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| Manor House | 
 enlarge | Directors: Caroline Ross-pirie, Nick Murphy
Actors: John Olliff-cooper, Anna Olliff-cooper, Jonty Olliff-cooper, Guy Olliff-cooper, Avril Anson
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (27 reviews)
Sales Rank: 17196
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 360 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 8857
UPC: 794054885729
EAN: 0794054885729
ASIN: B00009K77X
Release Date: May 27, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Six hours of in-depth history lessons on the Edwardian era December 29, 2008
The most fascinating part of history is learning how people's regular day-to-day lives were like. It is that which this type of series exploit so well. While seeing how things were done a hundred years ago, such as 16-hour work days, no time off, and making your own dish washing soap, is enough to watch this series, it is the human experience of the participants that is truly intriguing. From the lady of the house, an emergency room doctor in real life, becoming shockingly comfortable and happy as de-emancipated consort to her all-powerful husband Sir John, to the butler who goes full in to understand the life of his grandfather, who was "in service" during that time.
This DVD does a better job than anything else I've seen to let the 21st century viewer understand how incredibly dysfunctional society of the early 1900s truly was and how trapped just about everyone were and how extremely limited their lives were in ways people of today would simply never think of.
Heavenly Fun September 7, 2008
I came across this series at a time in my life when I was sad. This wonderful tale of the hardships and regimentation of the past, made me feel better. Also I fell in love with the footman Rob Daly
what a cutie pie !! This was a touching and tender series, and the Oliff Coopers became what the high class probally were simply annoying !!!
Another PBS Classic April 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am so grateful to PBS for their wonderful work. I saw only 2 of this 'House' program, before it finished running on TV. I was so delighted to finally get the whole program to view from start to finish.
The most remarkable evidence of money corrupting people was displayed in this program, as the people chosen to play the lord and lady of the house became less and less in touch with the reality of the world in which 'their servants' lived. The pompous lord and lady actually believed that they were deserving of such outrageous attention. They showed less and less compassion for others, as they fell more and more into their roles. Is it any wonder that the servants despised them, before the series ended.
It was this 'House' program that has lead me to view and buy more of the PBS DVDs.
 Good concept, poor players April 4, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
In comparison with the real (created) scenario of 20th century players in another century like Colonial and Frontier Houses where, even though their contempory frustrations came through, that is ALL this is about. The whining mother on 1900 House ruined that production; all the upstairs gentry, while taking every advantage of the limited luxury they enjoyed, spent their time bitching and treating below stairs with the entitlement mentality of trust fund babies on steriods. The below stairs folks were more credible, though clueless as to what was expected of them by way of the unending toil they'd signed up for . Doesn't anyone screen these people ?
Great show! April 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw Manor House on PBS several years ago, and bought the DVD set for my birthday this year. I love this reality series! I've never seen a reality series that showed people's emotions and inter-relationships so eloquently. I don't believe the producers created drama within the series in order to present "artificial" drama - the relationships between the people were dramatic enough.
I found the narration very helpful, in that the lifestyle of the Edwardian period was explained pretty thoroughly. After watching Manor House, I have a much greater appreciation for the hardships endured by the servant class, and the fantasy world that the ruling class lived in.
I wish I could have seen how the people who enacted the various roles in Manor House felt about the show after it was over. For instance, how did the couple who took on the role of Master and Lady of the house feel about their experience 1 year after their time at Manor House ended? By the end of the show, this couple were traumatized because they had to leave their luxorious life at Manor House and enter the real world again. Were they able to re-adjust to life in the outside world?
I gave this series a 5-star because it was a well-researched and fascinating look at the Edwardian period. Great casting, as well.
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