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PR: Northern Lights: The Complete Collection on DVD Feb 7


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Northern Lights: The Complete Collection on DVD Feb 7When they were schoolboys, their rivalries were over soccer teams, girls, and clothes. Now that they're married men in their thirties, they compete over jobs, cars, and even the Christmas decorations on their houses. Lifelong friends Colin Armstrong and Howard Scott are so bent on outdoing each other that they risk jeopardizing everything and everyone around them, especially their long-suffering wives, Jackie and Pauline. In the end, they find there is no escaping each other--for good or for ill, the bitterest of rivals and the best of friends.

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On Feb 7th, British TV specialist Acorn Media has the home video debut of Northern Lights: The Complete Collection starring Robson Green (Being Human, Wire in the Blood, Touching Evil) and Mark Benton (Career Girls).

Robson Green and Mark Benton star in the lighthearted buddy Britcom

Northern Lights: The Complete Collection
Debuts on DVD February 7, 2012

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"A classic comic pairing" --London Evening Standard "Warm and witty comedy drama" --The Guardian "Family entertainment at its best" --The Sunday Times

Silver Spring, MD --Starring Robson Green (Being Human, Wire in the Blood, Touching Evil, Reckless) and Mark Benton (Career Girls, Waterloo Road, Murphy's Law), Northern Lights: The Complete Collection debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on February 7, 2012, featuring all 12 episodes and two movies plus a 46 min. behind-the-scenes bonus feature ($59.99, www.AcornOnline.com). Broadcast on BBC America and produced from 2004-2008, the ITV series follows lifelong friends and rivals Colin Armstrong (Robson Green) and Howard Scott (Mark Benton) on a hilarious series of misadventures in these four complete programs. From a stint in witness protection to an international Santa competition, there's never a dull moment.

When they were schoolboys, their rivalries were over soccer teams, girls, and clothes. Now that they're married men in their thirties, they compete over jobs, cars, and even the Christmas decorations on their houses. Lifelong friends Colin Armstrong and Howard Scott are so bent on outdoing each other that they risk jeopardizing everything and everyone around them, especially their long-suffering wives, Jackie and Pauline. In the end, they find there is no escaping each other--for good or for ill, the bitterest of rivals and the best of friends.

Follow the adventures of Colin and Howie in these hugely popular British dramas-- Christmas Lights, Northern Lights (6 episodes), City Lights (6 episodes), and Clash of the Santas--four hilarious stories about loyalty and betrayal, small-minded rivalry and big-hearted love. The series co-stars Nicola Stephenson (Holby City) and Sian Reeves (Hope Springs).

Street Date: February 7, 2012 SRP: $59.99
DVD 4-Disc Set: 12 episodes & 2 movies on 4 discs; approx. 713 min., plus bonus; SDH subtitles
BONUS: Behind the scenes of Northern Lights (46 min.)



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News Editor January 31, 2012, 8:45 am