Campion: The Case Of The Late Pig

Starring: Brian Glover and Peter Davison

Product Description

Behind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle, deceptive naivete, Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's. Albert Campion discovers that an old school chum, whose funeral he attended, might not be dead after all. Coincidentally, he receives an urgent plea from an old flame to solve another puzzling murder. Could the two be connected?

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 794051174529
• Release Date: March 2002
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: BBC Home Entertainment
• Starring: Brian Glover, Peter Davison
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: closed-captioned
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

This little piggy went to the market.

Once again, BBC outdoes itself with adapting books to T.V. This time it is with a Margery Allingham mystery, Campion. Screenplay by Jill Hyem. Peter Davison as Albert Campion and his faithful companion Brian Glover as Magersfontein Lugg are so good in this 1989 TV series that when one reads the book, one thinks of them. I have to admit that I have not read this book yet. Campion receives a mysterious letter from “The Mole.” It tells him of a school acquaintance (nicknamed Piggy) who just passed away. Campion goes to the funeral and hears a snorting sound that Piggy used to make, clearing his throat (thus the nickname). We get close-up views of characters who are suspects. Campion thinks little of this until three months later, when it looks like Piggy died again. Is Piggy dead this time, or did we hear another snort? Moreover, what is this all about?