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  • Actors: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, James Read, Janet DeMay
  • Directors: Michael Gleason
  • Writers: Michael Gleason, Robert Butler
  • Producers: Gareth Davies, Glenn Gordon Caron, Kevin Inch, Richard De Roy
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 12 Mar 2007
  • Run Time: 1035 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000MCH78O
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,359 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A popular dramedy of the early '80s, REMINGTON STEELE starred a young and dashing Pierce Brosnan before he became 007. Stephanie Zimbalist co-stars as Laura Holt, a beautiful young private eye trying to get her business off the ground. Unfortunately, she finds that female P.I.'s don't receive a lot of business, so she invents a male superior for whom she "works," and renames her business after him. Suddenly cases come pouring in, but Laura soon finds herself confronted by a handsome thief who calls himself Remington Steele; he cons her into a partnership in which she does the work and he "takes the bows." This works well for business purposes, but the two are constantly at odds, creating an exciting sexual tension and much opportunity for humour. This collection of episodes comprises the entire first season, including "Thou Shalt not Steele," where the partners face off over whether or not to provide security for a "cursed" painting; "Steele Trap," which finds the P.I.'s trapped on a tropical island; and "Vintage Steele," where Laura and Remington try to solve the case of a body that keeps turning up and disappearing at a local winery.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Steele, Remington Steele, 25 Feb 2007
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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The name is Steele. Remington Steele.

Before the advent of reality TV and gritty cop shows, detective shows were apparently the thing -- and the 1980s show "Remington Steele" was a standout. The mixture of humor, romantic tension and high-gloss detecting is constantly entertaining.

Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) worked hard to become a private eye, only to discover that sexism was holding her back. So she invented a fake boss, Remington Steele, who was always conveniently absent when clients came to talk to his "assistant." The deceptive little system works perfectly... until Laura tries to protect a multimillion-dollar jewel collection, and runs into a man (Pierce Brosnan) who now claims to be Remington Steele.

The flesh-and-blood Remington Steele is dapper, intelligent, loves old movies, and is a master criminal. Laura can't expose him without exposing her own fraud, so she comes to a tenuous truce with him: She'll let him stay, and finance his apartment and living, if he behaves himself and doesn't mess around with her detecting. Her assistants Murphy and Bernice (James Read and Janet DeMay) don't like it, but they have to accept him.

But Steele doesn't want to stay in the shadows. He begins to take an interest in solving cases, and helps Laura find a missing video game genius, deal with a body in a winery, and encounter the Yakuza, murderous fellow P.I.s, B-movie queens, smut publishers, insomniacs, old lovers, divorce lawyers, and much more. All the while, Laura tries to figure out who Steele really is, as they try to figure out how they feel about each other.

Humorous detective stories are not an easy thing to do -- they can easily descend into slapstick or idiocy. "Remington Steele" straddled the line perfectly. The first two episodes are rather grim, but by episode three we have Brosnan's charming smirks and the slightly oddball cases that the show became known for. Okay, maybe Laura's on-the-run striptease was a bit much, but Steele's look of shock is worth it.

Surprisingly, not much has aged about this show. Sure, we have some ludicrous 80s hair and clothing, and computers were in their infancy. But the storylines are still hugely entertaining, the sort of stories that could be easily transferred (well, most of the time) to the 1920s, 2000s, or most places in between. And they're peppered with old movie references, courtesy of Steele's little obsession.

Pierce Brosnan, pre-Bond, gives Steele the right amounts of earnestness and smoothness, quoting old movies and enthusiastically needling Murphy. Zimbalist does an almost equal job; she gets a bit smug in some scenes, but overall carries it well as the Beatrice to Pierce's Benedick. The two stars have remarkably electric chemisty -- a shame they didn't like each other.

DeMay and Read aren't as good -- they were only in one season -- primarily because their characters seem rather one note. And the various guest stars are very good, whether old ladies or distinguished actors, such as Zimbalist's father Efram Jr. And keep an eye out for a young Sharon Stone in a very brief role.

A deeply entertaining and well-written series, "Remington Steele" managed to bridge the gulf between detective shows and dry comedy. Fun, tense and intelligent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Heaven, 6 April 2009
I'm in heaven - I never thought this would be released in Region 2 as it passed the UK by. But one of the all time great screwball pairings in any format. The 80s barely impinge. I do hope the other series follow on DVD.
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0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Great show - ugly box set., 27 Mar 2009
That Remington Steele is one of THE great shows of the 802 doesn't need saying. But be careful, this box set comes in an ugly amaray-case, so altogether I'm rather disappionted.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Steele At This Price !
What can I say, fantastic series, sexually charged chemistry between the two leads, cracking and very witty scripts. Read more
Published 9 months ago by evertheoptimist

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful show, even better DVD product than in the US!
I loved this show when it aired and still love it today. Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist starred as the fictitious Remington Steele, a man created by Zimbalist's Laura Holt... Read more
Published 9 months ago by W. C. Rigney

5.0 out of 5 stars Great show
Zimbalist and Brosnan are great, script and plots very solid, and the style is perfect. Shame seasons 2-5 is not available in region 2 (Dec 2008), but for me this may just be... Read more
Published 11 months ago by E.T.

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