Department S - Complete Series - 8-DVD Box Set

Department S - Complete Series - 8-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

$65.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
1400 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Box Set
Commentary
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Special Edition
Uncut

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Cyril Frankel
John Gilling

Written By:
Philip Broadley
Tony Williamson

Actors:
Peter Wyngarde ..... Jason King (28 episodes, 1969-1970)
Joel Fabiani ..... Stewart Sullivan (28 episodes, 1969-1970)
Rosemary Nicols ..... Annabelle Hurst (28 episodes, 1969-1970)
Dennis Alaba Peters ..... Sir Curtis Seretse / ... (28 episodes, 1969-1970)
Basil Dignam ..... Henry Smith / ... (3 episodes, 1969)
Larry Taylor ..... French Driver / ... (3 episodes, 1969)
Neal Arden ..... Commentator / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Roger Avon ..... 1st Maintenance Man / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Frank Forsyth ..... Norman Fowler / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Juliet Harmer ..... Paula / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
John Gabriel ..... Air Traffic Controller / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
Angela Lovell ..... French Cabaret Artiste / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
George Pastell ..... Camilo Garria / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
Mike Reid ..... Spanish mechanic / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
Edina Ronay ..... Danielle / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
John Serret ..... Croupier / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
Tony Thawnton ..... 1st Reporter / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
Paul Whitsun-Jones ..... Gresford / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
Nick Zaran ..... Jean / ... (2 episodes, 1969)
Peter Arne ..... Segres / ... (2 episodes, 1970)
Isobel Black ..... Gina / ... (2 episodes, 1970)
Ellis Dale ..... Finlay / ... (2 episodes, 1970)

Synopsis:

All 28 episodes of the crimefighting drama series about an elite branch of Interpol agents who take on the cases no-one else can solve. A trio of ace investigators led by suavely assured novelist Jason King (Peter Wyngarde), hard-nosed professional Stewart Sullivan (Joel Fabiani) and coolly efficient computer expert Annabelle Hurst (Rosemary Nichols) try to outdo each other as they seek to solve the cases baffling police forces throughout Europe. Episodes comprise: 'Six Days', 'The Trojan Tanker', 'A Cellar Full of Silence', 'The Pied Piper of Hambletown', 'One of Our Aircraft Is Empty', 'The Man in the Elegant Room', 'Handicap Dead', 'Black Out', 'Who Plays the Dummy', 'The Treasure of the Costa Del Sol', 'The Man Who Got a New Face', 'Les Fleurs Du Mal', 'The Shift That Never Was', 'The Man from 'X', 'Dead Men Die Twice', 'The Perfect Operation', 'The Duplicated Man', 'The Mysterious Man in the Flying Machine', 'Death On Reflection', 'The Last Train to Redbridge', 'A Small War of Nerves', 'The Bones of Byrom Blain', 'Spencer Bodily Is Sixty Years Old', 'The Ghost of Mary Burnham', 'A Fish Out of Water', 'The Soup of the Day', 'A Ticket to Nowhere' and 'The Double Death of Charlie Crippen'.

Inexplicable... Illogical... No Solution.
When a case proves too difficult for the worlds most respected crime agencies: FBI, SURETE, CID - they turn to the team of DEPARTMENT S. Two men, one woman - 3 extraordinary agents. The orthodox is not for this department of Interpol.
Jason King (Peter Wyngarde): an eccentric novelist, a best selling writer of crime thrillers with a vivid imagination & flamboyant personality tewart Sullivan (Joel Fabiani): a determined man of action, who utilizes is brain as well as his fists nnabelle Hurst (Rosemary Nicols): a beautiful but meticulous computer expert with an eye for detail.
Each with their own distinct method of approaching an unsolvable & bizarre crime, the team of DEPARTMENT S proves that the most illogical of situation has a logical explanation.
Produced in 1968 by ITC (The Prisoner, The Saint), DEPARTMENT S was a departure from most other mystery programs. With its intriguing adventure & off beat stories, the series was a forerunner to contemporary programs like The X Files & Jonathan Creek which take the premise of an illogical occurrence, proceed to dissect each case, leading to a fascinating & rational conclusion. The series made an international star of its leading man (Peter Wyngarde), voted by Australian women in 1971 as the world's sexiest man, leading him to his own spin off series - JASON KING.
Umbrella Entertainment presents the entire 28 episode series of DEPARTMENT S, digitally remastered, complete & uncut for the first time with additional special features, this is the definitive 35th Anniversary edition of a unique Cult TV classic.

Handling cases that are too baffling to be solved by normal police routine - It's all in a day's work for Department S - a shadowy Interpol department that specialises in the inexplicable and the illogical. Its small core of operatives include flamboyant novelist Jason King (Peter Wyngarde), who uses his overactive imagination and droll wit to help solve the most difficult of cases, Stewart Sullivan (Joel Fabiani), a man of action who's not afraid to get his hands dirty, and Annabelle Hurst (Rosemary Nicols) as the gorgeous computer expert with an eye for detail. This box set contains all 28 episodes.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 12 September, 2013.

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