JamesM

Gaz, you might like to know a widescreen edition of The Sandwich Man is to be released by DD Home Entertainment very shortly.

Elliot J Huntley

Apologies if this topic is a bit of a bore but I've started collecting the "British Classics Collection" videos. Admittedly I don't have that many at the moment but I was wondering if anyone out there would be prepared to help me compile a list of all the films released in this series. If anyone could post titles and catalogue numbers that they have or are aware off it would be really appreciated and I can start to guage the size of the task in front of me. I've searched for a website that might inform me how many there were etc but in vain.

Nick Dando

I've got:

Friday the Thirteenth VC 3522
I Was a Spy VC3533
The Lucky Number VC3544

I know that Tawny Pipit is out there but have never been able to purchase a copy at a sensible price, and I don't know the catalogue number.

It's going to be expensive if you want to collect them!

Nick

DB7

According to an earlier thread (see footer links) there are about 110 titles.

Ascoyne D'Ascoyne

Hi, Elliot!

I've got Snowbound and Good Time Girl (no doubt you have these!) The Lucky Number 3544,Said O'Reilly to McNab 3557,The Young Lovers 3577,Father Dear Father 3519,Things are Looking Up 3566,Soldiers of the King 3563,Hi Gang! 3529,Princess Charming 3554 and Sleeping Car to Trieste.3560

Merton Park

3484 The October Man

Ascoyne D'Ascoyne

Found another three "misfiled" (in a box in the loft)
Love on Wheels 3543, There Goes the Bride 3565, It's a Boy 3536

Merton Park

British Cinema Classics:

Against the Wind 39005, The Angry Silence 39012, The Man Upstairs 39184,
The Intruder 39145

There are also British Comedy Classics:

Private's Progress 38119, The Green Man 38173, School for Scoundrels 38118

Elliot J Huntley

I now have a preliminary list of 83 titles. Some have catalogue numbers and some don't. I'd love to hear from anyone who can add to this list and plug the gaps. If the catalogue numbers are anything to go by it looks like there are maybe as many as 125 titles.

• THE SANDWICH MAN - VC3474
• THE MAN IN GREY - VC3475
• THE OCTOBER MAN – VC3484
• THIS HAPPY BREED - VC3485
• BULLDOG JACK - VC3487
• DEAR MURDERER - VC3488
• FLOODS OF FEAR – VC3489
• HIGH TREASON - VC3492
• CARNIVAL - VC3493
• THE BROTHERS VC 3510
• THE CAMELS ARE COMING - VC3511
• CHANNEL CROSSING - VC3512
• CRACKERJACK - VC3513
• DAYBREAK - VC3515
• FATHER, DEAR FATHER VC3519
• FOR FREEDOM – VC3520
• FREEDOM RADIO – VC3521
• FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH - VC3522
• GOODTIME GIRL - VC3525
• HI GANG! - VC3529
• I WAS A SPY - VC3533
• THE IRON DUKE – VC3535
• IT'S A BOY - VC3536
• LOVE ON WHEELS - VC3543
• THE LUCKY NUMBER –VC3544
• MADELEINE - VC3545
• THE MARK OF CAIN - VC3547
• THE NET - VC3548
• NON-STOP NEW YORK - VC3550
• ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE - VC3551
• PRINCESS CHARMING - VC3554
• THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL - VC3556
• SAID O’REILLY TO MCNABB - VC3557
• SLEEPING CAR TO TRIESTE - VC3560
• SNOWBOUND - VC3562
• SOLDIERS OF THE KING - VC3563
• THERE GOES THE BRIDE - VC3565
• THINGS ARE LOOKING UP - VC3566
• WOMAN HATER – VC3576
• THE YOUNG LOVERS VC3577
• AUNT SALLY - VC3578
• THE DARK MAN - VC3580
• DIRTY WORK VC3581
• FAST & LOOSE - VC3585
• FOREIGN AFFAIRES - VC3586
• STREET CORNER - VC3590
• STORMY WEATHER – VC3591
• EVENSONG - VC3593
• TAWNY PIPIT - VC3498
• TIME FLIES
• BLACK NARCISSUS
• DEAR MR PROHACK
• VOTE FOR HUGGETT
• THE HUGGETTS ABROAD
• THE SPIDER AND THE FLY
• THE PERFECT WOMAN
• BROKEN JOURNEY
• THE RELUCTANT WIDOW
• DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
• SAILING ALONG
• FALLING FOR YOU
• THE TUNNEL
• DON’T TAKE IT TO HEART
• SMASH AND GRAB
• THE HEART WITHIN
• IT’S THAT MAN AGAIN
• EAST MEETS WEST
• NIGHT WITHOUT STARS
• HINDLE WAKES
• TROTTIE TRUE
• DANGEROUS EXILE
• JACK OF ALL TRADES
• THE PERFECT WOMAN
• TAKE MY LIFE
• JACK’S THE BOY
• IT’S LOVE AGAIN
• THE WAY AHEAD
• THE KIDNAPPERS
• SEVEN THUNDERS
• HEART OF A CHILD
• JEW SUESS
• THE MAN FROM TORONTO

noglea

I've checked the ones I have and can add the following catalogue numbers

Falling for You - 3518
The Huggetts Abroad - 3532
It's Than Man Again - 3539
Jack of All Trades - VC 3540
Jack's the Boy - VC 3541
Sailing Along - VC 3558
Time Flies - 3567

and also

Holiday Camp - 3496

MrT

And here are a few more:

VC 3490 The gentle sex
VC 3477 The way ahead
VC 3517 Don't take it to heart
VC 3584 The end of the river
VC 3594 Brohen journey
VC 3473 Quartet

I may be able to add a few more when I've had a good search for the tapes. Incidentally, there were unfilled gaps in the catalogue numbers that were not issued - possibly pencilled in and then cancelled maybe through lack of an available print. Most of these were available only through HMV stores and I remember seeing the official list there, when they were given a special retail promotion about 1997.

