Synopsis Thread

[tij2001]

Written in 1893 but not performed until 1902 because of government censorship, Mrs. Warren's Profession scandalized Victorian England.

What is the profession that has enabled Mrs. Warren to give her daughter all the benefits of "good society?" Vivie Warren discovers her mother's secrets and embraces her own power as a "modern" woman.

[tij2001]

Rich and languorous, this adaptation of George Eliot's classic tale perfectly evokes rural England in the 19th century. But beneath the tranquil surface of this pastoral idyll run deep passions and the bitter gall of betrayal.

Adam Bede is an honest, hard-working carpenter with his heart set on marrying his sweetheart, the pretty dairymaid Hetty Sorrel. But Hetty is vain and materialistic an wants nothing to do with her boring life on the farm. When Arthur Donnithorne, the heir to a local estate, begins to notice Hetty, it is not long before she allows herself to be seduced by him. When Adam finds out, he shames Donnithorne into leaving the village, but it is too late. Hetty is already pregnant from her ill-fated dalliance. Defying Adam' concerns, Hetty sets off alone in pursuit of her former lover. Eventually, destitute and exhausted, she gives birth to a premature baby and then, overcome by despair, abandons it. Can there be salvation for poor Hetty?

[tij2001]

Before Masterpiece Theatre, American Playhouse or Hollywood Television Theatre, there was An Age Of Kings, a 15-part mini-series based on William Shakespeare's history plays. An Age Of Kings chronicles the turmoil, power, mystery and frailty of Britain's monarchs from Richard II (1377-1399) to Richard III (1483-1485). Not seen in North America since its original television broadcast in the 1960s, this remarkable BBC production is finally available on DVD.

[tij2001]

Rene is having a difficult war. He is not frightened by the Gestapo; he is not frightened by the Germans; he is not even frightened by the French Resistance. But his wife Edith scares him out of his living daylights! And now that he has been shot dead and is posing as his own twin brother, it appears he may have to woo her allover again and even remarry her in order to gain back his cafe, which he left to her in his will. But he has also promised to marry Yvette and Maria, his two sexy waitresses. Throw in three garlic sausages, one of which contains "The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies," one of which contains a forgery and the third of which is an actual sausage, and you have a very difficult war indeed!

[tij2001]

Things are looking up for Rene Artois. The British airmen have finally escaped to England, Captain Bertorelli and his Italian troops have gone home, and the war is going badly for the Germans. Could this mean the return to a peaceful life? Not when Yvette announces she is pregnant! There is nothing for Rene to do except marry her. But first he must retrieve a compromising photo of Lieutenant Gruber with the painting of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies, which is mysteriously missing one booby. Meanwhile, the French Resistance have captured Colonel Von Strohm and Lieutenant Gruber in disguise as Hitler and Goering, and a group of rebel German officers have captured Rene and Helga, also in disguise as Hitler and Goering, and sentenced to death! Must Rene die a second time? Find out in the eighth season of this hilarious BBC classic.

[tij2001]

René Artois is a man on the run. Acting as a pawn for the French Resistance, he spends his days running from the Gestapo, the Generals, and naturally, from all of the women who desperately yearn for his affection. But unfortunately for René, he is also running out of time! If he wants to make it out of France alive, he must fake the death of the undertaker, fit a million Francs down Lieutenant Gruber's trousers, and diffuse a bomb disguised as a Christmas pudding. But will René's own antics catch up with him when he least expects it? Or is he quick enough to elude his friends and enemies before its too late? Find out in this hilarious BBC comedy classic!

[tij2001]

For René, the end of the war just cannot come soon enough. Relying on a camera hidden inside a potato, a long distance duck, and of course, his unparalleled charm, he aids the French Resistance in their outlandish plots to fool the Germans and end the war. But if René doesn't marry Denise, the leader of the Communist Resistance, it could mean the end of him! With his trusty piano player at his side, René manages to escape a giant circular saw, blast his way into the bank's vault, and poison the team of Generals. Can René obtain the plans for the German invasion in time to save everyone? Or will the overbearing passion of his female collaborators force him to save himself? Find out in this explosive sitcom from the BBC!

[tij2001]

Poor Rene. He was last seen in a prisoner of war camp, trapped with his wife and both mistresses, not to mention the two idiotic British airmen and Michelle, the hardest taskmaster of the Resistance. What's worse, Cafe Rene and its gin supply are in the unreliable hands of his mother-in-law. More hare-brained schemes, more cross-dressers, more sausages, more fractured accents, more double entendres--they're all part of the rich texture of this hugely popular sitcom from the BBC!

[tij2001]

Rene has great expectations! The end of the war is in sight and he is eagerly anticipating a quick return to normalcy. Unfortunately, this is Nouvion, and normalcy will have to wait while Rene is blown to smithereens, shot in the rear end while disguised as an elk, and kidnapped by Louise to serve as love slave to the Communist Resistance. Meanwhile, Herr Flick undergoes plastic surgery to avoid capture by the Allies, General von Klinkerhoffen hatches another fool-proof plan to assassinate Hitler, and no one can remember where they have hidden the painting of the Fallen Madonna with the big boobies. As normalcy recedes further and further into the distance, Michelle plots an escape via the annual fishmonger's parade, and Lieutenant Gruber desperately tries to fix his little tank. Can the end of the war come soon enough to save these desperate fools?

[tij2001]

Poor Rene. His only desire is for a peaceful life in his quiet safe in Nouvion, France. The only difficult decision he wishes to make is which waitress to sneak off to the broom closet with for a quick cuddle. But ever since the war started, nothing is simple. As if it wasn't bad enough to be shot dead by the Germans, now the resistance wants to shoot him also and he must flee to, of all places, England! But first, he must rescue his mother-in-law, who was last seen in her bed with Leclerc attached to a hot air balloon heading due south at 500 feet, and he must also smuggle food to British airmen, who have gotten themselves stuck down a drain in the middle of town square, all while attempting to evade the deadly singing voice of his wife Edith! Will this war never end?