Inspector Lynley - Set 2
by Richard Spence; Brian Stirner; Edward Bennett
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Actor: Clare Swinburne; Mark Brighton; Nathaniel Parker; Sharon Small; Andrew Havill; Lesley Vickerage; Ruth Gemmell; William Scott-Masson; Phyllis Logan; Joe Duttine; Neve McIntosh; Curtis Flowers; Daisy Beaumont; Peter Crawford (II); Andrew Clover; Anjalee Patel; James Hazeldine; Ken Bones; Sophie Okonedo; Simon ChandlerDirector: Richard Spence; Brian Stirner; Edward Bennett
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 360 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-28
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
DVD Reviews of Inspector Lynley - Set 2
DVD Review: From least favorite to most!
Summary: 4 Stars
Imagine my surprise when I started watching this season and my least favorite character from the books (Havers) becomes my most favorite character in the series! Again, I can't stress how different the show is from the books (for me, at least). And even though there is some background on their personal lives, each mystery is fairly self-contained. You could watch a single show and still enjoy the central story, even if you knew nothing about the background of the main characters.
This puts it high on my list of 'good mystery shows', up there with 'Midsomer Murders', 'Rosemary & Thyme', and 'Hamish MacBeth'. If you're a fan of British mysteries, check this series out!
DVD Review: Lynley show shines
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent acting and condensed story line....some jumps assume you know the plot on the whole Havers outshines LynleyDVD Review: A Thriving Partnership...
Summary: 5 Stars
In Set 2, "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" really hit their stride with four hard-hitting, emotionally-charged mysteries for the odd crimefighting duo of aristocratic Inspector Thomas Lynley and working class Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers.
In "Playing for the Ashes", a famous cricket player's murder puts the two detectives into the middle of a complex web of family and business ties, complicated by drug abuse and animal rights activism. Lynley's gut instincts put him up against his partner's sleuthing and his girlfriend Helen Clyde's criminal profiling, leading to a surprising suspect.
"In the Presence of the Enemy" starts with a kidnapping seemingly gone wrong. The two detectives navigate a politically sensitve murder investigation, while a local policeman develops a crush on Sergeant Havers that badly complicates the case. At case's end, Lynley has a surprise for girlfriend Helen.
"A Suitable Vengeance" brings Havers to the Lynley Cornwall estate for a family celebration. The viewer is introduced to the Inspector's disfunctional family and to a local murder with family ties. Havers overcomes her sense of social awkwardness to guide her boss to the right solution.
In "Deception on his Mind", Havers takes advantage of Lynley's absence to insert herself in a case being run by an old Police Academny chum. The murder of a Pakistani businessman about to marry into a prominent immigrant family is complicated by possible police misconduct and Havers' relationship with her own Pakistani neighbors. Havers's insistance on solving the case her way puts Lynley into a life-threatening situation at sea.
Set 2 advances the subtle, entertaining relationship between Lynley and Havers. Havers' graceful conduct at a tumultuous Lynley family gathering is rightly balanced by Lynley's gallant behavior in installing Havers' new refrigerator while ignoring the squallor of her tiny apartment. Lynley's evolving relationship with Helen Clyde only emphasizes the intense personal loyalty at the core of his partnership with Havers.
"Set 2" is very highly recommended to fans of the Inspector Lynley Series as first class enterntainment.
DVD Review: Inspector Lynley Mysteries Set 2
Summary: 1 Stars
I've seen the entire Inspector Lynley Mysteries series, have enjoy them all, and am a collector of the DVDs. The website advertises Set 2 as widescreen, but after receiving (and returning) the full-screen version of it in two separate orders, I've concluded that Amazon does not have the widescreen version afterall. A bit of a disappointment, and a hassle as well.DVD Review: Praise for Inspector Lindley Series
Summary: 5 Stars
Inspector Lindley stands tall among the pantheon of fictional detectives like Hercule Poirot and Philip Marlowe, especially in the BBC adaptations of Elizabeth George's compelling, vocabulatory-building novels. Ms. George joins the esteemed ranks of Agatha Christie and Dorthy Sayers, and she reachs even deeper into the human condition to fashion powerful fresh plots and enriched with rich subplots. The film versions are spellbinding--with smart direction, sharp editing, and talented actors. Always lively, dramatic, occasionally wry, these are stories that grab the attention of grown-ups and never let go. These DVDs have stories worth seeing again and again.
