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Post by jez on Jul 19, 2005 17:48:59 GMT
The DVD has been delayed until the 29th August for some reason.  Patsy Oh well that will give me plenty of time to watch the Corire one first, ive got some time off in early Aug and will have more chance to watch the Corrie DVD's than I usually would. Wonder why they delayed it? |
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jul 22, 2005 20:14:26 GMT
Info from Network:
Crossroads
Volume Two
Format: DVD
Classification: PG
Number of Discs: 2
Description
The pictures are better...but the programmes are just the same! Here, in all its glory, is the second volume of Crossroads, including episodes released on DVD for the very first time. Meg and Sandy Richardson, Benny Hawkins, Adam Chance, Shughie McFee – the names still strike a chord in the memories a generation of people who sat, entranced, watching the latest escapades of the staff and customers of Crossroads motel. Entranced, but usually for the wrong reason! Would the walls wobble? Would the actors dry up or start laughing mid-sentence? Anything could happen! Unrepeated for many years, the general perception of Crossroads is coloured by that of Acorn Antiques (currently playing as a hugely successful musical at the Haymarket starring Victoria Wood and Julie Walters). Whilst most people believe that it is a pastiche, it is actually a stunningly-realised and terrible subtle homage to the original Crossroads. If you love Acorn Antiques then you’re sure to love this DVD, which holds a further twelve of the best episodes from the 60s and 70s. This series will appeal to people who enjoy soap operas, Acorn Antiques and archive television fans.
Episodes
Episode 497 from November 1966 Episode 986 from November 1968 Episode 1009 from January 1969 Episode 1366 from September 1970 Episode 1674 from March 1972 Episode 2451 from December 1975 Episode 2821 from September 1977 Episode 2868 from December 1977 Episode 2869 from December 1977 Episode 2870 from December 1977 Episode 3530 from November 1981 Episode 3831 from August 1983
Extras
Promotional trailers • Interview with Sue Nicholls • Crossroads reunion
Technical Information
Picture: 4:3 / Colour and Black and White
Sound: Mono / English
Subtitles: None
Region: 2 / PAL
Running Time: 250 mins
So a Central one after all! Wonder if that's Jill & Adam's wedding or Nolly in Venice? Maybe none. LOL! It's all very random. Do they have the tapes in the corner and are pulling them out at random or what? They'd never do that with Corrie.
Patsy
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Post by jez on Jul 22, 2005 22:06:56 GMT
Thanks for posting that info Patsy. I think the Nov 1981 one will be the fire or Nolly/Meg leaving. I guess we will have to wait and see what the episode descriptions are to go with these eps. But there is hope we will get more Central ones now.  |
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jul 23, 2005 14:16:48 GMT
It's ridiculous. How can you watch them in chronological order? They have some together. Why not the week of the fire to Meg's Farewell? Okay so there's 3 but they could still do it since no one knew Meg was alive and they all presumed she'd died. Very annoying. I'd like to see them treat Corrie the same slapdash way.
Patsy
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Post by jez on Jul 23, 2005 16:26:02 GMT
Well they are on chronological order on each release, its just that they maybe wanted to put not all 1960s eps on the first one but more of a mixture if you see what I mean
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jul 23, 2005 21:36:13 GMT
I know but if you want to watch them in order you have to keep changing discs over. Very annoying. If they knew already (and I assume they did since the other was Volume 1) how many releases there were going to be, they should have had them in order throughout the volumes. You won't get Corrie from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s all over the place, will you? Crossroads, the greatest soap ever, has always been treated appallingly.
Patsy
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Post by jez on Jul 23, 2005 22:39:26 GMT
I know but if you want to watch them in order you have to keep changing discs over. Very annoying. If they knew already (and I assume they did since the other was Volume 1) how many releases there were going to be, they should have had them in order throughout the volumes. You won't get Corrie from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s all over the place, will you? Crossroads, the greatest soap ever, has always been treated appallingly. Patsy Thats because Corrie is the greatest soap ever  |
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jul 24, 2005 13:34:30 GMT
Ha, ha! Crossroads was more popular in the 70s. Crossroads was pioneering. Free Benny banners and graffitti all over the place back then. They didn't court publicity like EE and Corrie did. It just happened due to it being so popular and well loved. None of this in-your-face issue-led stuff Brookie started, EE then Corrie copied. Crossroads did it but subtley. Crossroads, Corrie and Emmerdale Farm were sooooooo different and all had their individuality. Now the soaps (apart from Emmerdale which has its own niche) are clones and it's hard to tell EE and Corrie apart.
