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Private Schulz (2 Discs)
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Popular comedy drama series from the early 1980s, which won a posthumous British Television Society award for writer Jack Pulman, about a WWII conman reluctantly seconded into the SS, who dreams up a plan to swamp Britain with fake five-pound notes. When convict Schulz (Michael Elphick) is released from his work in an underpants factory into the caring arms of the SS, he hopes he can simply sit out the war and maybe accumulate some illicit funds along the way. Soon though, he's helping to capture British agents and bugging the rooms of the German soldiers' favourite brothel. When he witnesses the British dropping propoganda leaflets on the German population, he has an inspiration, coming up with the idea of flooding the British Isles with fake fivers. Always at odds with his incompetent SS boss Major Neuheim (Ian Richardson), Schulz eagerly sets out to get his plan off the ground, and hopefully line his pockets at the same time.

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Customer rating on Private Schulz (2 Discs): 5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (3 reviews)

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars A brilliant hidden gem

ParrotheadChris | 08/12/2008 | See all ParrotheadChris' reviews (1) »

I can't tell you how much I agree with GreedyGreen's review. I too waited years (I think it's over 25 years) for this to come out officially. It really was a gem and I agree that this was by far Elphick's greatest performance.

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars At last!

gowmeister | 16/11/2008 | See all gowmeister's reviews (1) »

I watched this series on tv back in 1981, when i was 21 years old. I can't remember much about it, but i do know that it was one of the best things on tv at the time. I hope it lives up to my expectations.....forge for the fuhrer

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars A long wait

GreedyGreen | 05/08/2008 | See all GreedyGreen's reviews (1) »

I have been waiting these last 17 years for this show to be repeated and had given up hope but finally it's out on DVD to be enjoyed. This was an utter gem of a comedy drama and I honestly think this, rather than Boon should be Micheal Elphick's crowning glory. NB The 5 stars is from memory of how much I enjoyed it back in 1981 - I don't know if it might have "aged" or not until I get my hands on it!

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Technical Details

 

Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Ronald Baddiley, Cyril Shaps, Billie Whitelaw, Alla Sharova, Walter Sparrow & Terence Suffolk

PG

1981

Fullscreen 4:3

English

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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