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VHS : Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Paul Hastings, Derek Royle directed by: Michael A. Simpson, Christopher Hodson  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780790768199 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 0790768194 Label: BBC Warner Manufacturer: BBC Warner Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: BBC Warner Release Date: May 14, 2002 Running Time: 150 minutes Studio: BBC Warner Theatrical Release Date: 1987 Sales Rank: 43986 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Amateur sleuth extraordinaire Lord Peter Wimsey first meets the lovely Harriet Vane in this clever mystery. At the start of Strong Poison Harriet (Harriet Walter) is on trial for murder. Lord Peter (Edward Petherbridge) becomes enchanted by her and decides she cannot possibly be guilty. What follows are the twin stories of Lord Peter's search to find the real killer and his romantic pursuit of Harriet. Both are charming. As always, Sayers has plotted her story brilliantly, with a satisfying mystery and a sly comic touch (a gentle poke at the spiritualist movement is particularly fun). The period atmosphere is pulled off naturally and with close attention to detail, and the adaptation has a careful reverence for Sayers's novel. The performances are all remarkably strong. Both leads capture the peculiar romance of sharp minds quite well, and Richard Morant is quietly fantastic as the remarkable Bunting. --Ali Davis Average Rating:
 Rating: - Making a Monocle Seem Cool"Peter, people have been wrongly condemned before!" -- Harriet "Only because I wasn't there!" -- Lord Peter Wimsey As elegant as smoke rings drifting from white-tipped filtered Chesterfields and old Rolls Royce limousines is this BBC adaptation of Strong Poison, featuring Dorothy L. Sayers' popular mystery creation, Lord Peter Wimsey. A certain romantic charm and occasional droll British humor make for a fine mystery. This particular mystery begins the story arc of ... Read More Rating:  - Strong stuffA lot of women want to poison their ex-boyfriends. Only a few actually DO. But the suspicion is enough to land a woman in the dock in "Strong Poison," the first of a trilogy of mysteries about eccentric detective Lord Peter Wimsey and his romantic interest, crime writer Harriet Vane. While this episode spends a little too little time on the interesting side characters, it's a compelling mystery that seems hopeless at first. Lord Peter Wimsey (Edward Petherbridge) becomes ... Read More Rating: - Lord Peter Wimsey, better than ever!In this series, starring Edward Petherbridge, we are introduced to the supremely aristocratic Lord Peter Wimsey, the talented and strongminded Harriet Vane and the fascinatingly resourceful Bunter. In my mind's eye, these characters are brought to life with a degree of affection and charm, with a sharp eye to authenticity and mannerisms of the class and time. Having watched this series the first time round, it was well worth the wait to finally purchase this series (and Amazon ... Read More Rating: - "Except that the girl's innocent."Things are not going well at Harriet Vane's trial for the murder of her former lover, Philip Boyd - hearing the judge's summation, only the most unrealistic of minds could conclude that she is not guilty as charged. One such mind, however, is that of Lord Peter Wimsey - the same Lord Peter who, normally a beacon of logic, unfailingly unspins the web of every criminal intrigue to which he brings to bear his intellectual powers, but who now, epitome of a bachelor that he has heretofore been, without ... Read More Rating: - One of THE BEST TV series ever made!!Edward Petherbridge is brilliant!! I recently acquired these DVD's (Strong Poison/Have His Carcass/Gaudy Night) and they are now my most treasured set. The performances by Edward Petherbridge and Harriet Walter are flawless! This series is a MUST HAVE for all mystery buffs (especially Dorothy Sayer's fans!) For those who were disappointed in the Ian Carmichael series produced 10 years earlier, take heart--you have now found the answer to your prayers! My only criticism is that ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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