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Coming WHV/BBC boxed DVD set
THE NOËL COWARD COLLECTION
Due out on September 11 - with thanks to Bill Rosenfield for all of the following details of this 7 dvd set.
Disc 1:
The Vortex (1969, w/
Margaret Leighton,
Alan Melville, Patrick Barr,
Jennifer Daniel
Hay Fever (1968, w/Celia Johnson, Jane Merrow, Dennis Price, Ian McKellen, Anna Massey
Disc 2:
Private Lives (1976, w/ Alec McCowen, Penelope Keith, Polly James, Donald Pickering
Disc 3:
Design for Living (1979, w/Rula Lenska, Clive Arrindell, John Steiner, John Bluthal
Mrs. Capper's Birthday (1985, w/Avis Bunnage, Patricia Hayes, Hugh Laurie,What Mad Pursuit (1985, w/Carroll Baker, Neil Cunningham, Paul Daneman)
Disc 4:
Tonight at 8:30
This is a mystery, because the play was made up of several short ones. The only broadcast using the title that could be found was a 1954 NBC Producers Showcase, including Red Peppers, Still Life, and We Were Dancing. However, this disc will include Red Peppers (1991, w/Joan Collins, Anthony Newley).
Disc 5:
Present Laughter (1964, w/ Peter Wyngarde, Ursula Howells, Joan Benham, Barbara Murray, James Bolam
Star Quality (1985, w/Sussanah York, Ian Richardson, Peter Chelsom)
Disc 6:
Me and the Girls (1985, w/Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister, Nichola
McAuliffe, Tessa Pritchard)
Bon Voyage (1985, w/ Michael Aldridge, Gay Baynes, Ed Devereaux, Nigel Havers)
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985, w/Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Robert Blythe, Amanda Pays
Disc 7:
Suite in Two Keys:
A Song at Twilight (1982, w/Deborah Kerr, Bruce Lidington, Paul Scofield, June Tobin)
Come into the Garden, Maude (1982, w/Paul Scofield, Bruce Lidington, Geraldine McEwan, Toby Robins)
