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Public Eye - The Complete 1969 Series [DVD]

Alfred Burke (Actor), George Sewell (Actor) Rated: Parental Guidance Format: DVD

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Actors: Alfred Burke, George Sewell, Deborah Grant, Stephanie Beacham, Terrance Rigby
Format: Black & White
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: 3
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Studio: Network
DVD Release Date: 19 July 2004
Run Time: 650 minutes
Average Customer Review: 34 customer reviews
ASIN: B000163WIU
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 31,469 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
- #6005 in DVD & Blu-ray > Box Sets
- #8015 in DVD & Blu-ray > TV
- #9402 in DVD & Blu-ray > Drama

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Complete first series of the gritty, downbeat private eye television drama. Alfred Burke plays Frank Marker, a former investigator recently released from prison after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit. After relocating to Brighton Marker takes a job in a building firm, but his old skills are soon called on as he uncovers evidence of petty theft. Initially resisting attempts by a local agency to recruit him, Marker finds himself tracking down a missing girl before reluctantly setting up once more as a private investigator. Includes all seven episodes: 'Welcome to Brighton?'; 'Divide and Conquer'; 'Paid in Full'; 'My Life's My Own'; 'Case for the Defence'; 'The Comedian's Graveyard' and 'A Fixed Address'.

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Smokey Joe

Pinter meets Raymond Chandler

19 June 2011

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Pinter meets Raymond Chandler? Well, not quite but the compelling aspect of this series was the spare approach to dialogue and the grinding reality of the plots. No special effects, no guns or car chases, just plots and dialogue straight from the 'kitchen sink' era of British drama. That's not to say this is dreary or commonplace. It is hard not to be drawn completely into each plot with its inevitable twists and turns as Marker tries to make sense of the world on his terms. It is a sad fact that no one wants or makes such simple yet highly watchable series any longer.

The main background to this series is that Frank Marker, interned for an honest mistake for 12 months of a two year sentence is released early on parole and chooses to reestablish his life in Brighton. Full marks to Alfred Burke for carefully transforming his character from released jail-bird to optimistic enquiry agent in 7 episodes. Quite a remarkable feat of acting. He is ably supported throughout, in one instance by a very young Terence Rigby (completing the allusion to Pinter) and an equally young and very pretty Deborah Grant. Well worth watching just to see these two performers in an early appearance.

I was at first disappointed to find that this series was only 7 episodes but it is worth pointing out that the third disk contains a number of treats. Firstly, interviews with both Alfred Burke and Roger Marshall (the writer and originator of the series). Also included is a complete episode from the now lost previous series. There is also a small short on how the series was restored). Finally there is a wonderful booklet with an introduction and appreciation, and a short story by Roger Marshall which reprises Marker's relationship with Mrs Mortimer. I've bought a number of classic series on DVD and I can honestly say none has come with this vital background information which is essential to understanding the importance of the drama.

All in all a very satisfying product, well thought out, beautifully presented and much more importantly fantastic entertainment. I already have my order in for the next series and will no doubt complete the whole collection over time.

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MAC

This brought back some memories

29 March 2015

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This was purchased on a whim, following a conversation at work.
I was explaining to my work colleagues that a TV program episode was made in our street in Hove in 1969!
The inside of the house next door to us was used for the filming a scene in part of the episode, and I remember it well (as a nine year old kid at the time), as they used our house to power the cables for the lights and cameras etc, and my Nan got £10 for her trouble (which at that time was probably a fair bit more than a weeks wages!).
This series was set in Brighton, and I was greatly interested in the street shots and it all reminded me on how these areas looks at the time.
It brought back some memories!
The episode filmed in our street offered a good view of the houses etc as I remembered them.
You have to remember that in those days home video recorders didn't exist, so we only got to watch the episode once a few months later!
However I remember that this program was very popular at the time, and on watching this DVD it confirmed to me that the acting and production were extremely good and I really enjoyed it.
It was a bit of a shock though when all of a sudden the episodes changed from black and white to colour ones (just goes to show what happened to TV in the sixties!).
All in all a good buy, both for the nostalgia and entertainment.
I might just buy the other series now.

