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  • Actors: Warren Clark, Anthony Head, Dean Lennox, Jenny Agutter
  • Format: PAL, Colour
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Jul 2008
  • Run Time: 360 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0016AJU68
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,065 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Maurice Riley (Anthony Head) and Syd Woolsey (Warren Clarke) attempt to re-live their criminal glory days in BBC comedy-drama THE INVISIBLES. After 15 years in 'retirement', enjoying the spoils of their misdeeds on the Costa Del Sol, the boys find money starting to run short and the reality of honest-living rather dull. Against the wishes of Maurice's loyal wife Barbara (Jenny Agutter), they head back to Britain where they team up with the son of their former partner, Hedley (Dean Lennox Kelly). However, after such a long hiatus from the dangerous thrills of a life of crime, the pair realise how outdated they've become. But with the prospect of one last big job, the once-infamous 'Invisibles' decide to show the new generation of thieves how it's done.

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars comedy crime series "New Tricks" style, 14 Jul 2008
By David - See all my reviews
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The Invisibles is a series about two friends Maurice Riley (Anthony Head - Buffy The Vampre Slayer, Doctor Who) and Syd Woolsey (Warren Clarke - Dalziel And Pascoe)who were members of "The Invisibles" the best robbers in town. They are joined by the son of the 3rd Invisible Hedley (Dean Lennox Kelly). Trying to stay on the straight and narrow they are forced to do one "final" job - but things don't go as smoothly as planned.

The cast are excellent and have a good on screen chemistry. Jenny Agutter (Spooks, An American Werewolf In London) is superb as Maurice's wife who is determined that he goes straight. The shows premise is basically "New Tricks" only with ex cons rather than ex coppers and the result is just as entertaining.

The six episodes are presented over two disks. If you enjoyed New Tricks and wan't to try something similar then give this dvd a go. Personally I can't wait for series two.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as you remember it, but not any better either, 17 Sep 2009
Rarely have I started watching a new tv series with as much enthusiasm and goodwill as I did with this one. The actors are excellent, with Warren Clarke and that bloke off the coffee ads along with the too rarely seen Jenny Agutter. Added to that the writer was the man behind Common as Muck, a fondly remembered series (if not by the BBC who have never repeated it and haven't released it on dvd). And the set-up of old cons returning from the Costa Del Crime to enjoy their retirement years back home, and being drawn back into their old ways, promised a variation on the New Tricks formula, but this time from the villains' viewpoint.

That goodwill lasted even after hearing the rumour that the Devon based series was filmed in Ireland as the locals didn't want to be associated with it, but it died shortly after the opening title credits. It's difficult to pin down why it didn't work, but it's probably down to lots of factors. The main actors don't seem to believe in their characters, being unsure whether to play them for laughs or for pathos and so settling for an uninvolving middle ground involving pantomime style over-acting and that look in the eye that says they need a new agent. Jenny Agutter in particular has a thankless role and she merely phones in her performance. Only the secondary actors get the tone right, but they have little to do.

The stories are painfully obvious and suffer the inevitable problem that any series will have in which the main characters are on the wrong side of the law. They have to elicit sympathy from the viewer even when they are doing wrong, so they have to be bad in a way that ensures only nasty people suffer and that comes over as contrived. Even the sunny climes of 'Devon' are cold and unappealing, leading to a comedy drama that lacks laughs and worse lacks heart. You can see they are trying to be New Tricks, but never once does it get that show's balance right of character and plot, comedy and drama.

Having said that I did record the episodes and just recently I got round to watching the last four, and with my expectations at rock-bottom I did watch the whole series to the end without too much trouble. So the series isn't in the gloriously awful class of Bonekickers, but instead is neither an abject failure nor a success. If one of the reviews on this page really is by the show's writer, then he's right that this is what the BBC should be doing and it is more interesting than any reality show, although sadly it's fairly routine. So if you're just looking for familiar actors and obvious stories to half-watch while doing a crossword on a Sunday afternoon, this will fit the bill. Just don't expect a second series!
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1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Invisibles, 7 Feb 2009
By Catherine A. Lewis "meg lewis" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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the story line was a hoot however translated into TV veiwing I found that overacting of a couple of the actors spoilt it for me. Average veiwing.
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