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HORSEMAN RIDING BY DVD

Bruce Purchase (Actor), Glyn Houston (Actor), Alan Grint (Director) Rated:
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Genre Drama/Television, Drama/British Empire
Format Multiple Formats, NTSC, Box set, Color
Contributor Milton Johns, Alan Grint, Forbes Collins, Fiona Gaunt, Martin Fisk, Philip Martin Brown, Wendy Holloway, Bruce Purchase, Ken Riddington, Valerie Holloway, Prunella Ransome, David Prowse, Glyn Houston, Nigel Havers, David Delve See more
Language English
Runtime 11 hours and 13 minutes

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Wounded Boer War veteran Paul Craddock (Nigel Havers, Chariots of Fire) arrives at Shallowford House in 1902 to establish himself as squire of Sorrell Valley. With the assistance of property manager John Rudd (Glyn Houston, The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Paul learns the ropes and tries his best to balance running a successful estate and being a compassionate landowner.

Paul is immediately captivated by two of the valley's women: Grace Lovell (Fiona Gaunt, War & Peace), a suffragette with a fierce temper, and sensitive Claire Derwent (Prunella Ransome, Far from the Madding Crowd). Following the outbreak of the First World War, Paul has to work even harder to manage Shallowford.

Set in the pastoral landscape of Devon and adapted from the novel by R.F. Delderfield (To Serve Them All My Days), this gripping miniseries pays tribute to the last days of traditional English country life through almost two decades of joyous occasions, devastating losses, and enduring love.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.5 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches; 4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2210
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Alan Grint
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Box set, Color
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 11 hours and 13 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 16, 2014
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Bruce Purchase, Glyn Houston, Forbes Collins, Nigel Havers, David Prowse
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Ken Riddington
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Acorn
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JQ5SZ20
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 4
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 246 ratings

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Customers find this series to be a good BBC adaptation with excellent period drama elements and beautiful scenery. The acting receives mixed reactions, with some praising the wonderful performances while others find it poor. Moreover, the pacing is slow, and customers consider the content dated. Additionally, customers express disappointment with the value for money, describing it as a waste of money.

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36 customers mention "Enjoyment"32 positive4 negative

Customers find the movie series enjoyable, particularly praising it as a well-done recreation from the BBC. One customer notes it's a fair adaptation of a long book.

"This is a very enjoyable series for those of us in Downton Abbey withdrawal...." Read more

"Loved every minute of it. The actors define their onscreen personas so well, they may as well not be actors...." Read more

"...tied everything up just a little too quickly but at least it was a very happy and honourable ending ..will keep looking at this series for many..." Read more

"...I found the print and the sound ( subtitles available) to be very good...." Read more

25 customers mention "Story quality"22 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the story of this period drama, describing it as a good old-fashioned melodrama.

"Video is old (redone), and not sharp, but the storyline was good, albeit somewhat “cheesy” at points...." Read more

"Wonderful series . I enjoy the time periods. I loved the scenery. People over 50 would enjoy the series, maybe over 60 would be closer." Read more

"...I was not disappointed. Good storyline starting just before World War 1. If you like Nigel Havers, a young man in 1978, then this is for you...." Read more

"...this as a surprise for my husband who is a history buff and loves period films. He LOVED it and kept thanking me for getting it!..." Read more

12 customers mention "Quality"9 positive3 negative

Customers praise the movie's quality, finding it well done and terrific to look at.

"This is a shortened - by years -version of a wonderful book. It is very well done and I enjoyed it thoroughly." Read more

"...I. It is now quite some years since I reviewed this quiet and elegant masterpiece from the BBC and I am even more impressed now .I suppose that one..." Read more

"...episodes are somewhat promising, buth as time progresses the quality rapidly declines." Read more

"...The various characters who inhabit the estate farms are well-drawn and handled well by the new squire as he tries to earn their love and respect...." Read more

5 customers mention "Scenery"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the scenery of the movie, with one noting it is beautifully filmed on location and another describing it as a superb evocation of English country life.

"...novel by R.F. Delderfied, A Horseman Riding By is a superb evocation of English country life in the early 20th century...." Read more

"Wonderful series . I enjoy the time periods. I loved the scenery. People over 50 would enjoy the series, maybe over 60 would be closer." Read more

"Very enjoyable,good acting and wonderful scenery..." Read more

"Good historical drama. The characters are intriguing and the scenery beautiful as the story unfolds at a steady pace...." Read more

20 customers mention "Acting"13 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the acting in the movie, with some praising the wonderful performances and well-fleshed out characters, while others find it really bad.

