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As seen on Channel 4, this is a shocking and controversial landmark drama that British TV has been waiting for, based on horrific, factual events and adapted for the screen by Tony Grisoni (Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Tideland) from David Peace’s series of groundbreaking novels. The Red Riding Trilogy follows compelling stories revolving around the manhunt for the brutal Yorkshire Ripper and the tragic, harrowing effects he has on a terrorised community living in fear.
After a failed attempt to crack Fleet Street a cynical journalist returns to his homeland of Yorkshire and finds himself assigned to report on the case of a local girl who has gone missing. But after her bizarrely mutilated body is discovered he is thrown into a sleaze infested, nightmarish world of corruption. As the killer’s identity remains a mystery, savage events spiral out of control, spanning generations and leading to a shocking climax.
Compelling, complex, gripping and genuinely disturbing, The Red Riding Trilogy is a breathtaking, neo-noir epic. Spread across three films (1974, 1980 and 1983) by three different accomplished directors (Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, Anand Tucker) it features a cast of some of Britain’s finest acting talent including Paddy Considine (Dead Man’s Shoes), Sean Bean (Lord Of The Rings) and Rebecca Hall (Frost/Nixon).
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 3-DVD Set, Deleted Scenes, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The Red Riding Trilogy follows controversial stories revolving around the manhunt for the brutal Yorkshire Ripper. After a failed attempt to crack Fleet Street, a cynical journalist returns to his homeland of Yorkshire and finds himself assigned to report on the case of a local girl who has gone missing. But after her bizarrely mutilated body is discovered, he is thrown into a sleaze infested, nightmarish world of corruption. As the killer's identity remains a mystery, savage events spiral out of control, spanning generations and leading to a shocking climax.
The three films (1974, 1980 and 1983) are directed by three different filmmakers, Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane), James Marsh (Academy Award® Winner 2009 for Man On Wire) and Anand Tucker (Hilary & Jackie), and each boasts a fantastic British cast. Sean Bean (Lord Of The Rings) joins Mark Addy (The Full Monty), Warren Clarke (TV's Dalziel and Pascoe), Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes), Andrew Garfield (Boy A), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), David Morrissey (The Other Boleyn Girl), Peter Mullan (Trainspotting) and Maxine Peake (TV's Shameless). ...The Red Riding Trilogy - 3-DVD Set ( Red Riding: 1974 / Red Riding: 1980 / Red Riding: 1983 )
The three films (1974, 1980 and 1983) are directed by three different filmmakers, Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane), James Marsh (Academy Award® Winner 2009 for Man On Wire) and Anand Tucker (Hilary & Jackie), and each boasts a fantastic British cast. Sean Bean (Lord Of The Rings) joins Mark Addy (The Full Monty), Warren Clarke (TV's Dalziel and Pascoe), Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes), Andrew Garfield (Boy A), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), David Morrissey (The Other Boleyn Girl), Peter Mullan (Trainspotting) and Maxine Peake (TV's Shameless). ...The Red Riding Trilogy - 3-DVD Set ( Red Riding: 1974 / Red Riding: 1980 / Red Riding: 1983 )
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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"The Red Riding Trilogy" is a quite superb series of films based on David Peace's "Red Riding" books. The three films , 1974,1980 and 1983 ,are all excellent stand alone films , but the complex way in which they are all interlinked is carried off with some aplomb. The films tell harrowing stories about police corruption and child abuse in which decent people are few and far between and who either get marginalised or murdered. The acting in all three films is stunning as is is the stylish cinematography and atmospheric music. The characterisation is immense and there are some of the most dastardly villains in these films that have ever appeared on TV cop series (most of them being policemen). The stories in the films are gripping and intricate,gritty and credible. The police emerge from "The Red Riding Trilogy" in an appalling way (a few good apples in a sea of bad ones) as the sleazy underbelly of West Yorkshire is exposed in a dramatic way. CSI or The Bill this isn't ; instead the viewer is treated to a mesmerising , intelligent and haunting series of films that are vastly superior to most cop shows and films you are ever likely to see.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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I understand the comments below about this not being true to the literature of David Peace, but then its hard to judge a film against the book as it will always be lacking in certain departments. Kathryn Fletts comments on the 'literary adaption' were highly misguided but then i think she's a bit of a nutbar in an otherwise quality paper, so i don't really listen to what she has to say.
I'm a fan of literature first and foremost, way before TV/films BUT if i took the view that no good TV/films could come from literary adaptions then this genre, and TV in general, would have no future whatsoever. The fact is, its flourishing.
If Red Riding is to be knocked with the age old criticisms of film versions of books then it will always be a non starter. Therefore it has to be judged on its own merits and look at the strengths that it can bring to the table. And judged on its own merits, this is by far the best bit of TV that i have seen in the recent past. If this doesn't sit at the top of the TV pile, then what the hell does? F**k its relation to the books, this is what TV is all about.
It takes the strengths that TV has to offer, in creating mood, intensity and tension from the aesthetics of whats on your screen and uses them to tip top effect. The look and feel of the shows are a credit to the directors and the production staff as i was visually enthralled by them as well as being truly hooked by the pace, action, plots. All the stories are bleak and depressing but i couldn't keep my eyes of them.
TV at the moment is firmly focussed on the gritty series from the states such as the Wire, etc. This trilogy stands up to them no doubt. And in re-creating the mood and detail of the late 70's/early 80's northern mindset, this is closer to home and thus, for me, more instantly compelling.
