{"id":350,"date":"2015-08-11T11:23:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T10:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.video2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=350"},"modified":"2019-07-03T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T09:58:00","slug":"best-of-british-from-tv-to-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.video2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/08\/11\/best-of-british-from-tv-to-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of British: From TV to Cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through our professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.video2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video to DVD transfers<\/a> we help to give your nostalgia a more permanent platform from which to enjoy them time and time again. We love seeing the old regenerated as new, allowing a whole new audience to appreciate the things we were able to appreciate the first time around.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The cinematic equivalent of this is of course comes in the form of remakes. One popular form of regeneration comes in the form of a television show being remade into a film, such as the much anticipated <em>Dad\u2019s Army<\/em> film. The classic British television series <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/2015-08-10\/heres-the-first-poster-for-the-new-dads-army-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently released<\/a> its official film poster featuring many of Britain\u2019s favourite contemporary actors, with the likes of Michael Gambon, Bill Nighy and Catherine Zeta-Jones all set to star.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of the poster release we thought we would take you on a journey through some of the best British television shows ever to grace the silver screen, starting with, of course&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dad\u2019s Army (1971)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BSQmJq95QnA?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>The <em>Dad\u2019s Army<\/em> film was met with mixed reviews, as many TV to film reboots so often are. There were a number of subtle differences to the series, such as name changes to buildings like the bank from \u201cMartin\u2019s\u201d to \u201cSwallow\u201d and Columbia pictures recasting Mavis Pike with a \u2018sexier\u2019 lead. The latter was met with particular criticism from the viewing public who were familiar with Janet Davis as Mrs. Pike. Despite this the film still has somewhat of a cult status, perhaps intensified by the popularity of the original TV series, but still amusing in its own right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9DZXOANUaNk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>Steve Coogan is no stranger to the big screen but bringing his famous sports-casual-adorning protagonist to it was a brave move. With over a decade of will he or won\u2019t he film speculation, the 2013 film was heavily anticipated by die-hard fans and the general public alike. An absolute must for the Partridge-fan, the film contains some fantastically ludicrous and amusing scenes, boasting the undeserved pretention and pig-headedness of Partridge at his best\/worst and featuring Sidekick Simon (Tim Key), who starred alongside North-Norfolk Digital\u2019s finest in the Mid-Morning Matters webisodes which preceded the movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In The Loop (2009)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center>One of the gems in the contemporary British comedy crown comes in the form <em>The Thick of It<\/em>, written by Armando Iannucci who was also co-writer of the original <em>Alan Partridge <\/em>series with Steve Coogan. Providing a \u2018behind the scenes\u2019 look at Anglo-American politics, the film satirises the proceedings surrounding the invasion of Iraq. <em>In the Loop <\/em>takes insult delivery to a whole new level with Peter Capaldi\u2019s Malcolm Tucker delivering a whole cavalcade of blows back to back throughout. Not for the swear-phobic, <em>In the Loop<\/em> provides an omnipotent and realistic view of Anglo-American politics with the original series, <em>The Thick of <\/em>It, having being described as scarily accurate by former Members of Parliament!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Inbetweeners (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><\/center>Featuring Blake Harrison who is set to tackle the role of Private Pike in the new <em>Dad\u2019s Army <\/em>film, <em>The Inbetweeners<\/em> is a coming-of-age motion picture following the misadventures of four school friends. As with most coming-of-age films, hilarity ensues, seeing Will, Simon, Jay and Neil make fools of themselves in a plethora of situations whilst on holiday in Crete following the end of their final year at school. A must for fans of the original series, the film sets off from where the show left off and, as such, was initially intended as a finale to the television series. Whilst this didn\u2019t prove to be the case, releasing a sequel in 2014, the film actually set a record for the biggest opening weekend for a comedy film in the UK, a record only later beaten by its own sequel!<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center>If like us, you love your comedy, you\u2019ll be on tenterhooks in anticipation of the new <em>Dad\u2019s Army <\/em>film. It\u2019s always a pleasant thought to think that a new generation of comedy fans gets to appreciate a part of British history, it just so happens that <em>Dad\u2019s Army <\/em>covers actual WWII history and television history all in one fell swoop!<\/p>\n<p>Bringing the old into the present is something we do on a daily basis at Video2DVD, so if you find that you have old family memories and a selection of other nostalgia-packed VHS videos, well <strong><em>don\u2019t panic!<\/em><\/strong> We\u2019re here to help! Just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.video2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a> on <strong>0800 592433<\/strong> and speak to one of our friendly team about what services we can offer or how we can help you and your memories today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through our professional video to DVD transfers we help to give your nostalgia a more permanent platform from which to enjoy them time and time again. 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