The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Set 2
Classic British Mysteries
Crime abounded in late Victorian and Edwardian times--from the streets of London to the country houses of the nobility; from the royal apartments of Vienna to the hotel rooms of quiet Copenhagen. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective took on many of the era’s crooks, killers, blackmailers, and schemers--but so did the fictional sleuths of other celebrated writers of the time.
Great British actors including Derek Jacobi (I, Claudius; Cadfael), Judy Geeson (To Sir, With Love), Jean Marsh (Upstairs, Downstairs), Robin Ellis (Poldark), and John Thaw (Inspector Morse) deliver riveting performances in this classic mystery series. Relying on brain over brawn, their characters outwit, outthink, and outmaneuver the most ruthless of adversaries - and all in ways Sherlock Holmes would have considered much more than elementary.
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Excellent British Mystery Series - newdaysof
If you like the good old British Sherlock Holmes murder mysteries, then you will like this series. Each DVD contains four mini-movies based on novels written by English murder mystery writers in the early 20th century.
Each movie is like a stage play with lots of dialogue and plot development. Mostly filmed in London studios, there are some sequences shot in and around London itself. It's a good showcase of many fine British actors of the time and their portrayal of textbook detective/police work.
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Excellent British Mystery Series - newdaysof
If you like the good old British Sherlock Holmes murder mysteries, then you will like this series. Each DVD contains four mini-movies based on novels written by English murder mystery writers in the early 20th century.
Each movie is like a stage play ...