper (Z-Cars, Public Eye) as his Dad and Colin Jeavons (Sherlock Holmes, To Play the King) as the mortifying Mr. Shadrack, Billy Liar still remains one of the funniest shows from one of Britain's premier writing teams.

Season 1
Billy and the Party Spirit
S1, Ep0 Oct. 26, 1973

Billy and the French Connection
S1, Ep1 Nov. 2, 1973

Billy and the Lost Weekend
S1, Ep2 Nov. 9, 1973

Billy and the Monster
S1, Ep3 Nov. 16, 1973

Billy and the Cornish Split
S1, Ep4 Nov. 23, 1973

Billy and the Freudian Slip
S1, Ep5 Nov. 30, 1973

Billy's Night In
S1, Ep6 Dec. 7, 1973

Billy and the Long Lunch
S1, Ep7 Dec. 14, 1973

Billy and the Gift of the Magi
S1, Ep8 Dec. 21, 1973

Billy and the Au Pair
S1, Ep9 Dec. 28, 1973

Billy and the Key of the Door
S1, Ep10 Jan. 4, 1974

Billy and Pandora's Box
S1, Ep11 Jan. 11, 1974

Billy and the Alter Ego
S1, Ep12 Jan. 18, 1974

All Star Comedy Carnival
S1, Ep13 Dec. 1973

Billy, a young clerk in a North country firm of undertakers, is endowed with a vivid, childlike imagination which allows him to escape into his dream country, Ambrosia, whenever the responsibilities of adult life become too great. He is unable to tell the sober truth and his inventive lies lead him into hopeless difficulties at work and at home. He dreams of becoming a scriptwriter and tries to interest a well-known visiting comedian. He becomes engaged to two girls at once and really loves a third, Liz, who persuades him to go to London with her. Billy's courage fails him and at the last moment he finds some pretext to jump off the train. He watches it go and then marches home, accompanied by an imaginary retinue, to his unsympathetic parents.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 19 September, 2013.