King of the Castle - Complete Series

King of the Castle - Complete Series (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

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

Running Time:
175 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

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

Directed By:
Peter Hammond

Written By:
Bob Baker
Dave Martin

Actors:
Philip DaCosta ..... Roland Wright (7 episodes, 1977)
Talfryn Thomas ..... Vine / ... (7 episodes, 1977)
Edward Dentith ..... Sgt. Tarr / ... (7 episodes, 1977)
Patrick Durkin ..... 1st Engineer / ... (7 episodes, 1977)
Paul Nicholson ..... PC Briggs / ... (7 episodes, 1977)
Angela Richards ..... June / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
Jamie Foreman ..... Ripper / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
David Trevena ..... 2nd engineer / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
Derek Smith ..... Voss / ... (5 episodes, 1977)
Milton Johns ..... Ergon / ... (5 episodes, 1977)
Sean Lynch ..... Ron / ... (4 episodes, 1977)
Fulton Mackay ..... Hawkspur / ... (4 episodes, 1977)
Georgina Kean ..... Beattie / ... (4 episodes, 1977)
Majelia Dennehy ..... Della / ... (4 episodes, 1977)
Kevin Hudson ..... Alfie / ... (3 episodes, 1977)

Synopsis:

Macabre, fantastical and a benchmark production for children's television in the 1970s, King of the Castle was created by Doctor Who stalwarts Bob Baker and Dave Martin as one of the run of outstanding children's dramas HTV produced in that decade. Featuring strong direction and a script which expertly melds fantasy and reality, the series boasts solid performances from genre stalwarts Fulton Mackay, Milton Johns and Talfryn Thomas as well as Philip Da Costa as the series' hero, Roland.

Shy young Roland Wright deals with his tortured existance at home with his nagging parents in a tower block and at school with his bullies & tyrannical teachers by withdrawing into a fantasy world where everyone he knows is transformed into hideous doubles. When he falls down a lift shaft this fantasy becomes reality, and Roland must recover a number of missing keys, overcome his enemies... and become 'King of the Castle'!

Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, the series is a surreal tale centred around a lonely young boy, Roland, who lives unhappily in a council flat with his father and stepmother. Escaping from a gang of local bullies in a malfunctioning lift, Roland finds himself transported to a strange fantasy environment where people and places are twisted variations of those he sees in his real life.

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