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Lord Peter Wimsey - Five Red Herrings

starring: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, David Rintoul, David McKail, Roy Boutcher

: Lord Peter Wimsey - Five Red Herrings
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569384350
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1569384355
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 2
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 06, 2001
Running Time: 200 minutes
Sales Rank: 58391
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 1976



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Description:
Ian Carmichael stars in this BBC adaption of Dorothy L. Sayers classic detective novel. Wimsey's fishing holiday in Scotland becomes a sport of a different nature when he is called to catch more than trout after a local artist is found dead. With six likely suspects, Wimsey must use his prize skills to determine the five red herrings and expose the murderer.

Amazon.com:
Lord Peter Wimsey (Ian Carmichael) and his manservant, Bunter (Glyn Houston), take a holiday in Scotland, but instead of spending his time fishing and playing the odd round of golf, Wimsey soon finds himself traipsing through the bracken in pursuit of a killer. It's a thankless task, really, considering that no one in town is sorry the victim is dead; one villager describes him as 'a bitterly unpopular man... with a permanent grudge against everybody.' Six of the dead man's fellow artists have recently argued with him, and none has a satisfactory alibi. With the invaluable aid of Bunter--who somehow manages to do a considerable amount of sleuthing, win the heart of a local chambermaid, and still prepare a full dinner before his master's return each day--Wimsey must determine which five are red herrings, and which one is guilty. Two of the four one-hour episodes end in cliffhangers (one literally) that are guaranteed to have viewers popping in the next tape as soon as they can slide it out of the box. Carmichael easily slips from charming to cunning as the witty and quick-witted Wimsey; unfortunately, while both the acting and scenery are a pleasure to watch, the solution is ultimately disappointing--an anti-climactic conclusion to an otherwise enjoyable holiday in the world of Dorothy L. Sayers's creation. --Larisa Lomacky Moore



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Scotland in the 1930's
Dorothy Sayers wrote Five Red Herrings to satisfy the desires of her Scottish friends that she set ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Unusual Older Crime-Series from Britain
Great series, wonderful acting, all without the over-production of today's analogous works. Lord Peter ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Entertaining
Five Red Herrings was good but English was difficult to understand a fair amount of time. Liked the part ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Five Red herrings Lord Peter Wimsey
I was extremely disappointed by the quality of the DVD - it was a copy of a copy of a copy - grainy and in ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Well done Lord Peter Wimsey
Dorothy L. Sayers writes many non-fiction books however among her best is the Lord Peter Wimsey series. I came ... Read More

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