Inspector Morse - The Complete Series (33 Disc Box Set) [DVD] [1987]
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Average customer review:Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #10339 in DVD
- Released on: 2005-02-21
- Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
- Number of discs: 33
- Formats: Box set, PAL
- Original language: English
- Number of discs: 33
- Running time: 3473 minutes
Customer Reviews
Expensive set, and worth every penny
With all due respect to Colin Dexter, the Inspector Morse TV series is one of those rarities, where the film is genuinely better than the book. It's a lot of money to pay all at once, but think of it as £5 per episode and it's not so bad. One reviewer complains of dodgy quality, and this almost put me off. But my set arrived with one episode per disc and the quality is excellent. I found a few episodes I had not seen, and I enjoyed seeing some of my favourites again. One of the nice things about having the entire series is seeing how the characters of Morse and Lewis, and later Strange, develop, both as actors and as parts. It was also fun finding all the big-name stars who had bit parts earlier in their careers. Did you know Liz Hurley appears as a schoolgirl? And Michael Kitchen, Martin Clunes, Julia Sawalha, and just about every British character actor of the past twenty years have supporting roles. Such a shame he's dead, and also that nobody seems to be making quality drama like this any more.
John Thaw at his best!
I have never read the books but like most of you who are considering buying this set - I have seen many episodes of the televised series. If you have come to this point by the same route as myself what are you waiting for?
The choice of actors; the characters; the plots: the settings; the music; the filming - are all superb. I feel privileged to own this set in the knowledge that it will not be bettered and may not always be available.
Great Package - A Bargain for the £69.97 I paid !
Do not be dissuaded by previous reviewers as they are either wrong or Amazon has combined reviews for alternative 'Morse' boxsets being sold.
If you buy the declared 33 disc set (it may previously have been issued with fewer discs) each disc contains only 1 episode !
The packaging is fine (each series is in a cardboard sleeve with 1 disc per 'page' in the 'book' style housing for each series) with lots of photos of Morse and the picture/sound quality good for what is now a dated archive recording.
(I have added 2 photos to the item page showing an example of the packaging for the case of each Series within the boxset)
HOH subtitles are available and each disc has a picture gallery. All other features are as per the Amazon listing. Well worth buying if you enjoy, like me, the caustic nature of the working relationship between Morse and Lewis.
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