Product Description

Clinical Psychologist, Dr Tony Hill and Detective Inspector Carol Jordan are reunited for four more dark and disturbing cases, hunting brutal killers terrorising the northern town of Bradfield.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9366 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-22
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Formats: Box set, Dolby, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 340 minutes

Synopsis
WIRE IN THE BLOOD is a dramatic crime show that doesn't pull any punches in its depiction of the darker side of the human psyche. Robson Green and Simone Lahbib star as Dr. Tony Hill and DI Alex Fielding respectively; two experts in their fields who look to help the police solve murder cases across the north of England. The forth series is included here in its entirety.

About the Actor
Robson Green Soldier, Soldier, Reckless, Touching Evil, City Lights Simone Lahbib Bad Girls, Monarch of the Glen

Customer Reviews

Fresh and gripping
With all these different crime and forensic dramas out there, it's easy to by-pass certain productions thinking it's just more of the same. However, I find WItB to be quite fantastic! The story lines always keep me guessing and there are often little twists to throw me off. The psychological-profiling perspective is rather fresh and wonderfully played by Robson Green.

In this series Simone Lahbib has replaced Hermoine Norris, and does an esquisite job- much like her predecessor. The new character brings a whole new dynamic to the show.

Bottom line- I love it and I marvel at Val McDermid's ability to conjure up these imaginative, yet very real, stories.

New twists
The themes in the Season 4 episodes are familiar: murdered prostitutes, drugs, psychological games. This has never been a show for the faint-hearted.

The introduction of a new detective, though, allows some interesting tensions to develop, as Tony Hill has to establish credibility and trust all over again as well as continuing to battle his own demons. Robson Green continues to bring life to the charater in surely his best TV role.

Val McDermid's novels haven't kept pace with these series' requirement for new stories, and only one of these epioses ('Torment') is based on one of her novels, but the writing is good enough that you'll probably not notice. For my money, this season is superior to the recently-screened fifth.

Still going strong.
I just received this set a few days ago and finished all 4 episodes. I was not disappointed by any of the scripts. And, since I have not read all of Val McDermid's books I cannot compare the series to her books. What I can say is for me, the scripts are gripping, well, written, and quite thought provoking.

As for the acting, Robson Green, as always, is superb and Simone Lahbib is wonderful! I have followed her career in Bad Girls, Monarch and Heartless and was impressed with how she has handled the transition to WITB. The relationship between her character Alex and Tony is quite different than that between Carol and Tony and had me on edge until I got comfortable with it. And let me not forget the great supporting cast!

I have already watched a couple of episodes twice because they are filled with so much and I find I can always pick up something I missed in the first viewing. I was captivated by many of the themes, Tony's ability to get into the criminal's mind and in one episode the symbolic imagery used. This episode did have some graphic scenes in it, but as always, Tony was able to find the hidden meaning in it all.

I was thinking of giving this a rating of 4 only because I was a bit disappointed in the DVD set for two reasons: 1) There are no scene selections or chapters. So, if you wish to watch a scene over you must rewind the whole scene, you cannot go to previous.

2) There is no captioning for the hearing impaired (I have a friend who is hard of hearing and will definitely let her know this so she isn't disappointed if she purchases the DVD set).
But, I love the show so much I did not wish to give any indication I was displeased with the show itself. For any fan of WITB you will not be disappointed in the material at all!