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01-03-2002, 10:58 PM
<I><B><center><h2> BBC</I></b>
<b>
YES MINISTER
SERIES ONE </h2>
Release Date: Out now.
BBC
Rating: G
RRP: $ 29.95</center>
<UL>SPECIAL FEATURES AND SPECS</b></center>
<li>Artist Profiles
<LI>English language in Dolby 2.0
<LI>Aspect: 4:3 Full Screen.
<LI>Dual Layer/single sided
<LI>TOTAL Running Time: 200 Mins.</UL>
<center><b>CAST</b></center>
Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorn and Derek Fowlds
Directed by:Sydney Lotterby
<center><B>FROM THE BACK COVER</b></center>
<B>YES MINISTER SERIES ONE
By Anthony Jay and Jonathon Lyn</B>
<I><b>Open Government </b>
The new Ministers Idealisitic
Commitment faces it's first hurdle.
<b>The Writing On The Wall</b>
With his own department under threat
Hacker looks to the introduction of
European Identity Cards to save them.
<b>The Official Visit</b>
Hacker welcomes the visit of an
African President, until he turns out
to be an old university chum.
<b>The Right to know</b>
For Sir Humphrey, the furore over a
threatened badger colony, proves there
are some things it is better for a minister
not to know.
<b>The Economy Drive</b>
Jim plans to slim down the Civil
Service. His own economy drive
will set a personal example - won't it?
<b>Jobs For The Boys</b>
When Jim turns to a banker to rescue a
doomed project, he soon discovers it takes
two to QUANGO.
<b>Big Brother</b>
A new National Integrated Database
Will give everyone access to their own
files. Sounds simple enough? Not to
Sir Humphrey. </I>
<center><b>AUDIO/VISUAL</b></center>
Yes Minister has a Dolby Digital 2.0 audio track.
The audio quality is good for what it is with speech being easy to understand and there were no signs of problems with audio sync either.
The audio comes from the front of the room, and the rears and sub are not used.
This comes as no surprise when taking into account the age and origins of the main feature.
Each episode is presented in 1:33.1 full frame.
Picture quality is acceptable, but does have the look of a TV show of its age.
There are some instances of minor scratches, nicks and marks and grain does rear is ugly head at times (particularly in the outdoor scenes).
Colours are often dull and but not too drab, as are flesh tones.
<center><B>EXTRA FEATURES</b></center>
Artist Profiles-
This feature provides you with film & television credits for the 3 main cast members:<ul>
<LI> Paul Eddington
<LI>Nigel Hawthorne
<LI>Derek Fowlds</ul>
Here you have a background picture of the cast member and you are able to read one screen
of text on their career including list of TV and/or film credits.
<center><B>OVERALL</b></center>
Well, there's no doubt that this DVD is a must have for fans of the series.
This is where it all started and this DVD contains the first seven episodes (series 1) that fans will be able to enjoy many times over.
The audio/visual side of things are acceptable considering the vintage and source of the series, but the extra features are lacking.
This is still one that fans should get hold of as it still holds up well after all this time.
Yes Minister has a RRP of $29.95 and is out now.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" ALIGN="center" BORDER="1">
<tr><td><B>VIDEO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>7/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>AUDIO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>7/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>EXTRAS</b> </td><td><B>2/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>THE MOVIE</b> </td><td><B>8/10 </b></td></tr>
<tr><td><B>OVERALL</B> </td><td><B>7/10 </b></td></tr></table>
Thanks for reading....
<b>
YES MINISTER
SERIES ONE </h2>
Release Date: Out now.
BBC
Rating: G
RRP: $ 29.95</center>
<UL>SPECIAL FEATURES AND SPECS</b></center>
<li>Artist Profiles
<LI>English language in Dolby 2.0
<LI>Aspect: 4:3 Full Screen.
<LI>Dual Layer/single sided
<LI>TOTAL Running Time: 200 Mins.</UL>
<center><b>CAST</b></center>
Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorn and Derek Fowlds
Directed by:Sydney Lotterby
<center><B>FROM THE BACK COVER</b></center>
<B>YES MINISTER SERIES ONE
By Anthony Jay and Jonathon Lyn</B>
<I><b>Open Government </b>
The new Ministers Idealisitic
Commitment faces it's first hurdle.
<b>The Writing On The Wall</b>
With his own department under threat
Hacker looks to the introduction of
European Identity Cards to save them.
<b>The Official Visit</b>
Hacker welcomes the visit of an
African President, until he turns out
to be an old university chum.
<b>The Right to know</b>
For Sir Humphrey, the furore over a
threatened badger colony, proves there
are some things it is better for a minister
not to know.
<b>The Economy Drive</b>
Jim plans to slim down the Civil
Service. His own economy drive
will set a personal example - won't it?
<b>Jobs For The Boys</b>
When Jim turns to a banker to rescue a
doomed project, he soon discovers it takes
two to QUANGO.
<b>Big Brother</b>
A new National Integrated Database
Will give everyone access to their own
files. Sounds simple enough? Not to
Sir Humphrey. </I>
<center><b>AUDIO/VISUAL</b></center>
Yes Minister has a Dolby Digital 2.0 audio track.
The audio quality is good for what it is with speech being easy to understand and there were no signs of problems with audio sync either.
The audio comes from the front of the room, and the rears and sub are not used.
This comes as no surprise when taking into account the age and origins of the main feature.
Each episode is presented in 1:33.1 full frame.
Picture quality is acceptable, but does have the look of a TV show of its age.
There are some instances of minor scratches, nicks and marks and grain does rear is ugly head at times (particularly in the outdoor scenes).
Colours are often dull and but not too drab, as are flesh tones.
<center><B>EXTRA FEATURES</b></center>
Artist Profiles-
This feature provides you with film & television credits for the 3 main cast members:<ul>
<LI> Paul Eddington
<LI>Nigel Hawthorne
<LI>Derek Fowlds</ul>
Here you have a background picture of the cast member and you are able to read one screen
of text on their career including list of TV and/or film credits.
<center><B>OVERALL</b></center>
Well, there's no doubt that this DVD is a must have for fans of the series.
This is where it all started and this DVD contains the first seven episodes (series 1) that fans will be able to enjoy many times over.
The audio/visual side of things are acceptable considering the vintage and source of the series, but the extra features are lacking.
This is still one that fans should get hold of as it still holds up well after all this time.
Yes Minister has a RRP of $29.95 and is out now.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" ALIGN="center" BORDER="1">
<tr><td><B>VIDEO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>7/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>AUDIO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>7/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>EXTRAS</b> </td><td><B>2/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>THE MOVIE</b> </td><td><B>8/10 </b></td></tr>
<tr><td><B>OVERALL</B> </td><td><B>7/10 </b></td></tr></table>
Thanks for reading....