VHS : A Perfect Hero, 6 Volume Gift Boxed Set
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starring: Georgia Allen, Fiona Mollison, Tacy Kneale, Nigel Havers, James Foxdirected by: James Cellan Jones
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0743452057733
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
Label: Goldhil Home Media
Manufacturer: Goldhil Home Media
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Goldhil Home Media
Release Date: August 01, 2001
Running Time: 306 minutes
Sales Rank: 56145
Studio: Goldhil Home Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
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Description:
Starring Nigel Havers, Joanna Lumley, and many more, this historical dramatization begins in 1940, when Britain stood alone against Hitler. Four boys have joined the RAF and are ready to participate in war. This program is a monumental tribute to the human spirit's ability to overcome all adversity.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - perfect hero
series very good abd received in good condition.
I would also like to say that the video I purchased Hit the Deck, was also received in very good condition and very promptly, unlike some earlier videos which were pretty poor condition.
Claire Joyce
Rating:  - You become attached to the people
Wonderfully acted. That's what I love about these British productions. Great supporting cast,i.e., major actors who are not afraid to take second billing in order to tackle meaty roles - James Fox as Angus Meikle, Bernard Hepton and Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Nigel Havers' parents, just to name a few. The details are just right, even down to Marjorie's utilitarian undergarments while shopping for a dinner gown! We saw the relatively comfortable country life lived by the Flemings contrasted with the bombed ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful series; very satisfying
I was happily surprised by this series. The short synopsis given makes it sound very depressing. It was not. Acting was brilliant, low key and believable. This was a very uplifting series. When it ended, I just wanted to see the whole thing over again. That rarely happens to me. Money very well spent.
Rating: - Spectacularly Accurate & Vivid Portrayal
"A Perfect Hero" is a spectacularly accurate and vivid portrayal of the lives of many of the men who fought and died during the Battle of Britain. Specifically, the series captures in the character of young pilot officer Hugh Fleming the cavalier and flamboyant attitude towards life, love and the war that many Spitfire and Hurricane pilots had at that time in the war. It is only after the experience of being shot down in flames during a brief engagement with the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain, ... Read More
Rating:  - ending....
This is a story about a womanizer named of Hugh Fleming, who is supposedly sort of middle class and hangs with a rich crowd at Cambridge. He urges them to join the RAF prior to the war to be pilots. He is very good. He is very good at everything, much to the jealousy of his friends. His girl, Bunty, is a good time party girl. Hugh is never faithful. He cheats constantly. Anyway, the DVD is an interesting story about Hugh, his love of a good time, love of his handsome looks, and how he loses his looks ... Read More
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