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I noticed a couple years ago that this series is available on DVD, and have been wanting to see it. It finally arrived on my local PBS/APT outlet this weekend, and I wasn't disappointed.
My main reason for watching was to see how one of my favorites, Felicity Kendal, from the mid-'70s U.K. TV series "The Good Life" ("Good Neighbors" in America) was faring. Upon first sight here, I exclaimed, "Omigod, that woman hasn't changed in thirty years!" Whether due to a Dorian Gray picture in her closet, a good plastic surgeon, or whatever, her ageless visage was a welcome sight. (Still, as always, the hands give away the true passage of years.)
But back to the series. I've seen just the first episode so far, but although they're not exactly Holmes and Watson, Kendal's Rosemary Boxer and Ferris' Laura Thyme promise to make a good investigative duo in the tradition of Tommy and Tuppence, Peel and Steed, and others from the U.K. school of crime-solving. After I've seen the series on TV, I'll decide whether to add the DVDs to my British mysteries collection.
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HallmarkMovieBuff 5 May 2008
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