Best wishes
Mike (MrT)

DAE

hi all,
i am new to this site - i have recently started collecting videos in the 'British Classics Collection' - some of the ones i have come across that are included in the collection and have not yet been mentioned in this thread are :-

Friday The Thirteenth; Hey! Hey! USA; Jack's The Boy; The Man From Toronto; Non-Stop New York; On The Night Of The Fire; Said O'Reilly To McNab; Sleeping Car To Trieste; The Tunnel.

i hope this thread keeps running

Mr Pastry Time

I have many of these including Crackerjack. Some are on that dreaded auction room place at present as I am clearing a few.

DAE

Hi Elliot (you are a man after my own heart - i recently started collecting the videos in this collection and i have also been trying to compile the complete list)

i know i am a couple of weeks late but i have only just discovered this thread (and i am new to this site)

hi to everyone else who has contributed to this thread too.

i am now up to 92 titles thanks to everyone's input. Here are the numbers for 6 films that you are missing and 2 titles with numbers that are missing.

THE MAN FROM TORONTO - 3546.
THE RELUCTANT WIDOW - 3555.
SMASH AND GRAB - 3561.
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY - 3564.
THE TUNNEL - 3571.
TAKE MY LIFE - 3592.

THE BEACHCOMBER - 3486.
HIS LORDSHIP - 3589
(the 1936 George Arliss film as opposed to the 1932 Jerry Verno film)

Elliot J Huntley

This is the revised list. There are only 89 titles below. (I'm sure Victim and Easy Money were part of the series - perhaps someone could confirm?)

QUARTET - VC3473
THE SANDWICH MAN - VC 3474
THE MAN IN GREY - VC3475
THE WAY AHEAD - VC3477
THE OCTOBER MAN – VC3484
THIS HAPPY BREED - VC3485
THE BEACHCOMBER – VC3486
BULLDOG JACK - VC3487
DEAR MURDERER - VC3488
FLOODS OF FEAR – VC3489
THE GENTLE SEX - VC3490
HIGH TREASON - VC3492
CARNIVAL - VC3493
HOLIDAY CAMP - VC3496
THE BROTHERS - VC 3510
THE CAMELS ARE COMING - VC3511
CHANNEL CROSSING - VC3512
CRACKERJACK - VC3513
DAYBREAK - VC3515
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE – VC3516
DON’T TAKE IT TO HEART - VC3517
FALLING FOR YOU - VC3518
FATHER, DEAR FATHER - VC3519
FOR FREEDOM – VC3520
FREEDOM RADIO – VC3521
FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH - VC3522
GOODTIME GIRL - VC3525
HEAD OVER HEELS – VC3526
THE HEART WITHIN – VC3527
HEY! HEY! USA - VC3528
HI GANG! - VC3529
THE HUGGETTS ABROAD - VC3532
I WAS A SPY - VC3533
THE IRON DUKE – VC3535
IT'S A BOY - VC3536
IT’S THAT MAN AGAIN - VC3539
JACK OF ALL TRADES - VC3540
JACK’S THE BOY - VC3541
LOVE ON WHEELS - VC3543
THE LUCKY NUMBER –VC3544
MADELEINE - VC3545
THE MAN FROM TORONTO – VC3546
THE MARK OF CAIN - VC3547
THE NET - VC3548
NIGHT WITHOUT STARS – VC3549
NON-STOP NEW YORK - VC3550
ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE - VC3551
PRINCESS CHARMING - VC3554
THE RELUCTANT WIDOW – VC3555
THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL - VC3556
SAID O’REILLY TO MCNABB - VC3557
SAILING ALONG - VC3558
SEVEN THUNDERS – VC3559
SLEEPING CAR TO TRIESTE - VC3560
SMASH AND GRAB – VC3561
SNOWBOUND - VC3562
SOLDIERS OF THE KING - VC3563
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY – VC3564
THERE GOES THE BRIDE - VC3565
THINGS ARE LOOKING UP - VC3566
TIME FLIES - VC3567
TROTTIE TRUE - VC3568
TRUE AS A TURTLE – VC3570
THE TUNNEL – VC3571
WOMAN HATER – VC3576
THE YOUNG LOVERS VC3577
AUNT SALLY - VC3578
THE DARK MAN - VC3580
DIRTY WORK - VC3581
EAST MEETS WEST – VC3582
THE END OF THE RIVER - VC3584
FAST & LOOSE - VC3585
FOREIGN AFFAIRES - VC3586
HIS LORDSHIP – VC3589
STREET CORNER - VC3590
STORMY WEATHER – VC3591
TAKE MY LIFE – VC3592
EVENSONG - VC3593
BROKEN JOURNEY - VC3594
TAWNY PIPIT - VC3498
BLACK NARCISSUS
DEAR MR PROHACK
VOTE FOR HUGGETT
THE PERFECT WOMAN
HINDLE WAKES
DANGEROUS EXILE
IT’S LOVE AGAIN
THE KIDNAPPERS
HEART OF A CHILD
JEW SUSS
EASY MONEY
TROUBLE IN THE AIR
FORBIDDEN CARGO