This is one of my favourite BBC dramas, love all the characters, even the token old, poor man in the form of Montague Tig. Julia Sawahla is particualy good, and I love Bradley the young servant boy. I am annoyed that this is only out on Region 1 DVD, and the same applies to my other favourite BBC drama, 'Love in a Cold Climate' , which is my opinion is absolutely perfect.
I believe (but am not certain) that when the BBC does DVD releases, they tend to do region 1 releases, first, then follow it up with a Region 2 release. If that is indeed the case (?), you just needed to wait a bit to see the Region 2 release of
Martin Chuzzlewit.
(Although, as near as I can make out, the Region 2 release of MC is purported to be a "rare" [the seller's word, not mine] Dutch import. However, it can't be
that rare, as a couple of different sellers are currently flogging them on That Internet Auction site, with one offering it for ~11 quid.)
Same deal with
Love in a Cold Climate; I'm guessing you were looking for the Dame Judi Dench version of that one? In any case, both that and the later (i.e. Rosamund Pike) version seem to be available on Region 2 DVD.
I'm guessing you bought both of these DVDs long ago, but I mention it just in case you gave up looking for them before the Region 2 releases came out.
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