Take a trip to Spain with two couples on a traditional British package holiday, in this hilarious 1980’s ITV comedy. Network will release the full 22 episodes in a three-disc set of DUTY FREE – THE COMPLETE SERIES (PG), on 7th May 2007. Suddenly unemployed after 20 years, David Pearce (Keith Barron – The Chase, Where the Heart is) blows his redundancy money on a morale-boosting spree of a package holiday to Spain. Now in the ‘Costa Packet’, David is enjoying a holiday romance with the attractive, sophisticated Linda Cochran (Joanna Van Gysehem – A Touch of Frost, Rumpole of the Bailey).However, the presence of David’s suspicious wife Amy (Gwen Taylor – Heartbeat, Barbara) and Linda’s jealous husband Robert (Neil Stacy – The Bill, Get Well Soon) means that it’s not all Sangria and sunshine. This critically and commercially successful comedy averaged 15 million viewers during its transmission on ITV.Co-written by the renowned Eric Chappelle; the imagination behind the observational hits Rising Damp and Only When I Laugh, the popularity of DUTY FREE – THE COMPLETE SERIES (PG) won it a BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Comedy Series in 1987. So why not leave your inhibitions at home while you pick up a little DUTY FREE.Duty Free
