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DVD: New Tricks : Complete BBC Series 1 [Non-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import]

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	• New Tricks : Complete BBC Series 1 [Non-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import] average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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The best British police series for many a year.

New Tricks is the best British cop show since the legendry 'Sweeney'. Like that great show what New Tricks has, and most British Cop shows lack is humour. The concept is not new three retired dectectives are called back to look at unsolved cases. The first Jack Halford (James Bolam)was the most senior and the most level headed even though he spends most evenings talking to his dead wife who is buried in his back garden. Jack has a violent and brutal side which from time to time slips out.

The second is Gerry Standing ( Dennis Waterman). We get the impression that Jerry was not above taking the odd bribe from criminals but as he tells his boss 'Sandra I'm a bad boy not a bastard'. He has a number of ex wives and host of children all of whom are girls. Collectively he calls them 'The Covern.' Of the three he is the one who refuses to grow old. An early scene has the three compairing medication. The other two have pills for blood pressure, heart, depression etc. Gerry has viagra. He also struggles with the modern no smoking rules.

The third, Brian 'Memory' Lane (Alun Armstrong). Brain suffers from mental health problems and is a recovereing alcoholic. He also has an encyclopedic knowledge of crime and police. Alone of the three he has a wife (Susan Jameson) who struggles to cope with he bizzare behavour.

The three are managed by Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redmond)who is he only serving police officer in the team. She is torn between frustration at the old school antics of the three, such as secretly taping interviews, and defending her team from those higher up.

Each of the five is played perfectly played. Class drama, undemanding but does not treat you as an idiot.

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The Cold Case squad from England! (Not for U.S. DVD players)

I was pleased when PBS started airing this british detective series. Retired police detectives are hired by the police department to solve COLD CASES.

But the real fun is in watching this motley crew work. Like Columbo, they are real geniuses full of quirks, old & seasoned but with more energy than most half their age.

If you like quirky detective drama with a few laughs thrown in, then htis is the series for you. The only problem is, this PAL region 2 DVD will not play on your standard U.S. DVD player!

BBC AMERICA HOME VIDEO: PLEASE RELEASE A U.S. NTSC REGION 1 DVD for the rest of us to enjoy!

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Please note that this is a PAL, Region 2 DVD and requires PAL or multi-system capable DVD player. It will not play on standard North American DVD players. Please read the item technical description carefully. ----------------------------------- Synopsis: A motley crew of retired police officers re-opens troublesome cases that were never laid to rest. From the discovery of a new motive in the killing of a college lecturer, to the tracing of a missing child, the team finds a way through the detail that eluded the original officers. But they are finding a surprising incidence of cover-up and conspiracy in their new investigations. Are their superiors about to close ranks? Or is someone feeding them particular files? Either way, the suspicion that they are being manipulated is high - and the team is determined to get to the bottom of it. These old dogs won't roll over too easily.

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