Rumpole Of The Bailey - Series 7 DVD

Advantages: Great characters, stories, acting
Disadvantages: Some editing in some box-sets

...'Rumpole of the Bailey' is one of my favourite book series, and is also one of my favourite television series of all time. Spanning well over a decade, Thames television produced over 40 episodes of the crusty old barrister's tales, penned both for book and screen by John Mortimer, who used to take delight in highlighting silliness in judicial judgements by putting those decisions into the guise of his own judges, perhaps most especially judge Bullingham. Leo McKern, a well-known British character actor perhaps most famous internationally for 'A Man for All Seasons' and 'Shoes of the Fisherman', found this great role late in life, and became the quintessential image for Rumpole. He performed the role through all the episodes (presented in the UK originally starting in 1978, and continuing with a few gaps through 1992, and presented... Read review

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Advantages: Entertaining
Disadvantages: Too many red herrings

...Introduction Midsomer Murders is another show that I missed while I lived abroad - luckily there's been any number of repeats, so I've managed to catch up with most of them. I've never seen the first episode though, which was the highest rated drama episode of 1997, so when it was available for just ₤2.99 as part of a fortnightly collection of the TV series, I couldn't resist. I enjoyed it, but I won't be buying any more - particularly once they go up to the normal price of ₤7.99 from the next issue. The author and screenwriter The TV series is based on the books by Caroline Graham, of which there are seven in the series. This episode is based on the book of the same name. She has also written two non-series crime fiction novels, two children's stories and has written a book about Camilla Parker-Bowles. She has also... Read review

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Advantages: 6 Hilarious episodes
Disadvantages: no special features such as outakes

...I think first it is vital to list the main actors and their characters because they deserve enormous credit to yet another brilliant series of OFAH (Only Fools And Horses) Del Boy - David Jason Rodney - Nicholas Lyndhurst Uncle Albert - Buster Merryfield Boycie - John Challis Trigger - Roger Llyod-Pack Marlene - Sue Holderness Mike Fisher - Kenneth MacDonald Raquel - Tessa Peak-Jones Cassandra - Gwyneth Strong These are the people who make this series a must have on DVD. Produced by Gareth Gwenlan and directed by Tony Dow and first shown on BBC between 30th December 1990 and 3rd February 1991, this series is possibly my favourite. The six, 50-minute episodes have great quality in their comedy value and their storylines. Series 7 really shows the writers, John Sullivan, quality in bringing a series together complete... Read review

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