"...The romances are wonderful if you are a romantic, or even if you are not, since all liaisons are intrinsically bound by place and commitment to the..." Read more

"...Deals with themes of feminism, social classes, duty, honor, love, doubt, acceptance, faith, mental illness, responsibility to self/others/country,..." Read more

"...Nigel Havers is OK, but many of the other characters are almost cartoonish, they are so one dimensional and miscast...." Read more

"...of Duke Street," and/or "Doc Marten," you may also enjoy this engagingly cast and well done recreation of a rural English village in Great Britain's..." Read more

8 customers mention "Pacing"0 positive8 negative

Customers find the pacing of the movie somewhat slow.

"...(redone), and not sharp, but the storyline was good, albeit somewhat “cheesy” at points...." Read more

"Interesting, somewhat slow and old, and it was well done. Would I share my views, yes if asked." Read more

"Corny, but I liked it." Read more

"Starts slow, but builds into caring and loving film. I enjoyed it very much, and will watch it again." Read more

5 customers mention "Dated content"0 positive5 negative

Customers find the movie's content dated.

"Video is old (redone), and not sharp, but the storyline was good, albeit somewhat “cheesy” at points...." Read more

"Interesting, somewhat slow and old, and it was well done. Would I share my views, yes if asked." Read more

"...It's old school acting and the filming is obviously dated, but it's very enjoyable -- lots of drama both sad and happy, and touches on history..." Read more

"Production is dated but the story and the performances are great." Read more

5 customers mention "Value for money"0 positive5 negative

Customers find the DVD to be a waste of money and uninteresting.

