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New Tricks : Complete BBC Series 1 [2003] [DVD]

Amanda Redman , Dennis Waterman , Graham Theakston , Paul Seed    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, Alun Armstrong, Jame Bolam
  • Directors: Graham Theakston, Paul Seed, Martyn Friend, Jamie Payne
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 23 May 2005
  • Run Time: 360 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0006PTYP6
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,276 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

A motley crew of retired police officers re-opens troublesome cases that were never laid to rest. From the discovery of a new motive in the killing of a college lecturer, to the tracing of a missing child, the team finds a way through the detail that eluded the original officers. But they are finding a surprising incidence of cover-up and conspiracy in their new investigations. Are their superiors about to close ranks? Or is someone feeding them particular files? Either way, the suspicion that they are being manipulated is high - and the team is determined to get to the bottom of it. These old dogs won't roll over too easily.

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2DVD Pal/Region 2 // W/Amanda Redman/James Bolam/A.O.


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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb 3 Nov 2005
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This series should be shown to all TV cop show directors and producers as an example of how it can be done. Wonderful acting from all the leads. Laugh-out-loud funny in places plus good stories. I would like to have seen some behind the scenes extras but that's the only fault.
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143 of 144 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Just superb 22 April 2006
By ACR
Format:DVD
I don't watch many detective shows, aside from 'A Touch of Frost'. I was drawn to this one because the casting promised the same sort of great character acting, and I always appreciate a good comedy drama.

New Tricks is not just good, it's fantastic. The scripts are great - sharp dialogue, organic humour, and cases with enough complexity to keep you guessing - and the performances are even better. It's consistently funny without crossing the line and sacrificing realism for laughs.

I came to the show with a pre-existing respect and affection for the three male leads, so Amanda Redman was the real revelation for me. A lesser actress would just sink without trace under such heavyweight co-stars, but she really makes the role her own and holds the show together. Sandra Pullman comes off simultaneously glamorous yet gutsy, competent and down-to-earth, and is utterly believable as a high-level female police officer.

The male leads' roles suit them perfectly, and yet still have plenty of layers: Bolam's widower character seems like the sort of gentle soul he often plays, but has a darker, more aggressive side; Armstrong is note perfect as a mild, unassuming man with a dangerously obsessive streak; and Waterman does what he usually does, plays a rough-edged yet loveable Jack-the-lad so well that you hardly even notice he's acting.

Everything about the show is spot on - even the theme tune (sung by Waterman, natch) is so catchy I have to sit and listen to it all the way through every time it plays over the DVD menu. The only complaint I can find at all is not about the show but the packaging: the DVD case is a nasty flimsy plastic thing that looks cheap and is hard to get the disks out of. But never mind that - this is great TV, and at a reasonable price, too. Very highly recommended.
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
By Keith Joseph HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
A heavyweight TV superstar cast bringing the ethos of 'True Grit' (embracing old age disgracefully) to retired members of the police force. With small snapshots of their family life as well (aka Rose in Dr Who), they all come across as being 'real people' and perhaps because they are nice characters and such well known faces you care what happens to them (oh no don't hurt `Terry'). Far more 'real' than many mainstream cop shows (where the departmental in-fighting is often so dramatically over-exaggerated the only surprise is that no colleague gets battered to death with a coffee cup). It's got 'The Sweeney' clever backchat and one-liners with a bit less of it's violence, so it's quite suitable for the kids as well (I would have given it a 12 not 15). My daughter (12) loves the series. The stories reflect real life, some fairly clever people having a bit a laugh while dealing with the pressure of the tough job they have taken on. As they are all retired equals in the cop business they also have free reign to behave as rather non-PC mavericks - after all in the East End anything is legal as long as you don't get caught. It's not unlike time-travelling cop show 'Life on Mars' really, except here you have 1970's policemen working in 2005.

The 'cold case' theme is perhaps a bit old hat, but in this case it fits in perfectly (why else would working police officers ignore the crimes). My daughter's review is 'If you like mysteries then it's really good, you can work it out, as it's a very logical program, then you check it out at the end. Plus you can tell the violence is fake and people just get beaten up and don't die. It's not for young children though, those about 9 and over'. Worth getting just to catch any episodes you missed on TV, or you can rent. My daughter is eagerly awaiting series three on DVD.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
bought this series because the blurb that was advertised was to our liking. turns out it exceeded our expectations so we ordered all series 2 thru 8. Read more
Published 1 month ago by penmar99
5.0 out of 5 stars New Tricks
Had never watched this series until the re-runs on TV recently and couldn't wait to see how the whole thing started. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jax
5.0 out of 5 stars A really good box set of an excellent series
Interesting viewing, as I was a latecomer to this excellent programme not discovering its joys until about Series 4. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ursula Holdsworth
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
Fantastic & very funny easy to watch DVD - full first series including extended pilot episode.
Great for all ages
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Alison G. Robb
4.0 out of 5 stars Made me buy the next series.
This series stuttered a little in spots, and the last episode was not good, but the general level was wonderfully comic and good entertainment. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Roland Pullen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
I have not actually watched this yet as I am saving it for a later date. I did not get into this series until much later on but everything I have seen since has been good quality... Read more
Published 3 months ago by KATMAC
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstandingly fresh
Remarkably clever ... All these actors are stars. You can't help but love them. In a dvd world of excessive
sex and violence they bring great conversation and intelligent... Read more
Published 4 months ago by lynn
5.0 out of 5 stars New tricks
A great way of inexpensively collecting your own copy of this very entertaining TV show. Fast service, good price, Brilliant.
Published 4 months ago by H
5.0 out of 5 stars Ground breaking new series
This is a different cop show, a team of old fossils that are used to dealing with villains in the 'old school' way. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Johnny Bee Goode
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of new TV detectives
After shooting a dog at a police raid, Sandra Pullman's carrier as a police is in jeopardy. Her only option is to be head of a cold case team were she has to recruit old pensioned... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Helena Palmgren
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