I originally purchased this 9 DVD set from Video Hutt for $49.95 and am now selling it for an absolutely bargain price of only $31.50 for all 9 DVD's including free postage to everywhere.

This is because I have managed to restore the full series from my own tapes. However if you need a copy in NTSC then this set is the beat deal around. Check out the Video Hutt advertisement.

I have made an exact digital copy on brand name quality DVD's and I am offering this set purely for those collectors and fans who can only play NTSC disks. 

***BUYER BEWARE***

Please note carefully that this is the best quality and cheapest copy of Dave Allen at Large available in the American NTSC format. However the quality of the video and sound are quite poor.

Please check out my other Dave Allen listings for this material in higher quality from my own tapes in PAL format and all of Dave's specials in excellent full DVD quality.

Free packing and shipping by air mail!

However please spend a little more and get all this and even more of Dave Allen on original PAL as broadcasted.

See my other advertisement for the complete Dave Allen at Large - 1971 to 1981 as my version is of much higher video and audio quality and has extra programs missing from this set [this set has 22 @ 45 min episodes and mine has 33 episodes - see my store at      http://www.ioffer.com/shops/mikkkl    ].

Remember - this is 9 DVD's for only $31.50 and postage and packing is free [I will actually ship 10 DVDs including one in PAL format so that you can compare the different formats ]   !

Just select BUY NOW and I will send you an invoice

I am including a bonus DVD of Dave Allen at Large sourced from my own tapes so that you can compare the quality of both the NTSC and PAL version in case you later decide to buy the higher quality version. If you later decide to buy the 16 DVD PAL version then I will give you a substantial discount off the listed price.

  My comments are in blue.

NOTE : THIS IS THE FIRST & ONLY COMPLETE RUN OF THIS SERIES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE [in NTSC]; FROM THE FIRST EPISODE, AS DAVE EXPLAINS HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THE NAME OF THE SERIES, UNTIL THE LAST EPISODE AS HE SAYS GOODBY TO THE OLDEST MAN;       IT’S COMPLETE [except for the better set with more episodes in PAL format sold by this seller, MIKKKL].

                 QUALITY RATING; 1 to 10/  VIDEO, WORST EPISODE 7.5 / BEST 8.5 

                                                 AUDIO, GOOD ON ALL

 WE WILL NOT SELL GARBAGE;;  OR SETS RECORDED ON OTHER THAN SP (2 HR SPEED)

                                              Being sold under license

THIS IS A 9 dvd set & INCLUDES ALL 44 - 30 MINUTE [22 minute] SYNDICATED

EPISODES RELEASED IN SYNDICATION TO AMERICAN TV

PLEASE NOTE;  In the case of this set, no Episode list is included, there were no titles given.  Being in syndication from the UK, no exact air dates can be included either.

All our DVDs are recorded at 2 Hour (SP) speed / Not COMPRESSED

This creates better picture quality, and much less chance of Machine to Machine incompatibility Problems & / or , Lock-up, pixelation or Drop out.

IF YOU LOOKING TO BUY DVD SETS WITH MORE THAN 2 HOURS RECORDING

TIME ON EACH DVD, IN MOST CASES THE QUALITY WILL SUFFER GREATLY.

IT’s GREAT TO SAY “I HAVE THIS DVD SET“ , IT”S EVEN BETTER TO SAY “I CAN WATCH THIS DVD SET WITHOUT SQUINTING OR GETTING A HEADACHE” !!!

On professional equipment, not on a Computer, or 3rd or 4th generation,

Copy of a Copy, of a Copy, of a Copy etc.

Although Not of Broadcast Quality, Most are the best you will find of the Subject except for the full series available only in PAL format from Mikkkl's Store on iOffer.

((( NO BROADCAST OR RECORDING RIGHTS ARE STATED OR IMPLIED )))

((( FOR HOME & PRIVATE USE ONLY )))

 ***BUYER BEWARE***

I do not believe that the above advertisement from Video Hutt is completely honest. I rate my PAL set of Dave Allen at Large as a 7 out of 10 on a VHS scale but I would only rate this set as a 4 on the same scale. However this is the ONLY set of Dave Allen at Large available in NTSC and ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING.

DAVE ALLEN - AT LARGE

Dave Allen (born David Tynan O'Mahoney in Tallaght, Ireland on 6 July 1936) was one of the comedy mainstays of BBC schedules throughout the 1970s and '80s. Sitting cross-legged on a high stool, a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other, Allen held forth on the absurdities of the human condition and the foibles of life for over twenty years. Although he received his big break and ended his television career with ITV, it is the BBC shows, with their combination of stand-up (while seated) and sketches, that remain etched in the collective memory.

The ex-journalist and would-be comic made his television debut on the talent show New Faces (BBC, 1959). It was Australia, however, which gave him his first taste of television fame. On tour in 1963, he was offered a television spot, the result being the chat show Tonight with Dave Allen (Channel 9, 1963-64). He returned to Australia several times over the ensuing years to appear in television comedy specials and series.

Returning to Britain in 1964, Allen gradually became familiar to British viewers through appearances on such program as ITV's The Blackpool Show (tx. 24/7/1964), Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (ITV, 1955-67; 1973-74) on 10 January 1965, and a semi-regular spot between 1965 and 1967 on The Val Doonican Show (BBC, 1965-69). ITV presented Allen with his own comedy/chat series, Tonight with Dave Allen (ITV, 1967-69), for which he won the Variety Club's ITV Personality of the Year 1967.

Following The Dave Allen Show (BBC, 1969), a variety/comedy sketch series featuring guest stars and musical interludes, the soon-to-be popular format of Allen's solo stool routine interspersed with comedy sketches (either location filmed or studio shot) appeared with Dave Allen at Large (BBC, 1971-90), which became simply Dave Allen from 1981.

The targets of his self-penned humor, namely sex and religion (particularly Catholicism), would frequently bring both Allen and the BBC to the attention of society's moral guardians. His use of the f-word on one program even led to questions in Parliament.

The final BBC Dave Allen series, in 1990, saw the sketches excised to concentrate on his solo routine, a format retained when he moved to ITV in 1993 for his final television series, Dave Allen (1993). Allen had left the BBC once before, signing for Thames in 1983, but walked out during production of his first show and was back at the BBC within months.

In semi-retirement, he made the occasional chat show appearance, and presented the six-part The Unique Dave Allen (BBC, 1998), in which he talked about his career in between extracts from his past shows. He died in his sleep on 10 March 2005.

Apparently Dave Allen left instructions that his shows were not to be repeated so the world is missing out on one of the greatest comedians ever.

No refunds but I will replace any faulty disks [replacement postage cost of USD$5 applies]. I verify and test all disks before shipping so all DVD's are shipped in perfect, brand new condition. Safe delivery to you at a reasonable postage cost is my first priority.

I only use quality disks that I have used and tested in my own collection. Because I offer free shipping and packaging I will ship the disks safely using either cases or bubble wrap or padded envelopes. I do not print or write on the disks as many collectors prefer to label their own. I mark disk numbers on each disk for your convenience.

I have a perfect Paypal and Ebay record. Payments via Paypal. You will love this series and it may never be available again elsewhere. However I hope my actions prod the series producer to finally release this series to a DVD box-set. Alternative postage options including insurance may be available at cost on request from you.

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