Patsy
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Aug 3, 2005 17:21:03 GMT
1981 is the fire. 1983 is preparations for Jill and Adam's wedding so it looks like there's a volume 3 in the pipeline. ;D
Patsy
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Post by jez on Aug 3, 2005 19:20:11 GMT
Thats good. Do we know what the other eps on the DVD are?
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Aug 3, 2005 19:40:23 GMT
Yeah but I'll have to ask my friend (who got the details) if I can nick it.
Patsy
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Aug 4, 2005 20:47:00 GMT
Volume 3 in November and Volume 4 in March apparently.
Episode Listing: Disc One - 497 (November 1966) = Ruth and Andy's wedding is back on and Meg's making arrangements at the motel. A picture in the paper alarms Kitty. Andy asks Sandy to be the best man. Marilyn confronts Bill about his `wife'
986 (November 1968) = Diane is appalled at Marcus's business ethics. Nathanial recites a ghost story for Meg and Malcolm in the cottage. Miss Tatum receives hospital visitors and gets inundated with work. Ex-con George visits Vince in search of work and accommodation.
Episode 1009 (January 1969) = With Vince Parker in hospital after the accident, Meg receives notification of criminal proceedings against her for her dangerous driving.
Episode 1366 (September 1970) = Meg is away and Mr Lovejoy is left running the motel. All is not well with the staff, however, and a dispute between Mr Booth, Amy and Vi turns nasty. A Stranger turns up in the kitchen claiming to have planted a bomb there. Nick makes Mr Lovejoy a proposition.
Episode 1674 (March 1972) = Amy and Mrs Tatum settle their differences over Wilf only to find that he has found himself a new dance partner. Harry Wade is back negotiating with Cyril but is told to bring Sheila Harvey to dinner as part of the arrangement. Jill and Sheila have a miserable time in Vera's Salon.
Episode 2452 (December 1975) = The residence of King's Oak gather in church and at the motel for Christmas celebrations. Everyone, that is, except Ted Hope.
Disc Two – Episode 2821 (September 1977) = Anthony Mortimer invites Jill out to dinner and smoothes out their tempestuous relationship. Sandy lives in fear of the return of his nurse. Stacey Baxter, and receives a visit from her after Jane refuses to cover for him.
Episode 2868 (December 1977) = Benny waits at the hospital for the news about Maureen. Stan confronts Anthony Mortimer about his affair with Jill. Sandy and Lynn get engaged.
Episode 2869 (December 1977) = Kate Hamilton and Tony Morgan celebrate New Year together. Lucy, Kate's daughter, sulks and David gives her some advice. Jill contemplates divorce proceedings. Benny receives devastating news.
Episode 2870 (December 1977) = News of Maureen's death circulates around the motel and Benny breaks the news to Flynn. Kate helps Tony Moran at the casino, to daughter Lucy's dismay. Jim Baines and Sharon are at a loose end in the bar.
Episode 3530 (November 1981) = After his acquisition, Adam persuades Sharon to run the garage. The
Brownlow family get embroiled with Iris' pregnancy. Meg decides that motel life is no longer for her and concedes defeat to David. Bonfire night at the motel goes with a bang.
Episode 3831 (August 1983) = Kath Brownlow apologises to John Latchford for Glenda's outburst.
Preparations are under way for Adam and Jill's big day.
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John Latchford, incidentally, was played by David Jason's brother, Arthur White. Some great eps there.
Patsy
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Post by jez on Aug 4, 2005 22:09:03 GMT
November? Oh dear that clashed with the Corrie 80s set so Crossroads will have to wait. Thanks for the info Patsy. |
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Post by jez on Aug 4, 2005 22:10:11 GMT
Also noticed that there are only 2 eps after 1977 on that one so there wont be much Adam on this DVD either.
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Aug 4, 2005 22:41:21 GMT
Adam's in the Fire ep. He's on reception. ;D
Isn't Corrie 31st October? Crossroads for me. Soon as it's on pre-order I'm ordering it. See the QE2 14 years before Corrie did it. Better too, albeit rather short. ;D
Patsy
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