In Loving Memory: The Complete Fifth Series DVD

Oldshaw 1929: when you could enjoy a night out at the Theatre Royal a pint in the interval a hot pie on the way home - and still have change from a shilling. You could also have an argument with a brewer's dray and end up as a client of Unsworth and Co. Undertakers and Monumental Masons... and be given one of the most disastrous funerals in the long and noble history of undertaking. Thora Hird (Talking Heads Last of the Summer Wine) brings her inimitable humour to the role of Ivy Unsworth widow of funeral director Jeremiah who has been left to run Unsworth and Co.... along with her accident-prone nephew Billy (Christopher Beeny - Upstairs Downstairs). A much-loved comedy series set in a fictional Lancashire mill town In Loving Memory was a huge commercial success for Yorkshire Television running for five series between 1979 and 1986; this relase contains the fifth and final series. And Auntie Came Too: It's Oldshaw's Wedding of the Year as Billy and Mary finally tie the knot. Three's a Crowd: Billy and his new bride have scarcely a minute to themselves on their honeymoon. They Shoot Undertakers Don't They?: Mary Henshaw can't help feeling jealous of Billy's past girlfriends. The Second Time Around: When Ivy gets the family photo album out Mary's in for a shock. King of the Mountains: The strenuous Northern sport of fell running is a boon for the undertaking trade... The Undertaker's Apprentice: An unfortunate accident compels Ivy to seek a proper apprentice. Up in the World: Business is booming and Billy's marriage is under strain. [show more]

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