Port Washington, NY – For the first time since their original Masterpiece Theatre broadcasts in the late 1970s, eight episodes of the award-winning British series COUNTRY MATTERS will be available to U.S. audiences. These standout programs adapted from the collected works of A.E. Coppard and H.E. Bates each boast stellar performances from renowned actors such as 2-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings, The Da Vinci Code), Golden Globe winner Peter Firth (The Hunt for Red October, Pearl Harbor), Academy Award nominee Pauline Collins (City of Joy, Shirley Valentine) and Prunella Scales (Howard’s End, Fawlty Towers). The 2- DVD Set of COUNTRY MATTERS will be available for all fans of British programming, literary adaptations and great drama on April 1 for $34.98 SRP as the latest addition to KOCH Vision’s ever-expanding British DVD Collection.
Port Washington, NY – For the first time since their original Masterpiece Theatre broadcasts in the late 1970s, eight episodes of the award-winning British series COUNTRY MATTERS will be available to U.S. audiences. These standout programs adapted from the collected works of A.E. Coppard and H.E. Bates each boast stellar performances from renowned actors such as 2-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings, The Da Vinci Code), Golden Globe winner Peter Firth (The Hunt for Red October, Pearl Harbor), Academy Award nominee Pauline Collins (City of Joy, Shirley Valentine) and Prunella Scales (Howard’s End, Fawlty Towers). The 2- DVD Set of COUNTRY MATTERS will be available for all fans of British programming, literary adaptations and great drama on April 1 for $34.98 SRP as the latest addition to KOCH Vision’s ever-expanding British DVD Collection.
One of the most acclaimed drama series ever produced, these adaptations of short stories by A.E. Coppard and H.E. Bates – some rather shocking in their subject matter ― present provocative and heartwarming tales set against the vast English countryside during the post World War I period. Filled with acute and realistic observations of nature and character, COUNTRY MATTERS reveals the timeless and constant qualities of the British landscape and its inhabitants. The eight hour- long episodes featured include “Craven Arms,” “The Mill,” “The Sullen Sisters,” “The Watercress Girl,” “The Little Farm,” “The Black Dog,” “The Higgler” and
“The Ring of Truth.”
KOCH Vision’s British DVD Collection presents the best in classic and contemporary programs from the UK. Its growing assortment of DVD offerings includes Anthony Hopkins in War and Peace, Patrick Stewart in Fall of Eagles, the BBC America hit series Mile High, Michael Gambon in The Maigret Collection, Wire in the Blood, McCallum, Rebus and The Street as well as BBC literary adaptations of David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Anne of Avonlea and The Last of the Mohicans. Explore KOCH Vision’s British DVD Collection online at www.britishdvdcollection.com.
About KOCH Vision
KOCH Vision is the home video arm of leading music and video distributor KOCH Entertainment. A leading independent supplier of a broad range of product genres, KOCH Vision boasts a library of feature films, television series and miniseries, award-winning children’s and fitness programs, documentaries, live music concerts and more. It is the home of such notable properties as SELF Fitness, Yoga Zone, McLeod’s Daughters, Soundstage, Popular Mechanics for Kids, Wire in the Blood and Mile High. Visit KOCH Vision online at www.kochvision.com.