Peter Joffre Nye
Arlington, VA
Description of Inspector Lynley - Set 2
The most celebrated detective duo in years is back on the case. Nathaniel Parker (Far from the Madding Crowd) and Sharon Small (About A Boy) return as the New Scotland Yard team of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in four riveting murder mysteries that take them from seedy urban underbellies to posh country estates in search of whodunit. The misfit tandem of the suave Inspector and the rumpled Sergeant has evolved from cultural rivalry into a successful team of close friends and confidantes. But solving murders isn't their only problem. In addition to his puzzling caseload, Lynley struggles with his blossoming relationship with Helen (Lesley Vickerage), while Havers grapples with both newfound personal freedom and professional challenges. Inspired by a string of successful cases, Lynley and Havers unravel a fresh caseload of heinous, suspenseful crimes, each based on a novel by Elizabeth George. Playing For The Ashes The murder of a beloved sports star leads to a loaded lineup of key suspects and bizarre twists. Without much cooperation from a dysfunctional family and other odd "players," Lynley and Havers break the rules to tease the killer out of hiding. In the Presence of the Enemy The abduction and killing of a Government minister's daughter brings Lynley into a lethal web of political and personal unrest. But after another child is kidnapped, the pair must decipher the deceit and pinpoint the murderer to stop a second senseless killing. A Suitable Vengeance When a local shopkeeper is found dead, a celebration of the Inspector's engagement to Helen at his impressive family estate becomes a murder investigation. But the biggest surprise is the key suspect: Lynley's drug-addict brother, Peter. Deception on His Mind While Lynley is honeymooning in Mexico, the body of a young Asian man is found on the beach, leading to a trail of racial tensions, family loyalties and illicit sexuality. Havers, after discovering an old police school chum is on the case, sets off to ensnare the killer. Special DVD features include: link to the Mystery! Web site; scene selections; and closed captions. On four DVD5 discs. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed.The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2 finds the mismatched police detectives from Elizabeth George's novels somewhat more harmonious than in their previous quartet of BBC/PBS dramas. While aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley (Nathaniel Parker) and his working class, prot?g?e-partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small) maintain a shaky trust, they develop a firm regard and respect for one another, even making small inroads into each other's personal lives. Not that romance is in the air: One can spot the occasional wistful look on their faces, but the emerging intimacy between Lynley and Havers has more to do with sharing tough times in the trenches of murder investigations.
Playing for the Ashes concerns the killing of a respected cricket star and the strange constellation of suspects directly or indirectly connected to him, including an estranged wife, an angry lover, a maternal philanthropist and her streetwalker daughter, an untrustworthy agent, and a network of animal-liberation activists. Lynley and Havers find, not surprisingly, that looking into a high-profile murder is a slow and hazardous venture; all the more so in In the Presence of the Enemy, a tense thriller about a kidnapped girl whose abductor demands that a powerful newspaper editor publicly confess he is the child's secret father. While Lynley searches for clues in London, Havers teams with an eager detective in a small town and is instantly uneasy about the latter's emotionally unbalanced mother and girlfriend. A Suitable Vengeance is set deep within the intrigues of Lynley's wealthy family. Havers shows up as a guest at her partner's Cornwall estate to help celebrate Lynley's wedding engagement, but is soon navigating old grudges between family members when Lynley's drug-addicted brother becomes a suspect in the death of a shopkeeper. Finally, Deception on His Mind strains Lynley and Havers's relationship a bit when the latter's investigation of the murder of a Pakistani man is called into question by an old chum. A harrowing climax leaves enough ethical and narrative ambiguity to make one yearn for more in the Lynley-Havers series. --Tom Keogh
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