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06. Feb 2012
Brit humor at its best!
1 von 1 finden das hilfreich Doc Martin, starring Martin Clunes, abetted by Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole and Ian McNeice, has been on British TV since 2004. This set includes the first four series, consisting of 30 episodes produced through 2009. A fifth series of 8 episodes was shown in 2011 and should shortly become available on Region 1 DVD.
Overtly, the program plays like a soap opera, but is underlined by satire, droll wit and often more than a hint of farce. It's hero - if you can call him that - is a successful London surgeon who has become ill at the sight of blood, so takes up practice as the GP in a small Cornish coastal town full of quirky, often rustic characters.
He has probably the world's worst bedside manner and rarely displays a human emotion other than frustration with incompetence, though obviously very enamored of the local schoolteacher who, for some reason, has also fallen for him.
His only positive assets seem to be his uncannily encyclopedic medical knowledge and absolute dedication to his job. This is fortunate as the small community eventually displays just about every usual and unusual disease known to science.
This has become one of the most popular series in British television history, for good reason.
The 4-album, 9-disc set is beautifully produced and includes a few extras but, unhappily, no cast or crew interviews; one can only imagine they were too busy laughing out loud when the cameras weren't rolling.
15. Dez 2016
Entertaining Early Elizabeth George Tales
Five early novellas by Elizabeth George - a mixed bag but all are entertaining:
"Exposure" is an early Lynley mystery with subtle hints and a Christie-esque denouement.
"The Surprise of His Life" is very predictable, a la a routine Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode.
"Good Fences Aren't Always Enough" is a superior AHP-type story, very classy and fun.
"Remember, I'll Always Love You" is a real chiller, the best of the lot.
"I, Richard" has great historical insights, but the resolution is a bit of a letdown.
Well worth a read!