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Jim

Oh, such a pity... in fact, it's a crime!... (call in Marker!)

16 December 2011

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that series 1 to 3 are no-longer available.
I remember watching them with half an eye in my teens but, at that age, I didn't appreciate how good they were. (If I remember, I think, maybe... girls and sport got in the way!).

I have purchased all four box sets (48 episodes, I believe) and am slowly going through and savouring them! What a joy to see the fashions of the time... the lack of traffic on the roads, etc.,
I accidently jumped ahead to "Ward of Court", I think, and was tickled to hear that the person to be traced had "two £2 parking fines" unpaid. £2! They were the days! (My last one for being 19 minutes over cost me £95!). Also, in the same episode Marker is being bribed and was asked... "would a fiver, help... a tenner, perhaps?" It's laughable now, but, then I suppose a fiver was real money!

I am getting great joy from watching Public Eye and so recommend it 100% to those of "a certain age". Maybe, it's not for the younger generation but, for me, it's so refreshing to watch the gentle, mundane, "bread and butter" plod of a very ordinary private detective of the time - instead of today's complicated, wise-cracking shoot-'em-ups... with car chases.

The 1969 box-set comes with an excellent booklet listing all the episodes, etc.,

If only the missing 40 episodes (Series 1 to 3) could be discovered... (sigh).

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Mr. Llewellyn Williams

We rarely see the like nowadays.

28 October 2017

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For those who do NOT consider that without a goodly share of sex, violence and foul language, progammes are not worth watching. Performances from Alfred Burke which show how easily he got 'under the skin'; together with other first class actors and decent plots which show how easily it gained its popularity for many seasons. We rarely see the like nowadays. Long live Doc Martin and repeats of Foyle's War!

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Sir Jestalot

A voyage of delightful rediscovery

2 April 2011

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Having only hazy memories of this show from my youth (my grandma used to watch it but it was too 'grown up' for me), my growing taste for detective drama recently prompted me to look this one up. How glad I am to have done so. I now have all the Public Eye box sets and I love them all. What a terrible shame that almost all the episodes before the 1969 series are lost, otherwise this box set would have been even more of a treasure. Great to see some well-known actors in either their youth or their heyday. Brighton was at that time my home town and so it was great fun to see the place as it was in 1969, and location references in the script are accurate. Alfred Burke gives a masterful performance as Frank Marker. What wonderful writing too. They just don't write 'em like this anymore. Cannot recommend this highly enough!

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MASINISSA

Five Stars

good series

Published 10 months ago

Paul Barrett

A Working Class Hero

I little dated and creaky but Alfred Burke is still terrific as Frank Marker. A good filmed series from a better time for society and tv.

Published 1 year ago

MR P W RYAN

Public Eye 1969 series

I like Frank Marker. Good series. See it

Published on 11 November 2015

Leo McMahon

Excellent DVD with the added value of inputs from the ...

Excellent DVD with the added value of inputs from the main actor and producer.
A really fine series, so different from the stereotyped, all action detective series.Read more

Published on 23 March 2015

Jim Davies

Five Stars

ten out ten.

Published on 31 December 2014

lawrence gold

Five Stars

Brings back memories when I used to watch with my dad

Published on 10 December 2014

John Wrong

Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.

Wonderful series. If you're checking this out you probably already know about Frank Marker so there's little point in doing a review of each story.Read more

Published on 25 July 2014

DerekS

Public Eye 1969 series.

Very good series with the irreplaceable Alfred Burke and a support cast providing stories in a low key style
yet always holding the attention.

Published on 30 April 2014

Mary

enjoyable period drama

Now getting to be a cult program,and deservidly so.Alfred Burke is an exelent actor,and interprets the charector with a sure toutch

Published on 16 February 2014

Rodney Mitchell

best private eye series ever made

amazing that it does not seem to date. different attitudes prevailed when the series was made but it still strikes accord as marker weeds out con men, missing persons and...Read more

Published on 10 February 2014

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