Loved. It.
I'm a fan of literature first and foremost, way before TV/films BUT if i took the view that no good TV/films could come from literary adaptions then this genre, and TV in general, would have no future whatsoever. The fact is, its flourishing.
If Red Riding is to be knocked with the age old criticisms of film versions of books then it will always be a non starter. Therefore it has to be judged on its own merits and look at the strengths that it can bring to the table. And judged on its own merits, this is by far the best bit of TV that i have seen in the recent past. If this doesn't sit at the top of the TV pile, then what the hell does? F**k its relation to the books, this is what TV is all about.
It takes the strengths that TV has to offer, in creating mood, intensity and tension from the aesthetics of whats on your screen and uses them to tip top effect. The look and feel of the shows are a credit to the directors and the production staff as i was visually enthralled by them as well as being truly hooked by the pace, action, plots. All the stories are bleak and depressing but i couldn't keep my eyes of them.
TV at the moment is firmly focussed on the gritty series from the states such as the Wire, etc. This trilogy stands up to them no doubt. And in re-creating the mood and detail of the late 70's/early 80's northern mindset, this is closer to home and thus, for me, more instantly compelling.
Loved. It.
31 of 37 people found the following review helpful
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I caught this excellent trilogy on Channel 4 and loved its stark and brutal take on real events in 70's and 80's Yorkshire. It is based on the David "The Damned Utd" Peace quadrilogy of books. Great scripts and a huge cast of the best of British actors make this a must see. All three episodes are linked, linked by the same police officers covering their trail of corruption, violence and dealings with John Dawson (Sean Bean) the "property magnate" whose taste for young girls was their eventual undoing.
From 1974 when Vauxhall Viva driving crime reporter Edward Dunfold discovers more than is good for him, to 1980 when a Greater Manchester detective pays the price for crossing his Yorkshire "colleagues" on the Ripper case to 1983 when more children go missing and the scapegoats for earlier missing children are exposed for being just that, this is a hard and gritty set of films.
The performances are excellent all round. The plot twists and turns and goes back and forth so you have to concentrate but this is not a hardship because it is just so good and so compelling. Sean Bean is an excellent choice as the charismatic but evil Dawson, Warren Clarke is as watchable as ever, ditto Paddy Considine, Mark Addy, David Morrissey - I could go on, trust me. Be warned though, this is dark and often violent stuff -particularly the interrogation scenes in the "belly" - definitely not for the feint hearted.
You can rave on about your Sopranos, Heroes, CSI or whatever, but when British TV gets it right, nobody does it better. Watch them all close together and see why I gave it five stars.
From 1974 when Vauxhall Viva driving crime reporter Edward Dunfold discovers more than is good for him, to 1980 when a Greater Manchester detective pays the price for crossing his Yorkshire "colleagues" on the Ripper case to 1983 when more children go missing and the scapegoats for earlier missing children are exposed for being just that, this is a hard and gritty set of films.
The performances are excellent all round. The plot twists and turns and goes back and forth so you have to concentrate but this is not a hardship because it is just so good and so compelling. Sean Bean is an excellent choice as the charismatic but evil Dawson, Warren Clarke is as watchable as ever, ditto Paddy Considine, Mark Addy, David Morrissey - I could go on, trust me. Be warned though, this is dark and often violent stuff -particularly the interrogation scenes in the "belly" - definitely not for the feint hearted.
You can rave on about your Sopranos, Heroes, CSI or whatever, but when British TV gets it right, nobody does it better. Watch them all close together and see why I gave it five stars.
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Disturbing in a good way
I just wanted to add my 5 stars for this excellent series. It is utterly depressing and disturbing - but in a "good" way, by which I mean it doesn't seek to cover up any of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Gillian Smith
Great, but....
This is a gripping and well acted series. My only gripe was that there were no subtitles available. Even though I was born and lived in England for 30 years, I often missed parts... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Joseph Aminoff
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Dark, frightning and brilliant! If you want a great story and brilliant acting, watch a terryfying story unfold in this DVD.
Published 5 months ago by Fiona
Remarkable Achievement
To take David Peace's masterful quartet of novels (1974, 1977, 1980, 1983) and 'convert' them into a 5-hour trio of films is a monumental challenge in anyone's books, given the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Keith M
An interesting tale
I have watched this drama with some intrest. The drama was well cast and the bleakness of the 1970's and 1980's seemed well portayed. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ms. Heather A. M. Moore
totally unintelligible and without subtitles to boot
Be advised that the actors are speaking Yorkshire dialect. People who are not indigenous to this region may find it difficult to understand the dialogue even if their hearing is... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Regenscheich
Bleak trilogy of evil
Having read the books first, 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1983, I have to say it's an achievement in itself to bring anything like an accurate adaptation to the screen. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Eileen Shaw
Could have been so much better
It's 99% a top notch cast however Andrew Garfield was miscast, he stamped through 1974 like a bolshie sixth former with comedy sideburns and little in the way of performance. Read more
Published 20 months ago by P. Brooks
A good but not great TV drama
Red Riding is a strange mix. It's got all the ingredients there that could've made it a landmark programme that'd be talked about for decades. Read more
Published 21 months ago by The Grizzly Reviewer
Very poor
Have just got this from Amazon. The biggest disappointment in years. Cliches are all over the place, the dialogue is barely audible (and for some reason there are no... Read more
Published 23 months ago by forrest
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