mainly because Sendit have it for £13.89 at the moment ( includes free P&P ) - retail price is £39.99 But I mainly got it because it has extras of 5 or 6 complete episodes of other rare mainly lost series/pilot episodes by Roberta Leigh ( creator of Torchy & Space Patrol )- Most of the extras are superb eg Twizzle ( episode 1 - he escapes from a toyshop ) / Dithers / Solarnauts ( live action circa 1967 !)/ Wonderboy & Tiger - these titles have great imaginative stories & distinct visual style, each quite different from the others. Sarah & Hoppity is reasonable & haven't looked at Paul Star yet, Mr Hero rather weak. But re Space Patrol - I started watching ep 1 & it was as I remembered from vhs's someone showed me a few years back - great city/ sets & machine music but action/script/dialogue rather boring So am looking forward to the rest of it ( even if it may be a bit uneven ) I'd have been quite happy just with the rare extras ( it also includes some great interviews ie with Roberta Leigh & others ).
( I know retail prices are a bit of a fairytale these days - but the £13.89 is still a great price from Sendit )
( the set is 39 x 25 minute episodes plus extras / 6 discs )
but later I watched one of the later episodes & the script was great, events humorous & the whole thing worked !
Just thought I'd mention it here especially as if anyone is interested that cheap price at Sendit must surely be pretty much rockbottom for a set like this ( though I could be wrong ) - & it probably won't stay at that price for that long.
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