Rent Brass: Series 3 (1990)
2h 31min
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- Synopsis:
Bradley Hardacre has risen from poverty to become the wealthy owner of mine, mill and munitions works in the Lancashire town of Utterly. The Fairchild family live in a poor home, so what is their connection to Bradley and why does he wants to destroy the Cottage Hospital? A splendid, barbed and witty pastiche of both soap operas and the gritty realism of period Northern dramas, Brass stars Timothy West as Bradley Hardacre - a self-made man who is ruthless, cunning, rampantly sexual and as blunt as can possibly be. His plans for expansion and domination are hampered by his gin-sodden wife (Caroline Blakiston) and the rest of his dysfunctional family, as well as local firebrand Agnes Fairchild (Barbara Ewing) and her dense husband George (Geoffrey Hinsliff), who features large in Bradley's plans as an unwitting guinea pig for his new invention - an anti-tank boot...
Bradley Pulls It Off
London 1939: Bradley Hardacre has much to gain from another war and prevents his son Austin from returning to the Prime Minister with a peace document from Germany. Lady Patience refuses to allow the threat of war to interfere with the Annual Ball at Lancaster House.
Bradley Sticks It Out
London 1939: England is at war with Germany and Bradley Hardacre's inflatable air raid shelter is rejected by the Ministry of Supply. Lady Patience is planning to evacuate Morris and Austin to Cornwall but Bradley wants them to be war heroes and already has a scheme, which will endear his sons to the Royal family.
Bradley Gets On Top
When Bradley Hardacre hears of the government's plans to scrap the production of his latest invention, the midget submarine, he uses his contacts in the civil service to get an announcement in the House of Commons that the contract has been extended and that his son Austin has volunteered to test the new naval devices.
Bradley Holds His Own
Bradley Hardacre and Winston Churchill share their opinions on how the war is being conducted. Jack Fairchild persuades Lady Patience to finance his scheme for the production of the self-sealing saddle valve. Matthew is prevented from marrying Charlotte.
Bradley Does His Bit
Bradley purchases a country estate. Inspector McDuff has new evidence implicating Matthew. Jack Fairchild reclaims Charlotte's child and offers to marry her. Matthew is in France and is accused of selling the artificial legs he is in charge of. Morris is discovered relaxing on the beach at Dunkirk.
Their Finest Half Hour
Bradley prepares the grounds at his new country estate for a cricket match. Morris and Matthew meet up in France and attempt to escape the Germans by stealing a German plane. They eventually make it to England and as they fly over the cricket pitch they send a message attached to Morris's golliwog.- Actors:
- Timothy West, Caroline Blakiston, Patrick Pearson, James Saxon, Gail Harrison, Emily Morgan, Geoffrey Hutchings, Barbara Ewing, Shaun Scott, Gary Cady, David Ashton, Anthony Smee, Ann Rye, John Pickles, Christopher Downing
- Directors:
- Les Chatfield
- Producers:
- Mark C. Robson
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies, TV Soaps
