"The fine high style of Masterpiece Theatre at its frothiest" --The Wall Street Journal "Delightfully dizzy clan of Brits" --Houston Chronicle "Urbane and amusing" --Los Angeles Times The Bretts have ruled the Lon... more »don stage since the 1880s. Patriarch Charles (Norman Rodway, Reilly: Ace of Spies) is a matinee idol and a womanizer. His wife, Lydia (Barbara Murray, The Pallisers), is a glamorous star of musical comedies. Their five children include actors and a radical playwright, and their dramatic household is further enlivened by loyal but gossipy servants. But now it?s the late 1920s, and times are changing. As talking pictures loom and Hollywood calls, the family buys a West End theatre to manage. Hilarity, tragedy, and slapstick ensue as the battling Bretts struggle to maintain the life they have always known. Seen on Masterpiece Theatre and co-created by Upstairs, Downstairs writer Rosemary Anne Sisson, this British series is brimming with wit and Roaring Twenties flair.« less
Actor:Norman Rodway Creator:Barbara Murray Studio:Acorn Media Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 07/26/2011 Release Year: 2011 Run Time: 16hr 15min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 6 SwapaDVD Credits: 6 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Edition: Box set MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English