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The Persuaders: The Complete Series [DVD] [1971]

Tony Curtis , Roger Moore    Parental Guidance   DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Subtitles: None
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: None
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 9
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Nov 2008
  • Run Time: 1300 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001KY5ZQ4
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 55,711 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

The entire cult 1970s action series. In 'Overture' playboy Lord Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) and millionaire oil tycoon Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) are brought together as a crime-fighting team by the crusading Judge Fulton. 'Angie... Angie' sees Danny attempting to break off the partnership when Fulton suspects one of his old friends of being a hitman. 'Five Miles to Midnight' has the playboy crime-fighters charged with getting an assassin-turned-informant out of Italy. 'The Gold Napoleon' finds the duo investigating a failed attempt on Danny's life. 'Take Seven' has them become involved in an explosive situation after coming to the aid of an attractive heiress. In 'Greensleeves' Brett returns to the derelict Sinclair family home when he discovers that it has acquired a new and unwanted occupant. 'Powerswitch' has Danny and Brett investigate the murder of a beautiful girl whose body is found floating in the Cote d'Azure. 'The Time and Place' sees the duo's attempts to help a pretty young woman backfire when she disappears and the body of a dead man turns up nearby. In 'Someone Like Me' Danny encounters someone who is masquerading as Brett. 'Anyone Can Play' sees Danny playing the roulette tables in Brighton as a result of being mistaken for a communist paymaster. 'The Old, the New and the Deadly' has Danny and Brett become involved with an embittered ex-Nazi. 'Chain of Events' sees Danny chained to an attache case containing a bomb when he and Brett go camping. In 'That's Me Over There' Danny poses as Brett in order to expose a corrupt millionaire, but his ploy goes awry when the real Brett is kidnapped. 'The Long Goodbye' finds Danny and Brett investigating a case of murder after discovering a skeleton in a crashed plane. 'The Man in the Middle' has Brett go undercover at a dangerous secret rendezvous. 'Element of Risk' sees Danny pinned with some bullion robbery charges. 'A Home of One's Own' has Danny stumble upon a nest of criminal activity when he buys a cottage in the country. 'Nuisance Value' finds Danny caught up in the aftermath of a fake kidnapping plot. In 'The Morning After' Brett wakes up to discover that he is a married man. 'Read and Destroy' sees Brett and Danny on the case of a spy who plans to publish his memoirs and thereby reveal all his contacts. 'A Death in the Family' finds the globe-trotting duo on the trail of a killer who has been bumping off Brett's relatives. 'The Ozerov Inheritance' concerns a private journal and an old lady's marriage to a member of the Russian Royal family. 'To the Death, Baby' has Brett and Danny try to place a spanner in the works when a gigolo begins courting an heiress. Finally, in 'Someone Waiting', Brett becomes the object of murderous attentions when he takes up racing driving again.


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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars On HD - The early 70's never looked better! 13 Jan 2012
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Over 40 years later, and there's nothing really new that can be added about the content of the series. You either like it or dismiss it. Frothy harmless fun... Tony Curtis stil trying to prove his agility in middle age, and the lead cars and fashions not really looking out of place in today's society... However, if you're wondering about the HD transfers than this box set won't let you down. There's no grain and the colours are so bright and vivid that sometimes it's like looking through a window back into the early seventies. In fact because of this, the only thing which lets the show down is the scenes involving back protection. A pity some of these couldn't be colour corrected and revamped? On the whole though, the remasters are 99 percent. I did spot a hair in the lens in one scene and a blemish in another. Somehow curiously missed - maybe because they were on the edges on the screen? But this is sheer nit-picking, since you only notice these more due to the rest of the episodes looking so lush and re-polished. Extras are also great and packaged with the care and attention we've come to expect of Network. All we need now of course is for Network to speed up the blu-ray releases of other old ITC series? Randall and Hopkirk next please anyone?
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Persuaders 3 July 2009
Format:DVD
I do remember back in 1971 when I was 11 years old, that this was one of my favourite T.V. series. I even still have pictures of the 2 stars on my old school books. I know back then that I didn't get to see the whole series, so now in my late 40's, it is such a treat to be able to watch all 24 episodes and really appreciate that wonderful British tongue in cheek humour. Roger Moore and Tony Curtis were a great partnership, as they did it so well. The interviews with the 2 stars now in their 80's, and the production team, what a wonderful trip down memory lane it is for fans of the series.
I agree with Johnny Goodman, the production executive 'I wish they'd made more, it would've been great.'
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It's so beautiful! 1 Mar 2012
By AndyJ
Format:Blu-ray
The Persuaders on Blu-ray has to be seen to be believed.

The production quality of the filming, locations and sets is just breathtaking.

Note, it's not wide-screen, but you won't care because of the quality of the film image that's been recorded to blu-ray.

It's like being transported back in time to a world of jet-setting glam, corny lines and appalling clothes (Roger Moore reputadly selected all of his own wardrobe, and you'll occasionally find yourself saying "Roger! What were you thinking?")

I first saw this series as an impressionable youngster, and while the plots are a bit simple according to today's world, everything else is just a hoot.

Strongly recommend.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars great seller
this product arrived very fast and in perfect brand now condition.
a classic tv show boxset with humour from that era some very funny stuff would highly recommend
Published 28 days ago by Dal kenny
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok
The series was very nostalgic. The only problem was that the last two discs in the set are repeats of earlier episodes in the DVD set. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jonathan Goodrick
5.0 out of 5 stars The Persuaders- Complete series
Exotic locations, fast classic sports cars, good plot lines and the two main characters don't take things too seriously. Read more
Published 3 months ago by alan paddick
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Watching. Great series
Thoroughly enjoyable but then again I am a Roger Moore fan. great to see Tony Curtis. Full marks to this DVD box set.
Published 3 months ago by barouge
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic !!
I bought this blu ray set for a xmas present , my husband was well impressed with the quality . Well worth the money its brilliant !!
Published 3 months ago by donna clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Vintage TV
Excellent prints of this brilliantly good humoured series. Curtis and Moore excell and have a great on-screen rapport and there's enough humour without it becoming silly. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. J. Riley
5.0 out of 5 stars The persuaders complete series
A great series, lots of action and banter 2 great actors that work well together, love the opening credit music brought back the memories of when i used to watch this in the 70s,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. M. J. Cooling
5.0 out of 5 stars The Persuaders - Thrilling series shot in exotic locations.
A great series showing how a pair of lazy, good time wasterels are given a purpose in life and their subsequent adventures. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gillian Paddick
5.0 out of 5 stars The Persuaders Blu-Ray box set (Network)
I had this previously in DVD and was looking at buying the Blu-Ray for some time. I went onto the Network site and saw that they had a sale on till 16th December 2012 and the price... Read more
Published 5 months ago by P. Sweeting
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series
It's more of a guilty pleasure this one, but I just love the teaming of Roger Moore and Tony Curtis. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ricardo from Portugal
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