- Actors: Sylvestra Le Touzel, Douglas Hodge, Leslie Grantham, Lia Williams, Caroline Lee-Johnson
- Directors: Norman Stone
- Writers: Peter Bowker
- Producers: Leslie Grantham, Archie Tait, Laura Julian, Ruth Boswell
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Carlton
- DVD Release Date: 28 July 2003
- Run Time: 199.00 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000A08MW
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 62,896 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, SYNOPSIS: Photographer Steve Blake witnesses a horrific car crash, in which James Wilson, head of British Nuclear Power, is burned to a crisp. He is stunned the next day when he sees Wilson alive and well, the inquest reveals unanswered oddities, and the detective heading the investigation, John Ferguson, is eager to close the case. When he investigates similar victimless deaths, he learns that Wilson was one of 200 survivors, several years earlier, when coastal village, Sweet Hope, collapsed into the sea, the entire populace saved by 2 policemen (Ferguson and Chief Supt Gates) - and they all seem to have moved up in their various fields suspiciously quickly since. When Gates's wife suggests he could have been replaced by an alien after the tragedy, Blake ventures underwater, where he's horrified to find the skeletons of all of Sweet Hope's inhabitants ! So, who are the survivors...? ...The Uninvited
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I was lucky enough to see this mini-series when it was first broadcast in 1997. It hooked me immediately. There is more than a nod to The Chrysalids and the Midwych Cuckoos (AKA Village Of The Damned) by John Wyndham, along with a dash or two of The Invaders (A Quinn Martin Production) "one man against the infiltrators" to spice things up.
The story is based around a coastal village in Norfolk which disappears in a huge explosion allegedly caused by vast amounts of surplus army explosives dumped underground in the village. All the inhabitants apparently survive (so we are led to believe) as they were led out to safety by two police constables - one of whom is played by Leslie Grantham of Eastenders' "Dirty Den" fame. And no-one would have ever been the wiser until some years later a photographer witnesses the death of a blue-chip company executive in a car crash and violent explosion - only to find the man alive, unharmed and unscarred shortly afterwards - and his suspicions slowly open up a huge alien plot to take control of the earth!
The scriptwriting and acting are superb and both play very well on the viewer's sense of unease and foreboding as so many seemingly unconnected incidents and strange bahaviour all begin to add up to something sinister going on behind a normal facade.
It's been a long time since I've seen such a good British sci-fi drama as this. The music is good too - quite haunting and yet catchy. I found myself humming the theme for a good while afterwards.
I'd have given this DVD five stars; but there are no extras on the DVD so it loses one purely for that. To me The Uninvited is on a par with The Edge Of Darkness.
If you enjoy sci-fi that could almost be real, then The Uninvited comes highly recommended... a British mini-answer to the X-Files!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Unlike many reviewers here this is a brilliant mini series starring Douglas Hodge who is unwittingly dragged into an alien invasion. This plot isn't very original and does seem to borrow many of it's ideas from other shows. But it's well acted and the tension builds during the series with some nice twists. The premace of the story is that a village named 'Sweethope' in Norfolk is dragged into the sea. Hodge discovers that it was an engineered accident by aliens that feed off the pollution of the world. He meets up with a women whom he falls for that fears her husband has been replaced by an alien double. There is a connection with the village running all the way through and various accidents. All in all this is a must buy and great viewing , so don't be put off by the other poor reviews !. Also worth a mention is the brilliant background and theme music which really adds to the danger and drama.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is one I would love to have written myself. The lead characters were perfectly cast, and an intriguing plotline ensued. The well-timed 'who can you trust' theme (the series being shown at a time when The X-Files was at its height) keeping it edge of the seat stuff. Great touches in the FX and underwater camera-work. Very nice to see North Norfolk used as a location again.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Brit Sci Fi
It's great to encounter a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. Comparisons with the Xfiles are obvious but the saving grace here is that its is carried off rather well. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. S. Storey
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I thought this was the complete four part disk when I purchased it but it is only part 1 and 2 and I can't find the 3rd and 4th part therefore quite disappointed however, because I... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by Tash
British sci-fi at its worst....
Well, I can see my views are in a minority here, but I remember looking forward to this and being more disappointed than I adequately express. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2006 by M. Dench
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