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Review ITV DVD / Inspector Morse -- The Remorseful Day / Rest in Peace [1987]
Actors & Directors
  • John Thaw
  • Kevin Whately
  • James Grout
  • Peter Woodthorpe
  • Colin Dexter
Release date: 2000-11-13
Run time: 196 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.99

Review Inspector Morse -- The Remorseful Day / Rest in Peace [1987] / ITV DVD:

Inspector Morse provides all the period cosiness of an Agatha Christie costume drama but in an apparently modern setting. Morse is a contemporary detective with all the nostalgic appeal of Poirot or Sherlock Holmes, an anachronistic throwback who drives a classic car, listens to Wagner on LP, quaffs real ale in country pubs or single malt at home and quotes poetry whenever occasion arises (at least once or twice an episode). His much put-upon sidekick Segeant Lewis (Kevin Whateley) is the bemused ordinary copper who acts as a foil for his artistic and academic passions, and not incidentally allows the writers to explain any possibly obscure or learned references to the TV audience. With plots of crossword puzzle-like intricacy, top-drawer thespian guest stars, loving views of quintessentially English Tourist Board Oxfordshire countryside and literate screenplays from such luminaries as Malcom Bradbury, the show was a sure-fire hit across middle England. In 1994, after four successful series, John Thaw moved on to other projects (initially, the disastrous A Year In Provence) but always left the door open for more Morse. "The Remorseful Day" is, however, positively his final appearance. The story opens dramatically with a montage of kinky sex and murder, before settling down into a leisurely exploration of leads that might or might not be red herrings. More murders follow, naturally, as the story adds yet more twists. But this time things are different: Morse, on the very eve of retirement, is gravely ill. Convalescing at home he consoles himself with bird watching and a newly acquired CD player, but he is more than usually irritable and relations with Lewis, who is impatiently awaiting his own promotion to Inspector, are strained. [+]
Could Morse himself be the murderer? Certainly Chief Superintendent Strange (James Grout) is worried. The ultimate resolution of the case takes second place to the show's finale, which will be no surprise to anyone who has read Colin Dexter's novel. A poignant and dignified end to the casebook of a much-loved detective. On the DVD: This disc also includes a 96-minute appreciation of the Morse phenomenon, "Rest in Peace", presented by James Grout who plays Chief Superintendent Strange in the series, plus a music video of the Morse theme tune, "Yesterday is Here". -Mark Walker.

Review A&E / Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movies [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Joe Lando
  • James Keach
  • Jerry London
  • Victoria Barkoff
  • Jane Seymour
  • Jessica Bowman
  • Jeffrey Aarles
Release date: 2006-06-27
Run time: 180 min.
Creator: Josef Anderson
Price: £4.29

Review Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movies [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / A&E:


Review 4dvd / Heartless [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Priyanga Elan
  • Serena Gordon
  • Nicholas Laughland
  • Angus Deayton
  • Simone Lahbib
  • Sally Hurst
Release date: 2005-04-04
Run time: 93 min.
Creator: Caleb Ranson
RRP: £16.99
Price: £5.38

Review Heartless [2005] / 4dvd:


Review MTV / Noah's Arc: The Complete Second Season (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Nate Adams
  • Alistair Abell
  • Keith Boykin
  • Rodney Chester
  • Patrik-Ian Polk
  • Jensen Atwood
Release date: 2007-06-12
Run time: 75 min.
Creator: Jason Mandl
Price: £20.66

Review Noah's Arc: The Complete Second Season (REGION 1) (NTSC) / MTV:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Eastenders: The Slaters in Detention [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Richard Platt
Release date: 2003-11-10
Run time: 57 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £0.94

Review Eastenders: The Slaters in Detention [2003] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Acorn Media / Chatterley Affair
Release date: 2007-01-08
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £6.72

Review Chatterley Affair / Acorn Media:


Review 20th Century Fox / The Practice, Vol. 1 (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jonathan Pontell
  • Steve Harris
  • Camryn Manheim
  • Glenn Lazzaro
  • Lara Flynn Boyle
  • Kelli Williams
  • Stephen Cragg
  • Steve Miner
  • Dylan McDermott
Release date: 2007-06-12
Run time: 584 min.
Creator: David E. Kelley
Price: £21.17

Review The Practice, Vol. 1 (REGION 1) (NTSC) / 20th Century Fox:


Review WGBH Boston / Masterpiece Theatre: Rebecca [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Charles Dance
  • Emilia Fox
  • Jim O'Brien
  • Jean Anderson
  • Geraldine James
  • Diana Rigg
Release date: 2003-02-25
Run time: 176 min.
Creator: Daphne Du Maurier
Price: £8.67

Review Masterpiece Theatre: Rebecca [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / WGBH Boston:


