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Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
Based on the novel by Angus Wilson, adapted for the screen by Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones’s
Diary), this darkly comic, BAFTAwinning satire skewers British social and academic hypocrisy to its core. Richard Johnson (The Camomile Lawn) stars as Gerald Middleton, a retired historian coming to terms with his life’s folly. Produced for Thames Television in 1992, seen on public television. With Tara Fitzgerald. Approx. 229 min. on 2 DVDs. For mature audiences.
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Disc 1
Episode 1
At age 60, disillusioned with academia and estranged from his family, retired historian Gerald Middleton looks back on the summer of 1912. Then, as a young man, he witnessed the discovery of a phallic idol in the excavated grave of a medieval bishop and fell in love with Dollie, his best friend’s fiancée.
Episode 2
Over Gerald’s objections, Inge Middleton invites the conniving Larrie to stay with her at the family estate—not knowing that Larrie and her favorite son, John, are secretly lovers. Meanwhile, trying to uncover the truth about the Melpham idol, Gerald visits Professor Portway’s widow, Lilian, in France.
Disc 2
Episode 3
With an angry confrontation between Robin and his brother-in-law and emotional entrances by Elvira and Larrie, a soiree thrown by Marie Helene ends in disaster for all three of the Middleton children. Gerald reconnects with Dollie after years of separation and finally learns the unambiguous truth about the Melpham idol. |
- Biography of screenwriter Andrew Davies
- Program previews
- Cast filmographies
| Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 229 minutes
Format: Full screen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: No
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Rating: N/A | "A wonderfully unique piece that defies categorization"—DVD Talk
"Very funny British TV"—EFilmCritic.com
"Excellent production with superb acting."—EInsiders.com
"The unfolding story makes remarkably riveting viewing."—British Heritage Magazine
"A pure joy to watch."—Pop Matters | BAFTA TV Award Winner for Best Drama Serial (1993)
Broadcasting Press Guild Award Winner for Best Actor (Richard Johnson, 1993)
Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award Winner for TV – Dramatised Serial (1992) |
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