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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780773343030
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0773343032
Label: Bfs Entertainment
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Bfs Entertainment
Release Date: November 11, 1998
Running Time: 510 minutes
Sales Rank: 20586
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
A classic coming-of-age tale on par with Anne of Avonlea and Little Women, Berkeley Square is worth watching over and over again. This 10-episode British miniseries will awe you with its erudite script, wonderfully believable characters, high-caliber production values, meticulous Edwardian details, and topnotch acting. In fact, you will join the growing multitudes who puzzle over why the BBC decided to stop after only 10 episodes.
In 1902 three young nannies find jobs in well-to-do London households and get to know each other. Naive farm girl Lydia finds an unfamiliar world both in city life and with the progressive-thinking family who employs her. Earnest, rule-abiding Matty is a hard-working East End girl who slowly learns to loosen up. And, after a tragic affair with the eldest son of a grand Yorkshire family, Hannah's life in London is full of chilling secrets and grave life-and-death decisions. --Tara Chace
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - WHERE'S THE LAST DISK?
This is a great series with superb acting. HOWEVER, it ends in a way that will leave viewers unsatisfied. There is no resolution to any of the several storylines. You can only speculate as to how all is resolved. I had to check the box to see if I had overlooked the last disk. Berkeley Square
Rating:  - A rival to "Upstairs, Downstairs"
As a devoted fan of British television series, particularly the period pieces like "Upstairs, Downstairs," I was completely mesmerized by "Berkeley Square" and watched it in two viewings. This series is so well done with authentic costumes, settings, and surperb acting that it rivals the Masterpiece series "Upstairs, Downstairs," which chronicles the lives and loves of the aristocratic "upstairs" Bellamy family and their loyal "downstairs" servants. In this series, however,the "upstairs" families ... Read More
Rating:  - Very good
I've enjoyed watching this many times--my daughters have enjoyed it as well. Although not suitable for younger children, I feel that it is appropriate for 12 and older. Yes, it contains adultery and an out of wedlock birth, but this is done in such a way to show how both of these choices lead to heartache and a hard life. The only situation that didn't quite ring true was the resolution of Ned's crime. This film is very good at portraying the interweaving of the the lives of many characters. ... Read More
Rating: - So many stories
I came across this series in my search for BBC productions. I absolutely loved it. Berkeley Square gave me a feel of life in the Victorian era from upstairs to downstairs. The stories were so engrossing. I did not want this to end, almost watched it all in one sitting.
Rating: - Berkeley Square is an adventure
Berkeley Square is a striking hit about the lives of nannies in England. The lives of these women are intertwined in an excellent drama. Filming quality is very good. The story line is intriguing and well written. This is not just a movie about nannies. It is a story of love, hope, helping and the human condition.
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