Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness [DVD]

Starring: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Mark Eden, et al.

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• Format: DVD
• UPC: 054961492497
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Acorn Media
• Starring: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Mark Eden, Rachel Herbert, David Langton, Georgina Cookson, Isabel Jeans, George Coulouris, Judith Arthy, Francis De Wolff
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: box_set
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Well done, Lord Peter Wimsey

Dorothy L. Sayers writes many non-fiction books; however, among her best fiction books is the Lord Peter Wimsey series. I came to this series sort of through the back door. My first taste was the BBC productions with Petherbridge as Lord Peter, which can now be found on DVD. So I read all of Dorothy's books containing the relationship of Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. Now it is time to go through the whole series. Now I watch the one I missed on PBS. The first thing I noticed was that Ian Carmichael talks much faster than Petherbridge. And all the people seem older. Of course, Peter was supposed to be older when he met Harriet. Lord Peter returns from Corsica. To find his older brother, the Duke of Denver (David Langton) practically accused of murder. What is worse is that his brother is not talking. So it is up to Peter to find out what happened and clear his brother. In the process, he puts his foot in it and practically gets all his relatives and friends accused. As with all Sayers' stories, nothing is simple; there are overlapping plots and foolish deeds, as if Peter can not figure them out. On the side, we learn a little about English society and ballistics. They took the time to put just about everything relevant from the book into this production. There were a few exceptions, but not worth bothering about. The production is complete enough that you do not have to read the book. I am glad they finally made a DVD version. However, the one I watched was the tape series, and I swear, just as soon as you turn it on, the part (episode) is over, and it is time for the next tape, as the story moves very fast. This item is worth purchasing as you will want to replay it often.