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When Rob Lake (Max Beesley) begins work in a maternity unit, he soon comes to suspect that his new boss, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Roger Hurley, may be incompetent. He tries to turn a blind eye, but one of Hurley's blunders leads to a young mother being left brain-damaged and her baby stillborn. Rob watches a fellow doctor being hounded for attempting to bring the incompetence to light, seeing the ranks of the establishment join together to protect one of their own. He realizes he must risk his career to put a stop to Hurley's negligence. Meanwhile, his passionate affair with colleague Donna leaves him alternately confused and hungry for more.
This riveting medical drama series, starring Max Beesley, Keith Allen and Patrick Baladi developed a cult following with its gritty storylines and gruesome theatre scenes, during its two series on BBC.
The box set brings together all the episodes of this highly regarded BBC drama series.
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This Dvd Set Complete 6 Discs Collection Is Brand New & Factory Sealed - Another Dvd Set Is Now Becoming Very Collectable.
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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful
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A wonderful dark, funny, intelligent, thought provoking series. One moment you're horrified, the next you're laughing. The script is flawless and the acting exceptional. It is a total disgrace that this series wasn't continued. Instead the BBC churn out endless derivative detective mysteries and 'escape to the country' comedy dramas. No effort was made to publicise it and then they were surprised that it didn't rate. I only found it by chance and everyone I know who also discovered it was hooked and now raves about it. You must WATCH THIS SERIES then write to the BBC to say how disgusted you are they stopped making it!
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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This box set gives you all of seasons one and two plus the movie length finale. The complex story lines are absorbing and this is much a drama about work politics as it is about tough medical cases. Every character is finely shaded so that even the villains are sympathetic at times and the supposed heroes as almost as flawed. Max Beeseley excels as the young registrar while Keith Allen almost steals the show as the cynical Dr Whitman - he certainly has the funniest lines, and provides some memorable comis moments. Some of the medical procedures are filmed in a very graphic style but this just adds to realism of the whole serial which only very rarely leaves the work place. There is hardly an unnecessary minute in all of the episodes - this is one to be watched closely and savoured! Overall, it's compelling, claustrophobic and extremely tense.
52 of 53 people found the following review helpful
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I have to be honest on this one I would love to work as a high up tv executive because if the job is to scrap brilliant programmes and commission "and they all lived happily ever after" dramas then pay me to make those decisions.
I have watched all the usual tosh and as a previous review I found this gem by pure luck. I was hooked on this from the first episode, absoloutely brilliant. This series shows the blood and guts of being a doctor etc with the politics involved. Where mistakes can literaly kill and they frequestly get made. Max Beesley and Neve Mcintosh for me absoultely steal this series, I have never known anything like this where one second you are shocked and the next you are laughing hysterically. All I can say to anybody who is considering buying this collection is you will not be dissapointed at all but please be prepared to be shocked and possibly offened at some of the contents.
Also apologies if I waffle a touch but this is my first review.
I have watched all the usual tosh and as a previous review I found this gem by pure luck. I was hooked on this from the first episode, absoloutely brilliant. This series shows the blood and guts of being a doctor etc with the politics involved. Where mistakes can literaly kill and they frequestly get made. Max Beesley and Neve Mcintosh for me absoultely steal this series, I have never known anything like this where one second you are shocked and the next you are laughing hysterically. All I can say to anybody who is considering buying this collection is you will not be dissapointed at all but please be prepared to be shocked and possibly offened at some of the contents.
Also apologies if I waffle a touch but this is my first review.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
filling the gaps?
a lot of unnecessary sex scenes that could have been avoided or is it just to fill the time slots
Published 3 months ago by alz
bodies
what a series i never saw this when it was out on bbc3 so was a bodies virgin and i was not disapointed. i worked in a hospital and aspects of hospital politics were spot on.
Published 4 months ago by caz
excellent tv
1st seen this about 8yrs aqo, its still as relevant , frightening and as funny now , as alan partridge would say , cant believe they never got another series, delivery and purchase... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Phil5913
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Bodies first apppeared on Australian TV some 4/5 Years ago, shown on the ABC (public broadcaster)
as far as aware only Series 1 made it to air. Read more
as far as aware only Series 1 made it to air. Read more
Published 6 months ago by maxs
bodies
must see, excellent like you are in the hosipital watching it happen. execelent condition and arrived quickly. do not watch if pregnsnt or planning to be expecting
Published 7 months ago by Doogie
Bodies
Fantastic could not stop watching, well worth the money the only commentBodies : The Complete BBC Collection Box Set [2004] [DVD] I would make is why it was not continue I do not... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Tash
great series, poor finale
Series 1 and 2 of this drama are amazing. An intense emotional roller coaster, you are drawn in so close to the characters it is painful but absolutely compelling. Read more
Published 11 months ago by D. Stephen Wilkinson
JUST AMAZING!!!! I LOVE IT :@)
I have just borrowed the complete box set from my big sis who raved on and on about Bodies - I watched the entire box set in the space of two days or so, having been off work... Read more
Published 13 months ago by M. Beaumont
Gripping!
This series is AMAZING!!! Having worked in Obs and Gynae, I was surprised at how realistic everything was. Amazing special effects. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A from Lincoln
Reality
I saw most of the episodes when they were first broadcast, but, like most people I imagine, I missed the finale which BBC slipped in almost secretly - with no apparent warning in... Read more
Published 15 months ago by G. Dack
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