Review Questar / Body and Soul [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Sandra Voe
  • Anthony Valentine
  • Amanda Redman
  • Tracy Keating
  • Kristin Scott Thomas
Release date: 2007-10-02
Run time: 300 min.
Price: £10.15

Review Body and Soul [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Questar:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Cold Feet Series 5 [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • John Thomson
  • Hermione Norris
  • Helen Baxendale
  • Robert Bathurst
  • James Nesbitt
  • Ciaran Donnelly
  • Paul Kousoulides
Release date: 2003-03-24
Run time: 292 min.
Creator: Mike Bullen
RRP: £24.99
Price: £11.90

Review Cold Feet Series 5 [1997] / 2 Entertain Video:

The irresistible wit, comedy and drama we have come to expect from Cold Feet is again obvious in Series 5, but the lives of the ensemble of friends have changed almost beyond recognition. Adam (James Nesbitt) and Rachel (Helen Baxendale) are preoccupied with baby son Matthew, the stable Marsden family has disbanded and fall-guy Pete looks to have found true love at last. It seems wholly appropriate that Cold Feet should end at this juncture and it's all the more fitting that the show is given such a first-class send off. That's not to say that everything is conveniently tidied up in the final episode, nor that the series has run its course to the point of becoming dull. There's still much to enjoy in this fifth series, a triumph of scriptwriting, acting and production values that stands on a level with anything from the previous episodes, or indeed with anything else on television. Simply put, it's the astonishing twist in the tale that singles this series out as the right place to stop. Cold Feet devotees will be hard pushed to hold back the tears in what is an emotional rollercoaster ride. It's all the more credible for the way it's presented: there's no over-the-top dramatics, no over-long sentimentality and no over-acting to speak of. Writer Mike Bullen insists he penned his best script for the final episode of the final series. Few would disagree, for the conclusion soars above the inevitable difficulties in ending this long-running comedy-drama to deliver a highly memorable finale. [+]
Frankly it's impossible to imagine how this unique show could have ended any better. -David Thwaites.

Review ITV DVD / Inspector Morse - Disc 31 And 32 - Death Is Now My Neighbour / The Wench Is Dead [1987]
Actors & Directors
  • Richard Briers
  • John Madden
  • Kevin Whately
  • John Thaw
  • Charles Beeson
  • Judy Loe
Release date: 2002-09-30
Run time: 202 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.70

Review Inspector Morse - Disc 31 And 32 - Death Is Now My Neighbour / The Wench Is Dead [1987] / ITV DVD:

When Inspector Morse first appeared on television in 1987, nobody could have predicted that it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and storylines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much of its success can be attributed to John Thaw's total immersion in the role. Morse is a prickly character and not obviously easy to like. As a detective in Oxford with unfulfilled academic propensities, he is permanently excluded from a world of which he would dearly love to be a part. He is at odds with that world-and with his colleagues in the police force-most of the time. Passionate about opera and "proper beer", he is a cultural snob for whom vulgarity causes almost physical pain. As a result, he lives from one disillusionment to another. And he is scarred-more deeply than he would ever admit-by past relationships. But he also has a naïve streak and, deep down, sensitivity, which makes him a fascinating challenge for women. At the heart of Morse's professional life is his awkward partnership with Detective Sergeant Lewis, the resolutely ordinary, worldly sidekick who manages to keep his boss in an almost permanent state of exasperation while retaining his grudging respect. [+]
It's a testament to Kevin Whately's consistently excellent performance that from such unpromising material, Lewis becomes as indispensable to the series as Barrington Pheloung's hypnotic, classic theme music. Morse's investigations do occasionally take him abroad to more exotic locations, but throughout 14 successful years of often gruesome murders, the city of Oxford itself became a central character in these brooding two-hour dramas: creator Colin Dexter said he finally had to kill Morse off because he was giving Oxford a bad reputation as a dangerous place! -Piers Ford.

Review Network / Strangers - Series 3
Actors & Directors
  • Don Henderson
Release date: 2008-09-15
Run time: 350 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £19.59

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Review Koch Vision / McLeod's Daughter's: The Complete Sixth Season [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Simmone Mackinnon
  • Michala Banas
  • Grant Brown
  • Arnie Custo
  • Aaron Jeffery
  • Rachael Carpani
  • Andrew Prowse
  • Brett Tucker
  • Richard Jasek
  • Declan Eames
Release date: 2008-06-10
Run time: 1376 min.
Creator: Andrew Kelly
Price: £34.95

Review McLeod's Daughter's: The Complete Sixth Season [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Koch Vision:


Review Acorn Media / Midsomer Murders - Death Of A Hollow Man [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • Daniel Casey
  • Bernard Hepton
  • Janine Duvitski
  • John Nettles
  • Jeremy Silberston
  • Sarah Badel
Release date: 2002-04-08
Run time: 102 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £4.50

Review Midsomer Murders - Death Of A Hollow Man [1997] / Acorn Media:

