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Helen Mirren at the BBC [digital videodisc] / BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; British Broadcasting Corporation.

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[S.l.] : BBC Video : 2 Entertain Video Ltd. : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]

Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 -- Drama.

Petacci, Clara, 1912-1945 -- Drama.

Betrothal -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Murder for hire -- Drama.

Kings and rulers -- Drama.

Mistresses -- Drama.

Adultery -- Drama.

Friendship -- Drama.

Clergy -- Drama.

Romanies -- Drama.

Married women -- Drama.

Seduction -- Drama.

Children -- Drama.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.

Russians -- England -- Drama.

Cold War -- Drama.

Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Drama.

5 videodiscs (ca. 810 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([14] p. : ill.)

Disc 1: The changeling / by Thomas Middleton & William Rowley ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by Anthony Page. Disc 2: The apple cart / by Bernard Shaw ; producer, Alan Shallcross ; directed by Cedric Messina -- Caesar and Claretta / by Jack Russell ; producer, Rosemary Hill ; directed by Claude Whatham. Disc 3: The philanthropist / by Christopher Hampton ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by Stuart Burge -- The little minister / by J.M. Barrie ; producer, Alan Shallcross ; directed by Cedric Messina. Disc 4: The country wife / by William Wycherley ; producer, Cedric Messina ; directed by Donald McWhinnie -- Blue remembered hills / by Dennis Potter ; produced by Kenith Trodd ; directed by Brian Gibson. Disc 5: Mrs. Reinhardt / by Edna O'Brien ; produced by Alan Shallcross ; directed by Piers Haggard -- Soft targets / by Stephen Poliakoff ; produced by Kenith Trodd ; directed by Charles Sturridge.

The changeling: Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to one man, but loves another. She hires her father's servant to kill her betrothed, but is then horrified at what she has done.

The apple cart: The king must match wits with an unruly mistress and a cabinet wanting a constitutional monarchy.

Caesar and Claretta: The story of Mussolini and his lover, Claretta Petacci on their last night together.

The philanthropist: A circle of friends talks of unimportant things, seemingly oblivious to the chaos around them.

The little minister: A gypsy girl and the new 'little minister' fall in love, but must overcome her secret, his religion, and his mother.

The country wife: A rake devises a brilliant scheme to lure wives from their husbands, but is stumped by a newlywed from the country.

Blue remembered hills: Two years before the end of WWII, seven children play in the woods until a prank turns deadly.

Mrs. Reinhardt: Mrs. Reinhardt has left her adulterous husband and thinks she can be happy again with a young American, until he changes as well.

Soft targets: Two people find themselves exiles, in their own way, and are drawn together.

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