- Actors: Stella Gonet, Louise Lombard, Barbara Jefford, Aden Gillett, Francesca Folan
- Directors: Alex Kirby, Jeremy Silberston, Nicholas Prosser, Richard Standeven, Rodney Bennett
- Writers: Alan Seymour, Deborah Cook, Eileen Atkins
- Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 4
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- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: July 5 2005
- Run Time: 623 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0009E27EO
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Family secrets, scandal, thwarted love, intriguing characters, and great clothes: what more could an Anglophile want for a satisfying series of evening entertainment? The House of Eliott, which originally aired in the U.K. from 1991 to 1993, has it all. Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard star as Beatrice and Evangeline Eliott, two free-spirited, talented sisters whose lives come unraveled when their father dies and leaves them unexpectedly broke. Their discovery of where his money went is just the first of several betrayals that befall them as they struggle to start their own fashion business. Yes, it's about women and clothes, but The House of Eliott is much more than a chick flick. Bea and Evie's determination to make it on their own terms reflects every artist's struggle, and the fact that they are women trying to start a business in 1920s England adds another layer to that challenge. They are helped and hindered by a wide-ranging cast of characters: a freewheeling photographer, an impostor half-brother, a stuffy cousin and even stuffier aunt, temperamental bosses, and a handful of dedicated employees. Several of the supporting characters face their own struggles in subplots that are seamlessly woven into the main story. Series creator Jean Marsh introduces each of the six tapes in this box set, helpfully reminding the viewer where the last episode left off and also providing valuable historical background on fashion, politics, and women's rights. The characters that Marsh and the actors have jointly created are so compelling that watching the closing credits feels like bidding farewell to old friends. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
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From the creators of Upstairs, Downstairs (Jean Marsh, Eileen Atkins) comes an addictive drama series set in the era of flappers and suffragettes. Louise Lombard (Hidalgo, CSI) and Stella Gonet (Nicholas Nickleby) star as Evangeline and Beatrice Eliott, daughters of a prominent doctor who must support themselves after their profligate father dies and leaves them penniless. They have no education or training, just a passion for fashion design. As suitors try to woo them and scoundrels try to trip them up, they make independent, exciting lives for themselves and the women they employ in their house of haute couture. Seen on A&E, PBS, and BBC America. Winner of top awards for costume design, including an Emmy(r) and a BAFTA.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best of English Drama,
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This review is from: House of Elliott (VHS Tape)
This remarkable series is almost impossible to stop watching. Our family has already watched it 3 times and can easily watch it again. Always captivating, never boring, and completely interesting, even if the subject of fashion is not your favorite. This series will hold an honored place in your collection too.
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This review is from: The House of Eliott: Series One [4 Discs] (DVD)
OK, I'm a guy and the House of Eliott is full of typical chick flick fodder - romance, heartbreak, relatiohships relationships relationships - but it's also extremely fun to watch. The characters are well rounded and, like real people, they have personalities that are alternately charming and inelegant. Each person has a storyline that's of interest and the series shifts effortlessly between them all. Yep, it's a soap opera, yep, it's a melodrama, yep, it's addictive as hell.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good but...,
By John-Michael Sherrick (West Nanticoke, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: House of Elliott (VHS Tape)
... why doesn't anyone seem to recognize the truth about the series? It's a soap opera! Just because it's from the BBC and has period costumes and a slightly simplistic feminist philosophy doesn't change the fact. It's glamorous and melodramatic with lots of gossip, romance, and domestic strife. Not to mention that the story progresses in weekly installments (no self-contained episodes), more than a few of which end in cliffhangers. Lots of fun but I only gave it four stars since it's a bit slow-moving and confusing at times.
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