Based on Caroline Graham's novels and featuring the stolid crime-solving skills of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, Midsomer Murders made their television debut in 1997 and continue to keep viewers happy with that potent whodunnit ingredient: spectacularly bloody murders in the most tranquil rural settings the Shires have to offer. Midsomer is a vaguely defined area of villages and hamlets with charming names like Badger's Drift and Goodman's Land. It also has the highest number of violent deaths per capita outside the average war zone. Serial killings abound to test the nerve of Barnaby (John Nettles) and his sidekick Sergeant Troy (Daniel Casey), a dullard easily perplexed by a world which refuses to stick to his black and white view of things. Nettles is excellent; there's a hint of Bergerac still, now heavier of jowl and broader of beam, though the chasing is necessarily limited and the DCI enjoys the home comforts of an understanding wife and a spirited daughter. "Every time I go into any Midsomer village, it's always the same thing", he huffs. "Blackmail, sexual deviancy, suicide and murder. " Ain't it the truth? The murders are astonishing. Family feuds, jealousy, incest, industrial espionage, all erupt at regular intervals leaving a trail of bodies with throats slashed, limbs dismembered and blood absolutely everywhere. Rivers of sheer nastiness run deep beneath the superficially pastoral perfection of Midsomer. [+]
Thank goodness there are still men like dependable Barnaby to get to the bottom of things. Eventually. Sure of Barnaby's eventual success, Midsomer Murders make for a cosy, even comforting, couple of hours curled up in front of the television. And they make a great showcase for star turns from the great stable of British character actors, too, from Celia Imrie and Elizabeth Spriggs to Imelda Staunton and Duncan Preston, who invariably turn this whimsical stuff into the tastiest possible ham. -Piers Ford.

Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Murder One - Season 1 And 2 [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • James Hayman
  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • Joe Napolitano
  • Barbara Bosson
  • Michael Hayden
  • Elodie Keene
  • John Fleck
  • J.C. MacKenzie
  • Adam Nimoy
  • Mary McCormack
Release date: 2005-10-31
Creator: Alfonso H. Moreno
RRP: £69.99
Price: £42.97

Review Murder One - Season 1 And 2 [1996] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review MGM / Stargate Atlantis: Season 2 [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Paul McGillion
  • Joe Flanigan
  • Torri Higginson
  • Martin Wood
  • Jason Momoa
  • Peter DeLuise
  • Brad Turner
  • Neill Fearnley
  • Andy Mikita
  • Rachel Luttrell
Release date: 2007-03-06
Run time: 872 min.
Creator: Damian Kindler
Price: £26.25

Review Stargate Atlantis: Season 2 [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / MGM:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Death To The Daleks [1974] [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • John Pertwee
Release date: 1995-02-13
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £7.99

Review Doctor Who - Death To The Daleks [1974] [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Koch Vision / McLeod's Daughters: The Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Rachael Carpani
  • Bridie Carter
  • Lisa Chappell
  • Karl Zwicky
  • Simmone Mackinnon
  • Chris Martin-Jones
  • Bill Hughes
  • Aaron Jeffery
  • Cath Roden
  • Ali Ali
Release date: 2007-08-14
Run time: 1291 min.
Creator: Caroline Stanton
Price: £29.00

Review McLeod's Daughters: The Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Koch Vision:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky [Blu-ray]
Actors & Directors
  • Phil Davis
  • Bryan Dick
  • Sally Hawkins
  • Zoe Tapper
  • Simon Curtis
Release date: 2007-11-12
Run time: 149 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £13.93

Review Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky [Blu-ray] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Brightspark Productions / The Last Templar [2008]
Actors & Directors
  • Victor Garber
  • Larry Day
  • Scott Foley
  • Claudia Ferri
  • Paolo Barzman
  • Mira Sorvino
Release date: 2009-03-16
RRP: £19.99
Price: £14.69

Review The Last Templar [2008] / Brightspark Productions:


Models & Brands:
Inspector Morse -- The Remorseful Day / Rest in Peace [1987], Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movies [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Heartless [2005], Noah's Arc: The Complete Second Season (REGION 1) (NTSC), Eastenders: The Slaters in Detention [2003], Chatterley Affair, The Practice, Vol. 1 (REGION 1) (NTSC), Masterpiece Theatre: Rebecca [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Body and Soul [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Cold Feet Series 5 [1997], Inspector Morse - Disc 31 And 32 - Death Is Now My Neighbour / The Wench Is Dead [1987], Strangers - Series 3, McLeod's Daughter's: The Complete Sixth Season [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Midsomer Murders - Death Of A Hollow Man [1997], Murder One - Season 1 And 2 [1996], Stargate Atlantis: Season 2 [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Doctor Who - Death To The Daleks [1974] [1963], McLeod's Daughters: The Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC), Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky [Blu-ray], The Last Templar [2008]

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