Silver Spring, MD — G.B.H., the award-winning, timeless satire about power, corruption and madness during the turbulent Thatcher years, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on February 23, 2010. Nominated for nine BAFTA awards, including Best Drama Serial, the celebrated British satire follows the epic power struggle between an unassuming schoolteacher and a corrupt, ambitious politician. The 4-volume DVD set includes 7 feature-length episodes ($59.99, www.AcornOnline.com).

It begins innocently enough: a politician calls a strike, and the headmaster of a local school inadvertently sabotages it. Soon the men are caught in a power struggle of epic proportions. In his BAFTA-winning role, Robert Lindsay (Horatio Hornblower) is brilliant as the corrupt, egomaniacal Labour party leader Michael Murray. Michael Palin (Monty Python) is superb as the principled, mild-mannered Jim Nelson. They are unlikely but inexorable foes, and as their conflict escalates, so do the risks. Nelson suffers from debilitating anxiety attacks. Murray hides a tormented past, and the arrival of a beautiful woman (Lindsay Duncan, Rome) further complicates matters.

With a BAFTA-winning soundtrack by Elvis Costello and Richard Harvey, this richly woven, acclaimed British satire skewers its Thatcher-era setting. Veering from drama to farce, it’s a darkly humorous tale of good versus evil, the progress of madness, and the ultimate cost of revenge. The miniseries aired on the UK’s Channel 4 in 1991.

Bonus features include: Episode 1 commentary by Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin, and producer Peter Ansorge; interview with writer Alan Bleasdale (24 min.), biography of Elvis Costello; and cast filmographies.

Contains nudity and graphic scenes

Street: February 23, 2010
SRP: $59.99
DVD 4-Vol. Boxed Set: 7 episodes - Approx. 588 min. - British Drama
SDH subtitles (main program and interview)

Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., Acorn Media distributes distinctive home video releases to the North American market with a special focus on the best of British television. Acorn’s DVD sets are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acorn Media at (888) 870-8047 or www.acornonline.com.