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87 of 87 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
After what seems an eternity waiting for someone to release this series on DVD I was delighted to receive my copy of Murder Most English and even more pleased to find that it lived up completely to my memory of this excellent BBC series. Thank you Acorn. Anton Rogers as Inspector Purbright and a young Christopher Timothy as the curiously named DS Love delve into a series of investigations including murder, betrayal, consiracy and intriguing disappearances. Originally broadcast in 1977 this series harks back to a time before forensics when crime was solved by good old fashioned detective work.
48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm just old enough to remember this series from the seventies from the much underatted pen of Colin Watson, adapted by Richard (Outside Edge)Harris . This really is a joy. Complex mysteries, very well acted.
The stories are setin the fictional Lincolnshire town of Flaxborough - there are several scenes filmed at Spalding railway station and bowls club in Lonely Heart 4122.
It's a shame that they didn't film the rest of Watson's excellent novels
The stories are setin the fictional Lincolnshire town of Flaxborough - there are several scenes filmed at Spalding railway station and bowls club in Lonely Heart 4122.
It's a shame that they didn't film the rest of Watson's excellent novels
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
always a sucker for a good murder mystery, I found Murder Most English a true delight. Anton Rodgers and Christopher Timothy are wonderful! set in the days before mobiles and laptops and high tech gadgets of any sort, it's all stripped down to just bare bones detective work. an added bonus is being able to titter over the horrendous 70s fashion and home decor!
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Delightful but not as good as the books
Having discovered Colin Watson's 'Flaxborough' novels by accident, and having devoured all 12 of them over the course of about a year (they are SO good that I tried to spread them... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Helen Garth
murder most english
I missed this when it was aired on bbc2 in 1978. It has never been re-screened on any of the crime channels like Alibi or UK Gold. Strange. Read more
Published 10 months ago by norman de plume
Not their finest hour
The late Anton Rogers, a good actor, just appears to be going through the motions in this series. Perhaps a reaction to a disjointed plot line. Read more
Published 12 months ago by vbprogman
if only the beeb had done the lot...
I remember this series way back when-it put me on the trail of Colin Watson's wickedly funny books ( now re-issued-no excuses!).The production values + acting are first rate. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Paul Harding
Vintage detective drama
I well remembered this series having first read the Flaxborough novels by Colin Watson. The series is very well cast with Anton Rogers as Inspector Purbright and a young... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. D. J. Linnell
On It's Own
I knew nothing of this series, but bought it as it is being offered at a silly price by Amazon. I knew I liked the work of Anthon Rogers and Chris Timothy. Read more
Published 17 months ago by S. Johnson
Nothing wrong with the stories, or the filming, but difficult to play
I had the utmost problem playing these disks. Movieplayer, the normal DVD player on Linux, would not load the menu and nor would VLC, which is normally up for anything. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Bob Harvey
good television
An excellent series which exemplify television mysteries at their best. If only TV were as entertaining today!
Published 22 months ago by B. Robertson
Most English
This was a very good series made in 1977 but set slightly earlier , it is very english in its content and humour althought now dated it is still well worth a watch .
Published 22 months ago by Ostrog
Charming and, indeed, most English.
Though old and lacking in quality productionwise if compared with modern productions, this series turned out to have charm, character and solid performances that made it fun to... Read more
Published 22 months ago by K. I. Refseth
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