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Mr Benn - The Complete Series

Mr Benn - The Complete Series

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Director: David Mckee
Actors: Mr Benn, Ray Brooks
Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
Category: DVD

List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £3.88
You Save: £16.11 (81%)



New (13) Used (2) from £3.00

Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 14 reviews
Sales Rank: 162

Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 192 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5030305103903
ASIN: B000ART9VY

Release Date: October 10, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

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Customer Reviews:   Read 9 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Childrens classic   October 15, 2005
53 out of 54 found this review helpful

About time too!
The vhs collections have long been deleted and as such fetched very high prices on a certain popular auction website.
Now you can get all the televised episodes of Mr Benn on a no-frills dvd plus one new episode which apart from newly recorded music could easily have been from the original series.
Kids will love Mr Benn, his adventures involve pirates, dinosaurs, sea monsters, spacemen - great marketing(!) but i'd imagine this DVD will appeal just as much to people who loved watching this series when they were young, me for instance!
By the way, don't expect any trailers, making of documentaries, or biographies on this dvd, all you get is is every episode of Mr Benn from the 70s plus Mr Benn - Gladiator, the new story - that's it.
What more do you want?
Perfect.



5 out of 5 stars Simply the best   March 5, 2006
M. Storey (England)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful

The animation is beautifully uncluttered (and often subtler than first appears), the stories neat, humorous and with a quiet moral, and the music - perhaps because of the presence of Kenny Wheeler in the band - often has echoes of Miles Davis, especially Sketches of Spain. Who could ask for anything more?


5 out of 5 stars Wonderful nostalgia   April 2, 2006
Twazzer (Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire)
41 out of 42 found this review helpful

Being a young child of the '70's, the name Mr. Benn evokes memories of stiff-legged animation, the voice of the great Ray Brooks, an unmistakable theme tune, a variety of costumes and not forgetting the magical double act of Mr. Benn and the Shopkeeper. This no-frills DVD release delivers what is says on the case - all the episodes of this classic part of my childhood.

The quality of the DVD is excellent; the picture is sharp and the sound is excellent. Unlike a number of childhood programmes, Mr. Benn is just as good as I remember it to be - a charming series of moral-based stories which grab the attention. The DVD has the extra of an extra story of our hero as a gladiator. The new episode is successful in retaining the feel of the original stories and, hopefully, more stories are in the pipeline. The only gripe about the DVD is that there are no extras - a 'Making Of...' documentary would have been more than welcome. However, it is certainly a long-awaited release and a welcome addition to my DVD collection. Highly recommended!


5 out of 5 stars Absolute Classic - And kids still love it   July 18, 2006
T Collins (Essex, England)
30 out of 31 found this review helpful

Our oldest (almost 3 years) loves Mr Benn! She is re-enacting his adventures pretending to be a pirate or a dinosaur and loves it.

It is nostalgic watching all those episodes again, it amazes me how much I still remembered.

This is a no-frill Mr Benn DVD, all episodes ever made, no extras, but who needs them anyway?



5 out of 5 stars Nostalgia at it's best   November 14, 2006
Lady Louise (Coventry, England)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful

As soon as I heard that this had been released it brought memories of childhood flooding back to me. As one of my favourites growing up, I simply had to have it. Compared with modern animation it has a lot to live up to, but the stories and the imagination involved are just fantastic. Definitely one to have in the collection. The best thing is that because they are such short episodes you can watch it whenever, squeeze it in when you have a few spare minutes.

 

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