Friday, February 1, 2008

ROSEMARY AND THYME-COMPLETE COLLECTION REVIEW



Another great mystery series that stars Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris, green-thumbed sleuths that solved crimes in Britain and around the world. They played Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme respectively. They are in the gardening business together. 23 episodes were produced over 3 seasons and the production company went to Spain and Italy, which the scenes were breathtaking. Some of the guest stars were Anthony Andrews, John Bennett, Jan Chappell and Christopher Benjamin. This set includes and interview with Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris with Cast Filmographies, photo galleries and production notes.


VIDEO

The video quality is wonderful! Most episodes run approx 48 mins each.

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.

Disc 1- 1. “And No Birds Sing”
2. “Arabica and the Early Spider”

Disc 2- 3. “The Language of Flowers”
4. “Sweet Angelica”

Disc 3- 5. “A Simple Pet”
6. “The Tree of Death”

Disc 4-7. “The Memory of Water Pt 1”
8. “The Memory of Water Pt 2”
9. “Orpheus in the Undergrowth”-with Phylleda Law and John Bennett

Disc 5- 10. “They Understand Me In Paris”
11. “The Invisible Worm”-with Anthony Andrews
12. “The Gongoozlers”

Disc 6- 13. “The Italian Rapscallion”-with Oliver Ford Davies
14. “Swords into Ploughshares”
15. “Up The Garden Path”

Disc 7- 16. “In a Monastery Garden”-with Jan Chappell
17. “Seeds of Time”-with Christopher Benjamin
18. “Agua Cadaver”

Disc 8- 19. “Three Legs Good”
20. “The Gooseberry Bush”
21. “Racquet Espanol”

Disc 9- 22. “Enter Two Gardeners”
23. “The Cup of Silence”

Extras

Disc 1- Interview with Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris (07:54)
Production Notes- (Text Only)
Photo Gallery- (21 Pictures)
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)

Disc 2- None

Disc 3- None

Disc 4- Production Notes- (Text Only)
Photo Gallery- (30 Pictures)
Trivia Quiz
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)

Disc 5- None

Disc 6- None

Disc 7- Photo Gallery- (30 Pictures)
Production Notes- (Text Only)
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)

Disc 8- None

Disc 9- None


Verdict

A wonderful mystery series with twists and turns and gardening! My only complaint about the set is the DVD sleeve packaging. The release buttons are not that friendly with almost breaking the DVD to get them out!


Rating; *****!

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