Blott On The Landscape (DVD)

Another of my MUST HAVES! Superb adaptation of a Tom Sharpe novel with excellent characterisations from David Suchet as Blott, (man of mystery and servant at Handyman Hall), Geraldine James as Lady Maud (the biological clock is running out and she wants an heir), George Cole, (Sir Giles, her scheming politican husband), the delightful Mrs Forthby (a soft and unlikely dominatrix who panders to the politician's rather peculiar tastes) played by Julia Mckenzie, and Simon Cadell (ex BBC Coldtiz and Hi-De-Hi)as a bumbling ministry trouble shooter.
The Kleene Gorge inwhich Handyman Hall is rurally nestled, is the long held home within Lady Maud's family, and is threatened by a bypass. George Cole enmeshed in the twists and turns of politics and with an eye to lining his own pocket dares to take on his Wife, the indominitable Lady Maud who's right hand man Blott will do all he can to protect her and the family seat!
Set in and around the beautiful real life market town of Ludlow in Shropshire, we can only sit back helplessly and watch events unfold.. in typical Tom Sharpe fashion!

Hilarious from start to finish- Tom Sharpe's characters are so wickedly true, a huge dig at the pomposity and foolishness of The Establishment, and the casting is brilliant-all of them. I hope they had good fun filming it. The final scenes are real fall about laughing clutch your stomach stuff!
Want more ? Try Wilt!

I brought my dad this dvd for christmas as i remember watching it with my parents when i was a child and it was on the tele...i ordered it off ebay and was very impressed with the speed to which the ebay member got it delivered to me..ive put this ebay member in my favorite sellers to keep an eye on what they have on offer..many thanks
ian wilcox
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Thoroughly enjoyed the series when it was first shown, then saw it advertised here on ebay along with the paperback, decided to read it first( buying it here of course !!)It was just as I remembered so as the adaption from book to screen was so good I decided to get the DVD...a timely moment as I was upgrading all my 'much loved' collection of videos to the new format. Six hilarious hours later I knew it was money well spent.

I am old enough to have seen this play when it was first broadcast on BBC TV, in about the 1970s I think. I enjoyed it very much at the time, it is a good, well written and amusing yarn with strongly drawn characters and the play is acted by a cast of top flight actors. I never forgot it, and when I was looking for a DVD stocking filler for Christmas it came to mind.
It is a bawdy tale of greed and revenge and I can recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good belly laugh, subtle it aint.

There are not enough superlatives to do this series justice. The BBC realey pushed the boat out when they recorded this. What is it ? BLOTT ON THE LANDSCAPE.. Any body who has an interest in polatics with a small p Will realy enjoy the story line and as for the acting I feel that you would pay to see this. Or go to your local Planning committee.

Brilient. Great. sorry I said that that would take too long.

Penyate Alious Mick J