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DVD Version

posted 19 years ago by Chocomilk
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Is the DVD the entire unedited TV series; or has it been edited down to a 90 minute long movie?

it has been edited down. I haven't seen the miniseries, and apparently the director wasn't involved with the cutting, but I was satisfied with what I saw. I couldn't imagine it being any longer than what it was.

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[–] giellagirl 18 years ago

It was about three hours long, and there was an excellent sub-plot involving Alice's parents. Which was very good as we saw an embellishment on her relationship with her father. It was really good and I am really sad they cut it out.

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[–] CrazyMaryT 18 years ago

I've read that the full version also fleshes out Michael Kitchen's character. I wish I had seen that version. I had read the book and was hoping for something close to that story.

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[–] Tweekums 17 years ago

I didn't realise that the DVD was heavily edited, I'm glad I taped it when it was first broadcast

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[–] marc_tee2004 16 years ago

The original TV version was approx 2 hours 30 minutes. It was shown in three 1 hour long slots, but after commercials each programme was about 50 minutes.

I still have my home recording of it on VHS. Which I will be watching again soon. If I remember rightly I edited it together to make it one feature length 2 hour 30 min episode, rather than three indiviudal episodes.

[–] giellagirl 16 years ago

Please could I get a DVD transfer of your vhs copy. I would pay a serious chunk of change for that. I wasn't allowed to watch it when it first came on. I had to sneak little clips when my parents couldn't hear the TV. But the subplot with the parents is amazingly well done. I miss it.

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