The acclaimed 13 part miniseries that starred Francesca Annis as Lillie Langtry, the theater darling of England around the turn of the last century. Francesca Annis also played the same character in the miniseries, Edward the Seventh 3 years prior. The story takes place in an unhappy marriage in the 1870’s to her death in 1929, played wonderfully by Annis and the make up in the last few episodes are very believable. Shot on videotape and film was shown on London Weekend Television for the ITV channel back in 1978. The series also stars Anton Rogers, Peter Egan, Dennis Lil, Jeannie Linden, Anthony Ainley, John Bennett and “Q” himself, Desmond Llewelyn among others. This set includes Cast filmographies on all discs.
VIDEO
The video quality is quite good! All the episodes are on videotape with filmed outdoor scenes. There is a Play All feature. All episodes run approx 51 mins.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. Also here in mono but very clear!
Disc 1- 1. “Emille”
2. “Mrs. Langtry”
3. “The Jersey Lillie”-with Jennie Linden and Desmond Llewelyn
4. “The New Helen”-with Dennis Lil
Disc 2- 5. “Bertie”
6. “Let Them Say”
7. “The Sailor Prince”-with John Castle and Anthony Ainley
Disc 3- 8. “Going on the Stage’
9. “America”
10. “Home on the Range”-with John Bennett and David Healy
Disc 4-11. “Mr. Jersey”-with James Warwick
12. “Sunset and Evening Star”-with Deborah Watling
13. “Fifty Cents A Dance”
Extras
Disc 1: Cast filmographies
Disc 2: None
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: None
Verdict
A well done miniseries. To learn more about the show visit www. acornmedia.com.
Rating; ****!
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