"...A waste of money." Read more

"overacted and very uninteresting" Read more

"The worst video in every way. A total waste of money." Read more

"Poorly, not nearly as interesting as the book." Read more

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  • Iamapatriot
    5.0 out of 5 stars Of course, as usual the book is better but....
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024
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    This is a shortened - by years -version of a wonderful book. It is very well done and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
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  • jamesfdominydvm
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very good series from the BBC.
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    This is a very enjoyable series for those of us in Downton Abbey withdrawal. I had read Delderfield's "God is an Englishman" series years ago, and was always disappointed that there was no movie/television series; this is probably the next best thing. The transfer to DVD was a bit off in spots, but there was a disclaimer that due to the age of the material this was the best that could be done, and it wasn't enough to detract from the viewing experience.
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  • Martha J. Steffens
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved every minute of it
    Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2015
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    Loved every minute of it. The actors define their onscreen personas so well, they may as well not be actors. Fell in love with the lovable characters and didn't much like the ones who "rubbed me--and I suspect others---wrong." I lived in England for several years and know the country fairly well, although I shall forever be a "Yank." The filming is breathtaking, and convinces "us" the reason for Paul Craddock's falling in love with and subsequently purchasing the Swallowford estate after he returned from one of England's turn of the century wars, is justifiable indeed. Love connections abound among the characters, whether they be among Paul's farmers or involving Paul himself. The romances are wonderful if you are a romantic, or even if you are not, since all liaisons are intrinsically bound by place and commitment to the land or to timely political causes. I loved it--and was very caught up in each episode, of which there are many. I hate to reveal the plot and hope this review provides enough praise and "zip" as is.
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  • Richard Turnley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Most enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2016
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    Very slow moving but what a joy to have all the great set of values that decent British people have displayed on the screen in a quiet methodical way The hero of the film is a gentleman in the real sense of the word and there are various people who contrast sharply with him in the film .I suppose some people may find the pace just too slow..not I. It is now quite some years since I reviewed this quiet and elegant masterpiece from the BBC and I am even more impressed now .I suppose that one could argue that the last few minutes tied everything up just a little too quickly but at least it was a very happy and honourable ending ..will keep looking at this series for many years to come.
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  • J. Jeffrey Donahue
    3.0 out of 5 stars Unfinished business
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2018
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    I first saw this series a year or so after it was released in 1978. It is a story of a country squire and his tenants who live in a valley on the coast in Devon in the early 20th century. I thoroughly enjoyed it but thought that it ended rather suddenly. I did not know then that there were only 13 episodes; I just assumed that the Houston TV station that was showing it probably replaced it with something else. The 13 episodes in this series cover the years 1902-1919, but skip all of the years between 1906 and 1913. The books by R. F. Delderfield that this series is based on cover the years 1902-1965 as a multigenerational saga much like The Forsyte Saga. Obviously there were plans for two or three more series but those were never made, accounting for the abrupt ending of the series. From a technical standpoint the series suffers from the 1970s British TV budgetary constraints, which include shooting on videotape instead of film and marginal sets (although the ones in this series are considerably better than the sets in the original version of The Forsyte Saga). The film elements are in reasonably good shape for their age and lack of restoration. If you like period costume dramas then you will enjoy this as I did. The reason I didn't rate it higher than 3 stars has to do with the technical limitations imposed by budgetary constraints and the fact that the story lies unfinished. While the original series can never be finished, the material is interesting enough that I would hope that A Horseman Riding High will someday be remade with modern production values and cover the entire saga.
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  • Richard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss This Gem !
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015
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    Based on the novel by R.F. Delderfied, A Horseman Riding By is a superb evocation of English country life in the early 20th century. The story of a Boer War veteran who buys a rundown valley estate and his struggles to bring it back to prosperity in the years 1902 to the end of WWI is truly moving. If you like Upstairs/Downstairs or Downton Abbey, which over the same period, you'll like series. I found the print and the sound ( subtitles available) to be very good. The various characters who inhabit the estate farms are well-drawn and handled well by the new squire as he tries to earn their love and respect. I found the daily all-too-human interactions between the the various characters fascinating.
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  • A. Heathcock
    1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money
    Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2015
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    We gave up on this about 3/4 of the way throught the series, and donated it to the library. Poorly written and directed, with almost no continuity. The final straw was sitting through a strong man circus show that had nothing to do with the plot. A waste of money.
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  • Ocean Reader
    2.0 out of 5 stars A Great Disappointment to Fans of Delderfield
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2015
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    I am a great fan of Delderfield. His book "To Serve Them All My Days" is one of my favorites and I have read it more than once; the TV series was also first-rate. So, having come across the series "A Horseman Riding By" I expected the same excellance in the TV adaptation. Alas, not even close. It's a bit like an amateur high school play. Nigel Havers is OK, but many of the other characters are almost cartoonish, they are so one dimensional and miscast. But worst of all is the dialogue -- it's often laughably poor. At some point Paul's second wife, totally out of character, decides to sleep with a visitor. The whole episode is preposterous and out of place. To be fair, the first few episodes are somewhat promising, buth as time progresses the quality rapidly declines.
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  • Robert Bauerle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unterterhaltend
    Reviewed in Germany on November 24, 2014
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    DVD ist sehr gut. Bild, Ton und Untertitel sind ausgezeichnet. Ausserdem porträtieren die Schauspieler ihre Charakter genau wie im Buch. Schade das ein paar Leute (Familien Mitglied) sind nicht hier.
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  • David L. Hamilton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Early 20th century nostalgia of a passing period in English country life.
    Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2020
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    Very well done TV series, albeit somewhat faded now and with occasional directorial lapses, about an era in British country life gone forever. Good acting and story line. Nigel Havers is terrific.
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  • George Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent books on dvd
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2024
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    As per title
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  • Brian Talty
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Nostagia
    Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2015
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    I enjoy the older versions of these stories. The filming is really good, location is perfect, sets are good and the acting is good. Filming is of the period when it was made in the 70s which is one of the things I enjoy about these productions.
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  • P. Rowe
    4.0 out of 5 stars A gallop through drama in the 70s
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2010
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    Whilst by no means as compelling as Andrew Davies's adaptation of To serve them all my days, the reviews that surround this release seem to be by viewers unfamiliar with TV drama of the 70s. So let me be upfront about this. A horseman riding by is as well paced as other period sagas from the time and as such should appeal to those that enjoyed Upstairs Downstairs, the Duchess of Duke Street, Wings and myriad other productions from the time.

    The story of the innocent and principled Paul Craddock (Nigel Havers) as he buys a thinly disguised estate around Mothercombe on the South Hams in Devon is a compelling one. The early episodes recount his attempts to rebuild the estate with the support of Glyn Houston (a stalwart character actor who you remember for his performances but rarely his name). Whilst in the second half of the series the First World War looms large providing a view of its impact on rural communities as opposed to those in the cities. As with To serve them all my days there are extraordinary shocks in the series as characters depart in dramatic fashion and as with that other series, R F Delderfield's liberal, perhaps even socialist view of the past is painted well. The episodes are written by former Doctor Who producer John Wiles along with the Wings writer Arden Winch and compare favourably with their contemporaries. In fact in one area it does beat To serve them since exteriors are shot on film here rather than OB VT that was increasingly favoured as a budget saver in the early eighties. Thus some of the scenes in the last few episodes shot around 'Combe bay' look fabulous.

    This series is not slow, so don't let the other reviews put you off. It is simply a product of its time. So, if, as a viewer, you are familiar with other 70s series and the three camera studio based style that they had then you will enjoy this too!
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