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The Norman Conquests: Table Manners (1977)
A comedy tour-de-force!
This teleplay trilogy (The Norman Conquests, 1978) is my all-time favorite British comedy. For the uninitiated, Alan Ayckbourne is the second most performed playwright in the history of England (to, um, what's his name? oh yeah, Shakespeare). This trilogy is his masterwork. Each play stands alone as a great comedy of approximately 90 minutes in length. However, Mr. Ayckbourne was showing off. You see, all three plays concern the same characters and transpire over the course of the same weekend. However, the audience sees the events from different perspectives (dining room, living room and garden). Quintessentially brilliant writing and performances.
I recently purchased the DVD box set (Region 2) from Amazon.uk. I doubt this will ever be released in America. I had no problem playing the discs on my region-free DVD player. By the way, I recommend watching them in the order presented the first time around for reasons which will become clear to you. Enjoy!