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DVD ~ Richard Armitage
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Richard Armitage, Navin Chowdhry, Zoe Telford, Ciaran McMenamin
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Jul 2007
  • Run Time: 288 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000NDM3VI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,988 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A drama that focuses on a specialist trauma team. Features four episodes.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not so Golden, 15 Jun 2008
By jordan (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
I confess that I bought The Golden Hour through Amazon UK because I'm a huge fan of Richard Armitage. The premise of the series also interested me. But I can see why this series was cut after four episodes, for three major reasons. First, the acting by the performers playing the four major roles is not very good (RA's performance is the best of the four but--and it pains me to say this--is still a bit wooden), and perhaps is influenced by the terrible dialogue. Second, the piecing of flashbacks of the victims' stories into the drama of the rescues, although promising, is done with too much repetition and melodrama and messes with the pace of the action. Finally, medical procedures during the rescue scenes were reduced to gratuitous and clumsy displays of gore. I don't think medical dramas should be bloodless but a glimpse here and there might more effectively add to the suspense instead of long panning shots.

I gave this series three stars because it showed promise in the later episodes and I liked the way it was maturing. The fourth and final episode was the most absorbing. There was more focus on the doctor-patient interactions and less on the doctor love triangle. The flashbacks were less jarring and a bit less melodramatic and the story of the pregnant woman and her family was moving. There were still lots or problems but also noticeable improvement.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A missed opportunity. Such a shame, 24 Dec 2008
This was a quite brilliant idea for a TV series. The London Air Ambulance is exciting, sexy as hell and a fanastic setting for an ensemble cast drama.

Having worked with the London Air Ambulance, it would be very easy for me to critisise the technical elements of this drama. Some of whic are rather glaring (The LAA works in a team of one doctor and one paramedic...in this series we see only doctors)

Technically, the drama is an odd mix of extremely realistic medical procedures which were clearly researched in some detail, and then in the next seen we will see some glaringly obvious technical or procedural "that would/could never happen" type of error.

Then there is the drama itself: The episodes use a strange narrative technique of flashbacks, but we get to see the same flashbacks again, and again and again repeated throughout the episode.

The result is you find yourself screaming at the screen "COME ON! GET ON WITH IT!" as you watch a replay of the car accident for the 10th time.

This is sad, because actually the characters were reasonably engaging, and the series clearly had a big budget behind it. The costumes, locations and equipment are all great, and the special effects are of good quality.

A real shame, as I guess no one will again make a drama series about the London Air Ambulance, and its a real missed opportunity.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant series!, 13 April 2009
I have never heard about such service as London Air Ambulance, shame on me. But this idea to make a film which tells about work of people who save others is really great! Thrilling, breathtaking, brilliant series with wonderful actors. I liked it so much!
By the way I think using this style of flashbacks is rather interesting. At the end of each part we can see and understand REAL reasons of accident that led to the tragedy. It makes people think about the value of their lives. It makes people think that, perhaps, they must be kinder to each other, that conflicts can be prevented. Sometimes we say something bad to a person, trying to offend him because he offends us, but we never think, that this conversation can be the last! That we will never get the chance to put things right.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A few less flashbacks would be good
I think I'm yet another woman who bought this purely because Richard Armitage is in it. I remember watching the series when it was on tv and enjoying it, so I thought I'd purchase... Read more
Published 25 days ago by Foxy

5.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking entertainment with a good deal of natural humour
If you like the long-running British TV series "Casualty" and its spin-off "Holby" this one will definitely float your boat. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Melathys

5.0 out of 5 stars One divine doctor, scene-stealing performance, rest showed promise
I only watched this series and bought the DVD because the divine Richard Armitage was in it. His character - Dr Alec Track - is fantastic but that is purely down to his great... Read more
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