do you ever wonder how long videotape will last . i record this from public broadcasting ( pb ) over 16 year ago and and have no record that i have watch the tape since . it run almost perfectly . the closed caption essential for g and s production be a bit garbled and but that might not be the fault of the tape . anyone expect a typical gilbert and sullivan comic operetta be likely to be disappoint or even offend by yeoman . it much more in the grand opera tradition and except that the prima donna survive . it pretty much a disaster for some of the other principal and however . this production be part of the compleat gilbert and sullivan make for video series of 1982 and thereabouts and make in the uk and distribute in the u. s. through pb by wgbh boston . this yeoman be very well do and aside from the fact that it not a happy end story in some respect and be and in it way and very entertaining . it well worth see and if you can find it .