Best of BBC Crime (Volume 1) - 5-DVD Box Set ( Luther (Episode 1) / Accused (Willy) / Edge of Darkness (Compassionate Leave) / New Tricks (Wicca Work) / Murphy's Law (2003) )

Best of BBC Crime (Volume 1) - 5-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

$30.99

Original Title: Luther (Episode 1) / Accused (Willy) / Edge of Darkness (Compassionate Leave) / New Tricks (Wicca Work) / Murphy's Law (2003)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Emmy Awards
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
305 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1985 - 2010 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Sam Miller
Brian Kirk
David Blair
Richard Laxton
Martin Campbell
Julian Simpson
Philip John
Colm McCarthy

Written By:
Neil Cross
Jimmy McGovern
Daniel Brocklehurst
Troy Kennedy-Martin
Nigel McCrery
Roy Mitchell
Colin Bateman
Allan Cubitt

Actors:
Idris Elba ..... DCI John Luther
Warren Brown ..... DS Justin Ripley
Dermot Crowley ..... DSU Martin Schenk
Michael Smiley ..... Benny Silver
Ruth Wilson ..... Alice Morgan
Paul McGann ..... Mark North
Nikki Amuka-Bird ..... DCI Erin Gray
Steven Mackintosh ..... DCI Ian Reed
Saskia Reeves ..... DSU Rose Teller
Indira Varma ..... Zoe Luther
Carmen Kelly ..... Luther's PA (7 episodes, 2011-2013)
Michael Maloney ..... Judge (4 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Readman ..... Prosecuting Barrister / ... (4 episodes, 2010-2012)
Chris Michael-Hall ..... Clerk of Court / ... (4 episodes, 2010-2012)
Rosina Carbone ..... Defence Barrister / ... (3 episodes, 2010-2012)
Robert Sheehan ..... Stephen Cartwright (2 episodes, 2012)
John Bishop ..... Peter Cartwright (2 episodes, 2012)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster ..... Jake Murray (2 episodes, 2012)
Bob Peck ..... Ronald Craven
Joe Don Baker ..... Darius Jedburgh
Charles Kay ..... Pendleton
Ian McNeice ..... Harcourt
Joanne Whalley ..... Emma Craven
Hugh Fraser ..... Bennett
John Woodvine ..... Ross
Jack Watson ..... James Godbolt
Allan Cuthbertson ..... Chilwell (4 episodes, 1985)
Kenneth Nelson ..... Grogan (3 episodes, 1985)
David Fleeshman ..... Jones
Zoë Wanamaker ..... Clemmy (3 episodes, 1985)
Bill Stewart ..... Dingle (3 episodes, 1985)
T.R. Bowen ..... Childs (3 episodes, 1985)
Imogen Staley ..... Young Emma
Paul Humpoletz ..... Elham
Sarah Martin ..... Polly Pelham (2 episodes, 1985)
Paul Williamson ..... Bewes (2 episodes, 1985)
Tim McInnerny ..... Terry Shields
Dennis Waterman ..... Gerry Standing
Amanda Redman ..... Det. Supt. Sandra Pullman
Alun Armstrong ..... Brian Lane
James Bolam ..... Jack Halford
Anthony Calf ..... D.A.C. Strickland
Susan Jameson ..... Esther Lane
James Nesbitt ..... Tommy Murphy
Del Synnott ..... DC Alan Carter
Sarah Berger ..... Hilary Clarke

Synopsis:

British crime genre today is much broader than the detectives of yore. Hence 'Best of BBC Crime: a new collector series with still a number of top titles from the wealthy British crime kitchen. In this first collection, we see how Inspector Luther puzzled state after the murder of the parents of the genius Alice. An episode of Accused tells the story of a hardworking plumber who terribly got into trouble. In the pilot episode of the series Murphy's Law we meet Tommy Murphy, infiltrating undercover agent in the London underworld. In the first episode of Edge of Darkness, the daughter of policeman Ronald Craven is shot dead before his eyes in the street. And an episode of New Tricks revolves around the murder of a librarian who was a member of a coven.

Luther (Episode 1)
A crime drama series starring Idris Elba as a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.
Accused (Willy)
Every episode examines a person who is accused of a crime (mostly murder) & what led them to end up in the Dock. Created by Jimmy McGovern.
Edge of Darkness (Compassionate Leave)
The mysterious murder of an environmental activist leads her straight-laced father, an Inspector of the local police force, through a haunting revelation of the murkiness of the British Nuclear Policy of the eighties.
New Tricks (Wicca Work)
Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama.
Murphy's Law (2003)
As a maverick cop with a dark past, DS Tommy Murphy fails a psychiatric assessment but is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 23 May, 2016.