http://www.memorabletv.com/2010/11/glorious-39-dvd-giveaway.htmlGLORIOUS 39 DVD GIVEAWAYMadman Entertainment / Region 4 / Released November 10, 2010
A new Stephen Poliakoff production is always something to be savored and Glorious 39, which he directs as well as scripts is well up to his usual superb standard. It's released this month on DVD and thanks to the good folk at Madman Entertainment we have five copies to give away!
Like so much of Poliakoff's work it is the nature of memory that is at the heart of the drama; In 1939 the storm clouds of war are raging across Europe. Anne (the ethereal Romala Garai) is the adopted daughter of prominent policitician Bill Nighy and when she discovers recordings of secret meetings concerning plans to make a deal with Hitler she realises something highly sinister is going on. Then her close friend, MP Hector Haldane (a small role for former Doctor Who David Tennant) is found dead and Anne realises her own life may well be in danger.
A brilliant story with sumptuous production design and an all star cast that includes Romala Garai in the lead as Anne, Bill Nighy, Julie Christie, Jenny Agutter, Christopher Lee, Hugh Bonneville, Eddie Redmayne and Juno Temple make Glorious 39 one of the films of the year.
Our competition runs until December 15, 2010. To be in with a chance to win one of five dvd copies of Glorious 39 all you have to do is
tell us what Stephen Poliakoff's first play for the BBC was called? Also don't forget about our rather splendid daily newsletter. If you haven't signed up for this yet then what are you waiting for, a daily hit of all the latest stories, comps, reviews, features and news happening in the world of Memorable TV.
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Answer: Stronger Than the SunPoliakoff continued to write stage plays, becoming writer-in-residence for the National Theatre at the age of 24, but became increasingly interested in the medium of television, with
Stronger Than the Sun (1977 – BBC1
Play for Today), Bloody Kids (1980 – ATV),
Caught on a Train (1980 – BBC2
Playhouse) starring Peggy Ashcroft, and
Soft Targets (1982 –
Play for Today). There were also TV adaptations of his stage plays
Hitting Town (1976 – Thames Television/ITV
Play for Britain) and
City Sugar (1978 – Scottish Television / ITV
The Sunday Drama).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Poliakoff
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