Thursday, August 2, 2012

French Fields-The Complete Series DVD Review


French Fields-The Complete Series is now available for the first time on Region 1 DVD through Acorn Video. The show stars Julia McKenzie as Hester Fields and Anton Rodgers as her husband William. Hester is a housewife while William works. This series which was one of the last to be filmed by Thames Television before they closed in 1992.  This series has William going to France for his work and Hester learning to integrate into the French culture.  The series lasted for 3 “seasons” of 19 episodes. Guest stars in the final two seasons are Pamela Salem (Doctor Who) and Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier, Doctor Who).  There are no extras on this set.  Not as funny as the first series but there are some gems to make you laugh!  Recommended.

VIDEO


The video quality is great!  Each episode is approx. 24 mins each.  It is presented in Widescreen.  There is a Play All feature. 

Audio


Was originally recorded in Mono.  Is also in Mono but very clear!


Disc 1-  1.   “Chunnel Vision”-with Pamela Salem          Series 1
2.      “William The Conquered”
3.      “A Moving Experience”
4.      “Ou Est La Plummer De Ma Tante?”
5.      “Who’s Been Eating My Porridge”
6.      “Le Week-End”

Disc 2-  1.   “Long Legged Beasties and Things That Go Bump In The Night”           
2.        “Inside Story”                                                Series 2
3.        “Sheep May Safely Graze”
4.        “Home & Away”
5.        “Sale or Return”-with Nicholas Courtney
6.        “Double or Quit”
7.        “Noel Noel”

Disc 3-  1.   “French With Tears”                                      Series 3
2.        “The Merry, Merry Pipes”
3.        “Make For The Hills”
4.        “Surprise, Surprise”
5.        “Darling Daughters”
6.        “Hail & Farewell”


Extras


Disc 1: None

Disc 2: None

 

Disc 3: None

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