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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play  This collection contains eight star-studded BBC productions spanning four decades and ranges from the Feydeau farce Keep an Eye on Amelie (1978) to Ibsen&39;s Ghosts (1987) with Kenneth Branagh Michael Gambon and Natasha Richardson It features a version of Chekhov&39;s The Cherry Orchard 1981 as well as Talking to a Stranger (1966) described as the first authentic masterpiece written directly for television This selection of classic television plays also features Dench alongside Norman Wisdom and Fulton Mackay in Going Gently (1981) and Robert Hardy in Michael Frayn&39;s award winning Make and Break Dench&39;s later work is represented by Absolute Hell (1991) a role for which she won an Olivier Award and Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990) in which she starred opposite her husband Michael Williams Titles include Talking to a Stranger (1966) Keep an Eye on Amélie (1973) The Cherry Orchard (1981) Going Gently (1981) Ghosts (1987) Make and Break (1987) Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990) Absolute Hell (1991) Actors Judi Dench Certificate 15 years and over Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English Subtitles English for the Hard of Hearing Duration 19 Hours (approx)

A collection of classic, early performances from Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench. 'Talking to a Stranger' (1966): A quartet of plays by John Hopkins that look at the same weekend through the eyes of four different people. 'Make and Break' (1987) is Michael Frayn's adaptation of his own play stars Robert Hardy and Dench. Hardy is the boss of a building components firm who is so devoured by his work that he is blind to his devoted secretary's adoration. But at a trade fair in Frankfurt, events take some unexpected turns. 'Absolute Hell' (1991) is a production of Rodney Ackland's once scandalous black comedy about the alcoholic, nymphomaniac owner of a Soho drinking club in bomb-blasted London in the weeks leading up to the 1945 election. In 'Can You Hear Me Thinking?' (1990) distinguished husband and wife, Michael Williams and Dench, play another married couple in this BAFTA winning tale of a family whose lives are shattered when their 16-year-old son develops schizophrenia. At first, he turns violent and has to be hospitalized. When he is released, the full implications of his illness strike home. 'The Cherry Orchard' (1981), Anton Chekhov's last play, is a comedy full of foreboding. Sensing that revolution was about to privileged and protected ways of life he wrote with sympathy for these people but also excitement for the future. 'Ghosts' (1987) is Ibsen's powerful drama exploring the suppression of disturbing truths and tragic effects of hypocrisy. Finally, 'Going Gently' (1981) is a play based on a group of terminally ill patients on a cancer ward.