For people interested in seeing THE BELL ( a 1982 4 part BBC show of Iris Murdock's book starring Ian Holm and Gareth Thomas, among others) , I would like to make the suggestion that you contact the BBC and request this to be released on video in the future.
There are various addesses you can use to contact the BBC but one you might use is this one.
laura.palmer@bbc.co.uk
Laura Palmer tracks requests for videos and has informed me I am the first person to ever request putting THE BELL out on video. She has been keeping track of requests since 1996. (So actually if you have some other favorite shows you'd like out on video, remember this address.)
If you need more information about the show, check out GT's credits at Judith Proctor's website.
Basically THE BELL was 4 hours long and both Ian Holm and Gareth Thomas have major parts. Homosexuality is part of the drama as well as the question of faith. I am assuming it follows the plot of the book, and the book is indeed wonderful reading.
I do hope that some of you are motivated to request THE BELL being put out on video. Perhaps if more people mention it, it will actually happen.
And if you don't like Gareth Thomas, but just want to read a good book, I would highly recommend reading THE BELL.
Joyce