DVD premiere of this acclaimed BBC TV 'Play for Today' from 1978. Directed by John MacKenzie (The Long Good Friday Just Another Saturday) and adapted by Alan Garner (The Owl Service) from his own fantasy novel Red Shift takes the viewer on a fantastical and bewildering journey. Spanning three separate time periods Red Shift tells the story of three troubled young men - one in Roman Britain one in the English Civil War and one in the 1970s - all of whom are haunted by each other's memories and are connected through a shared location (Mow Cop in Cheshire) and... through the discovery by teenagers Tom and Jen of an ancient and mystical axe-head. Exploring themes of mysticism and folklore that are common in Alan Garner's fantasy novels Red Shift is a classic Play for Today from the golden age of BBC drama. [show more]
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Single episode from the TV series 'Play for Today' adapted from Alan Gray's fantasy novel. The episode follows a Roman soldier, a rebel in the English Civil War and a young man in the 1970s across 1000 years and three distinct time periods as each troubled soul travels to Mow Cop Hill in Cheshire in search of solace. Somehow the men's lives are connected through their shared location and the discovery of an ancient axe head, but will each be able to alter the others' course of time or are their destinies predefined?
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. Directed by John MacKenzie (The Long Good Friday), this acclaimed and long-unseen BBC TV Play for Today from 1978 is adapted by Alan Garner (The Owl Service) from his own complex and enthralling sci-fi fantasy novel.Red Shift takes the viewer on a beguiling voyage through English history, spanning three distinct time periods: Roman Britain, the English Civil War and 1970s modern day. Garner's story follows three troubled young men, Tom, Thomas and Macey, who occupy these different eras and are haunted by shared visions. They are also linked by a common location (Mow Cop in south Cheshire) and by the discovery of a talisman: an ancient axe-head.Exploring themes of mysticism, folklore and geography that are common in Alan Garner's fantasy novels, Red Shift is a uniquely compelling Play for Today from the golden age of BBC drama. Directors: John MackenzieFormat: Dolby, PALLanguage: EnglishSubtitles For The Hearing Impaired: EnglishRegion: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1Number of discs: 1
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