Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2362 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-06-22
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 215 minutes

Synopsis
Jimmy McGovern, the force behind the BBC's critically-acclaimed ensemble piece, The Street, oversees this ambitious drama series. Moving On consists of five stand-alone stories, written by a mix of experienced and up-and-coming talents. The unifying theme of the dramas lies in the characters' choice, desire or inability to 'move on'; resulting in a major turning point in their lives. A hugely impressive line-up of British acting talent feature in the five episodes:

• The Rain Has Stopped
• Bully
• Drowning Not Waving
• Dress To Impress
• Butterfly Effect

Customer Reviews

Quality Drama
This series was a refreshing change from the CGI enhanced stuff that is the usual British fare these days. It was written by new and up and coming writers and acted out by the very best acting talent around. I can't fault this series what-so-ever and thoroughly enjoyed it! Loved Richard Armitage as the suave baddie in the "Drowning Not Waving" episode and couldn't stop laughing all the way through the episode called "Dress to Impress" where it tells the story of a teenage cross dresser. Beautifully written, acted and directed. Well done BBC this is what viewers want. Not expensive gimmicky photography just plain old good quality drama. Cheap but cheerful!

Moving On
This is another brilliant series by the bbc. It was first shown on the BBC in the afternoon which meant that a lot of people would have missed it if they were at work. Its also been repeated late at night so I'm glad that its released on DVD now for people to enjoy. The actors are brilliant. The storylines believable. It is very similar to The Street in the way that the storylines play out. A very well written and acted series. I await a second helping.

Not 'The Street"
In my humble opinion Jimmy McGovern can do no wrong ! Everything the guy has written is brilliant, however "Moving On" is not the "The street". I say this as as i viewed all three series of the street one after the other and then i purchased "moving on" expecting it to be of the same caliber and that is why i gave it the four star rating.

My advice to anyone purchasing the series is to try and put the street aside and even wait a few months to get it out of your system as the street was the best thing i have seen in years and it is unfair to compare the two series.Every episode of the street left me breathless. A truly oustanding piece of British drama. Moving on is a "good feel" series. Wonderful actors in every episode, nice clean and compact. it falls short in that the series did not leave an impact on me. there is no WOW in it !

Take "24" and "the unit". 24 keeps you glued to your seat, yet after one episode of the unit, you just want to get onto something else

To conclude i say buy it and you won't be disappointed it, but don't expect the street !