A Bit of a Do Complete Collection

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The working-class Simcocks and middle-class Rodenhursts are from different ends of the social spectrum. Their fortunes forever linked by a shotgun wedding, they meet at various functions: more weddings, a funeral, the crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken UK. Each event ("do") is a calamity in the making.  
 
"Hilarious"—Times (UK)

The working-class Simcocks and middle-class Rodenhursts are from different ends of the social spectrum. Their fortunes forever linked by a shotgun wedding, they meet at various functions: more weddings, a funeral, the crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken UK. Each event ("do") is a calamity in the making. David Jason (A Touch of Frost) leads a stellar cast in the classic Britcom based on books by David Nobbs (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin). "Hilarious"—Times (UK). 13 episodes; approx. 11 hours on 4 DVDs.
"Hilarious"—The Times (U.K.)
BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Actress (Gwen Taylor, 1990)

British Comedy Award Winner for Best TV Comedy Actor (David Jason, 1990)

Broadcasting Press Guild Award Winner for Best Entertainment (1990)

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Series 1 (Discs 1 & 2)
The wedding of Jenny Rodenhurst and Paul Simcock is memorable, but for the wrong reasons. Liz, the bride’s mother, and Ted, the groom’s father, make an impetuous decision that will change everyone’s lives. Secrets unfold at a dentists’ dinner dance, the Angling Club Christmas party, a charity horse-racing evening, and the crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken (U.K.). The series ends the way it began: at a wedding as full of surprises as the first.

Series 1
Disc 1
Episode 1:The White Wedding
Episode 2:The Dentist’s Dinner Dance
Episode 3:The Angling Club Christmas Party

Disc 2
Episode 4:The Charity Horse Racing Evening
Episode 5:The Crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken(U.K.)
Episode 6:The Registry Office Wedding

Series 2 (Discs 3 & 4)
More weddings, a christening, and a funeral continue the chain of events begun when Ted Simcock and Liz Rodenhurst had a fateful encounter on their children’s wedding day. Rita has a romance with a politician, Ted becomes involved with a woman named Corinna, a former purveyor of frozen chicken goes vegetarian, and Paul tangles with the law. A funeral leads to another marriage proposal, and two weddings take place at the same place on the same day—but Liz is up to her old tricks.

Series 2
Disc 3
Episode 1:The Church Wedding
Episode 2:The Christening
Episode 3:The Grand Opening of Sillitoe’s
Episode 4:The Farewell Party

Disc 4
Episode 5:The Inauguration of the Outer Inner Relief Ring Road
Episode 6:The Funeral
Episode 7:The Civil Wedding
  • Interviews with star Nicola Pagett and writer/creator David Nobbs
  • Cast filmographies
Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 658 minutes
Format: Full screen
Number of discs: 4
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: No
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Rating: NR
"Hilarious"—The Times(U.K.)
BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Actress (Gwen Taylor, 1990)

British Comedy Award Winner for Best TV Comedy Actor (David Jason, 1990)

Broadcasting Press Guild Award Winner for Best Entertainment (1990)

Just for fun

5 Stars

from on 12/20/2010 12:00:00 AM wrote:

It is just for fun. The type of program you sit down to watch thinking "now what are they going to do." The idea of every episode occurring at a "do" is clever. We've enjoyed all the actors in other popular programs and it was fun to see them here.