***UPDATE*** WARNING NORTH AMERICAN SHOPPERS *** DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!!!!This is a great miniseries, but only if you can actually watch it...We purchased 3 copies of Year in Provence from this vendor in December 2013 via Amazon and have recently learned that these were Region 2 format (Europe), NOT REGION 1 NORTH AMERICA. It is true that the DVD format is given as Region 2 on the Amazon Page and failing to read every jot and tittle is MY bad.But it is ridiculous that this company does not prominently list on a North American Amazon page which caters to North American customers that the DVD FORMAT BEING OFFERED WILL NOT WORK ON NORTH AMERICAN DVD PLAYERS. Ten months after making the purchase as Christmas gifts we can hardly expect a refund and are not asking for anything (except maybe an apology). BUT BUYERS BEWARE! The vendor might want to fix this issue.**********************************After waiting over 2 months for the "pending" release of the "New" version of this absolutely terrific 4-part series we wound up buying several copies of the "Old" version because we wanted them as gifts for people we know who love southern France, would like to go to southern France, or just love a good story.These "old" version DVDs are identical to the edition we have had for a couple of years-originally shot in analog video in the early 1990s and put onto DVD, so nowhere near H.D. resolution, but perfectly adequate. Maybe part of the intent of a "new" version is to improve the image quality...but the best version of anything is the best one you can actually GET, and for now this seems to be it. These we ordered via Amazon; they had to come from England but the shipping costs were quite reasonable and they arrived here in the USA within about 1 1/2 weeks.If you are okay with the above factoids, don't hesitate to buy this series. There is absolutely everything to love about the characters, the actors, the setting, and the story line.