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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781569384343 Format: Box set, Color, NTSC ISBN: 1569384347 Label: Acorn Media Manufacturer: Acorn Media Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: Acorn Media Release Date: February 06, 2001 Running Time: 200 minutes Sales Rank: 1338 Studio: Acorn Media Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 1976
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
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Rating: - Scotland in the 1930's
Dorothy Sayers wrote Five Red Herrings to satisfy the desires of her Scottish friends that she set one of her detective stories in Scotland. Thirty years after filming, Ian Carmichael is still incomparable as Lord Peter Wimsey, and the cast provides excellent support. Sayers did her usual fine job with the story, but, critics agree, it is the weakest of her detective novels. Still, she was one of the finest writers of the 20th century, and the only writer of detective stories to get a mention in Jacques Barzun's Five Hundred Years of Western Civilization!
Rating: - Unusual Older Crime-Series from Britain
Great series, wonderful acting, all without the over-production of today's analogous works. Lord Peter Wimsey, a British crime classic, has enriched our DVD library. The seller expedited it to us in professional fashion, with great communication. We recommend them.
Rating: - Entertaining
Five Red Herrings was good but English was difficult to understand a fair amount of time. Liked the part of Lord Peter Wimsey.
Rating: - 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 black and white. I wouldn't have cared except I played the part of Gilda in the series and wanted my grand children to see what their granny looked like at 25 years! The series I might add was made up in Scotland in full colour. I will nver buy from Amazon again.
Rating: - 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 to this series sort of though the back door. My first taste was the BBC productions with Petherbridge as Lord Peter that can now be found on DVD ASIN: B000062XDX. 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 watched the one I missed on PBS. The first thing I notices was that Ian Carmichael talks much faster than Petherbridge. And all the people seem older. Of course ... Read More
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