Cult classic The Guardians comes to DVD
Written by John Freeman on December 22, 2009 – 12:19 pm -
Network DVD has announced the upcoming release of the 1970s cult drama The Guardians on DVD.
The Guardians chilling vision of an Orwellian near-future was created by Rex Firkin and Vincent Tilsley, legends behind series such as The Prisoner and The Forsyte Saga and The Death of Adolf Hitler. Unseen since its original airing in 1971 across the ITV regions, all 13 episodes will be available to buy for the first time on DVD in the UK on 1st February 2010.Following a period of mass unemployment, hyperinflation, social disorder and industrial unrest, democracy has been swept away amid a raft of security measures; law and order have been restored under a new regime, whose totalitarian rule is enforced by uniformed paramilitaries known as the Guardians. Behind the slogan ‘Make Britain Great’, the outwardly benign regime suppresses all opposition, while the Guardians, taking orders from their shadowy leader, the General, have become the true holders of power.
There are voices of dissent, however; a loose affiliation of resistance groups, collectively known as Quarmby, has begun a clandestine struggle against the regime. But opposing factions quickly emerge within the movement – and with them, the inescapable moral dilemmas faced by all those who must use force to achieve their ends.
The series, which starred Cyril Luckham, Derek Smith, David Burke, Lynn Farley, Gwyneth Powell, John Collin and Edward Petherbidge, anticipated many more recent dramatisations featuring similarly dystopian landscapes, and has been praised for its insightful, intelligent handling of its subject.
• The Guardians the Complete Series is a Network DVD release
Release Date: 1st February 2010
RRP: £39.99
Disc: 4
Total Running Time: 650 mins (approx.)
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1 Colour
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