Jack Rosenthal - Bar Mitzvah Boy Clip.wmv

JACK ROSENTHAL was one of television's greatest dramatists who brought to his writing knowledge of, and love for the everyman. His plays are witty, insightful, rich in irony and human observation.

He began his career on the cobbles of Coronation Street in its formative years and went on to write plays based on his own experiences, starting with The Evacuees directed by a young Alan Parker (Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning).

Five of his best plays, The Evacuees, Bar Mitzvah Boy, Spend Spend Spend, Eskimo Day, and Cold Enough For Snow were screened on the BBC's hugely successful long-running A Play For Today strand and although hugely in demand they haven't been available in any format until now. All five plays will be released on DVD as a stunning five-disc boxed set, Jack Rosenthal at the BBC, on 4 April 2011 courtesy of Acorn Media.

The Evacuees (Disc One) -- World War II has just begun and a Jewish School evacuates its children to Blackpool, but two brothers find a none-too welcoming new home

Bar Mitzvah Boy (Disc Two) --- Eliot Green is 13 years and about to undergo one of the most important Jewish rituals; his Bar Mitzvah, but he throws the ceremony and his family into turmoil making the day unforgettable

Spend Spend Spend (Disc Three) -- The dramatic story of Pools winner Viv Nicholson who won a huge windfall in 1961 and the devastating effect it had on her life and loves

Eskimo Day (Disc Four) -- Three sets of parents have to deal with the emotional upheaval of their children applying to Cambridge University and how their paths cross

Cold Enough For Snow (Disc Five) -- This is the irresistible follow-up to Eskimo Day in which we follow two of the families coping (or not) with life after their children have flown the nest

These brilliant plays capture a playwright at his zenith and feature a wealth of great acting talent including Maureen Lipman, Maria Charles, Adrienne Posta, Jonathan Lynn, John Duttine, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Carteret and Laura Howard.

These are a truly brilliant collection of plays that are finally available for the very first time on DVD.