Penda's Fen (1974) DVD

Penda’s Fen (1974) BBC DVD Region One (Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Color Approx. 90 min. Newly remastered in High Definition. Close captioned. Starring: Spencer Banks, Jennie Hesselwood, Ian Hogg, Georgine Anderson and John Atkinson. Written by David Rudkin. A film by Alan Clarke. Originally shown on BBC1 in 1974 and rarely seen since, Penda's Fen has become the stuff of legend, its name invoking the spirit of a time when television had the power to provoke and astound. Exploring theme of personal and national identity, language, history and industrial progress, this unclassifiable drama boldly weaves its exquisite, fantastical imagery with the rousing music of Elgar to tell a tale of ancient legends and sexual awakening which stands as one of British television's greatest ever achievements. Released for the first time on DVD, this astonishing work from Alan Clarke (Scum, The Firm and Rita, Sue and Bob Too) has been newly transferred in High Definition, an