Network announces the release of DENNIS POTTER AT LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION (15) RRP £29.99 on 8th September 2008.
This is a four-disc DVD compilation of TV productions Dennis Potter wrote for LWT between 1968 and 1980. Special features include two interviews the television playwright did for The South Bank Show which offer a deep and candid insight into the mind of one of Britain’s most critically acclaimed dramatists.
The plays in this set are controversial. Indeed, one of Dennis Potter’s strongest critics was Mary Whitehouse, who frequently complained about the sexual content in his work. But Dennis Potter was determined not to compromise his art for the sake of shifting standards of decency and public approval.
These TV dramas star acclaimed actors such as Donald Pleasence (Halloween, The Great Escape, Fantastic Voyage), Ian Holm (the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Alien, Chariots of Fire) and Martin Shaw (Judge John Deed, The Professionals, Cranford). Peggy Ashcroft (The 39 Steps, A Passage to India, The Nun’s Story) and Denholm Elliott (The Boys From Brazil, A Bridge Too Far, Raiders of the Lost Ark) turn in BAFTA-winning performances.
