Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries - Have His Carcase (The Lord Peter Wimsey-Harriet Vane Collection) [DVD]

Starring: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, et al.

Product Description

Have His Carcass (Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries) (Dbl DVD) This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: March 2002
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: BBC Home Entertainment
• Director: Christopher Hodson
• Starring: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper, Simon Cuff, Peter Benson, Romney Marsh, Ray Armstrong, Michael Troughton, Arthur Cox
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Color; DVD; NTSC
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Well done

This is the second in a series of television movies based on Dorothy L. Sayers's famous mystery series featuring Harriet Vane and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. The characters are now smoother and fuller than they were in "Strong Poison," Which was the first in the series and had no guide to go by. One of the strengths of the BBC production is that they do not try to dramatize so much that the story does not match the book. One of the advantages of this series is that it is long enough that most of the pertinent information is shown. They made an excellent choice when deciding to use Edward Petherbridge as Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Walter as Harriet Vane. They match the book character descriptions perfectly. If you see this program before you read the book, its images will be in your mind. You may recognize Edward Petherbridge as King Lear (1984). And many of the other character actors from the BBC Agatha Christie "Miss Marple" series. In the opening scenes, we notice that Harriet is on holiday, recovering from being on trial for murder. She is on the beach and hears something that startles her. Realizing it is getting late, she starts down the beach and finds (you guessed it) a body. Naturally, there are only two sets of footprints, hers and the deceased's. Once again, she is mixed up in a mystery and, reluctantly, with the help of Lord Peter Wimsey's attempts to find out if it was murder, suicide, or a Bolshevik plot. Watch every scene and listen to every word from the beginning, as this movie is peppered with clues. You will have to see it the second time to recognize the clues that you missed.