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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780773317017
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0773317015
Label: Bfs Entertainment
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Bfs Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 01, 2000
Running Time: 312 minutes
Sales Rank: 22651
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Piece of Cake by Tom Burlinson, Neil Dudgeon, Jack McKenzie, Tom Radcliffe
I cannot tell a lie. I thought this series was not as good as UXB, but I am partial to Judy Geeson. I did expect the inaccuracy of the planes being flown, but not the pristine landing strips/meadows. I guess that I really missed the realism of the stressful situations that seemed to be somewhat missing here. I can only surmise that the writers were from another era with no oversight by older experienced professionals who might have given more insight into the acting roles. I am also a dog lover & ... Read More
Rating:  - Add half-a-star, but this isn't up to the usual standards...
The first three hours, half the show, were dull, stodgy, and confusing. The second half was much, much better, with lots of aerial combat and some male-female relationships which seemed promising. However, the final half has too much tragedy, no humor except some attempts to lighten the mood which come off as cruel. I never really found a character to root for in the whole darn thing, save for Boyd Gaines, who plays Hart, the only American among this bunch of Royal Air Force flyboys. And it was hard, ... Read More
Rating:  - Three-and-One-Half Stars
Even though I enjoyed this production on television, its inclusion in "Masterpiece Theatre" made me question whether the producers' definition of the word "masterpiece" was not, in this case, hyperbolic. On the one hand, the series is more than competently acted, but on the other, it sprawls and does not really pick up momentum until episodes five and six, when the action in the air becomes riveting. Part of the trouble is that the episodes set in France during the "phony war" are by nature slow. This ... Read More
Rating: - Once the shooting starts, it's great
If I could describe "Piece of Cake" in a single phrase I would use "off-centered." As noted by other reviewers, a good deal of the story unfolds in the Phony War period. This is not altogether boring, but frankly, the series should have concentrated on the 1940 Battle of France and the Battle of Britain (the latter of which gets dealt with rather peremptorily).
This being said, the flight scenes and combat are first-rate. For me, a particularly haunting bit was the last flight of the squadron ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent
I recalled watching this series many years ago and am delighted I now own the set of episodes. All WWII aviation buffs need to see this series.
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