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DVD ~ Joe McFadden
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Joe McFadden, Bill Paterson, Peter Capaldi, Valerie Edmond, Stella Gonet
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Second Sight Films Ltd.
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Oct 2004
  • Run Time: 242 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002VF5DY
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 45,237 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description

Available for the first time on DVD

Special Features: - Features footage not previously released on VHS - DVD extras include Iain Banks interview and commentary from the producer, director and screenwriter

"Annoyingly better than the novel in so many ways"

Iain Banks

Synopsis

A young student is charged by his grandmother to find what happened to his Uncle Rory seven years earlier. Set in the west of Scotland and based on Iain Bank's cult novel.

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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the book, but..., 4 Nov 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: The Crow Road [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
As an adaptation of one of the best novels I have ever read, this version unfortunately has to cut swathes of great stuff to concentrate on the central story, and I think there's a least one big, though plotwise irrelevant, change - probably for TV's sake.

Who cares? The casting is well done (though Ash is not how I pictured her) and its played brilliantly. Buy the book, read the book, love the book, then buy this and watch and love it.

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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb. This is quality., 8 Dec 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: The Crow Road [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
My advice is actually not to watch this. Not at first anyway. Go and read the book first, it is even better, and then watch this video. This is a story about relationships, love, hate, death, growing-up and coming to terms with the harsh reality of life. There is a kind of light-hearted dark humour throughout, which is hard not to appreciate. It's also a murder mystery, with a few interesting and unexpected plot-twists.

The casting was almost perfect. The characters are realistic, and easy to relate to. Above all, it is very well made and true to the spirit and style of Iain Banks' novel. And when you've finished with this one, go and read Complicity (same author), and watch the movie of it (also well made, and starring Johnny Lee Miller).

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81 of 82 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling drama against breathles Scots scenery, 30 Nov 2001
By J. N. Valente "jnscav" (Evora, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crow Road [VHS] [1996] (VHS Tape)
The plight of Prentice - at odds with his father on religious subjects, and living an odyssey in search of his long-lost uncle Rory. Joseph McFadden. Peter Capaldi, Bill Paterson, Valerie Edmond, Stella Gonet and all the cast are remarkably good. This is based on Iain Banks excellent novel, and BBC has achieved a superb adaptation. Impossible to consider all the elements (acting, art direction, music, production&direction) and not get involved in the story. A lot. And not to give it 5 stars. Thouroughly deserved.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the book!
Superb adaptation of Ian Banks' novel - even better (as Banks himself has acknowledged) than the book, in ways I won't spoil by specifying here. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alan Hurst

5.0 out of 5 stars Blast from the past
Having thoroughly enjoyed the television series many years ago, we decided to wallow in nostalgia. It stood up very well to the test of time and occupied two rainy afternoons very... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. B. Henderson

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as it says on the tin
It was exactly what I was after. Missed a couple of episodes when it was rerun on TV recently. There are other DVDs of it about for varying prices but this was just fine. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. Karina M. Townsend

4.0 out of 5 stars The story of Rory
This is a very watchable and enjoyable adaptation of Iain Banks excellent novel. Set in the Scottish highlands, it centres on student Prentice McHoan (Joseph McFadden) and his... Read more
Published 4 months ago by tallpete33

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb drama
The Crow Road is essentially a story about growing up. But while most productions on this theme tend to be mawkish, the Crow Road is a brilliantly suspenseful, moving drama mixing... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Cassie Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the book
Iain Banks is an excellent writer, but this adaptation manages the rare trick of surpassing the book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by P. J. Keane

4.0 out of 5 stars Feelgood family mystery
The series has aged well, and retained its charm for me. Wonderfully close to the novel.
Published 9 months ago by J. V. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars West coast gothic
One of the best adaptations of a novel that I have ever seen. The 1996 BBC recreation for the small screen of Iain Banks' darkly brilliant gothic work really stands up superbly 12... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Arthur Dooley

5.0 out of 5 stars Even Better Than I Remembered It
I was convinced this was much older than it is - 80s, not 90s, but the dates don't lie so it must just be me getting older. Read more
Published on 25 July 2007 by The Kinniburgh Kid

4.0 out of 5 stars lacking pace
Did not read the novel but watched the whole series in one evening. By the last episode it was really just mild interest that got the last disc into the dvd player. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2007 by 01gnu

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