Fox: The Complete Series (DVD)

Fox: The Complete SeriesBox SetGenre: TelevisionLabel: Old Gold MediaDescription: Fox is writer Trevor Preston's magnum opus about a South London family who have lived in the Clapham area for generations. A microcosm of London and the way it has changed the series follows the ups and downs and conflicts within the family. A patriarch who rules his family with a mixture of benevolence and despotism King Billy (Peter Vaughan) is a retired Covent Garden porter and his family consists of his second wife Connie and five sons: Vin (Bernard Hill) Ray (Derrick O 'Connor) Joey (Larry Lamb) Kenny (Ray Winstone) and Phil (Eammon Boland). Written and directed on a scale which is seldom attempted on television nowadays each of the thirteen episodes brings a depth and richness to both the characters and situation - from Billy's 70th birthday to Kenny's horror at accidentally killing his boxing opponent from Vin trying to cope with a deaf son to Ray's brushes with the law. The script direction and acting are pitch-perfect and this is arguably the best most involving series that Euston Films produced throughout its twenty years.