The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Set 5
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Actor: Inspector Lynley MysteriesDirector: not listed
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 344 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
DVD Reviews of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Set 5
DVD Review: The return of... who is that woman?
Summary: 2 Stars
I can't help it, I don't like it when they bring in a new actress to play the same character. Especially having watched the seasons back-to-back, it's hard for my brain to reconcile the fact that this very different woman is the same character. And to top it off, if there's anything more annoying than a brooding and angry Lynley, it's a happy in love Lynley. Maybe I'm just a little biased against his characters, being a Havers fan.
In fact, I quite enjoyed the nearly Lynley-less episode where Havers was teamed with another (far more interesting) pregnant DI. I would have enjoyed seeing just the two of them working together for a few episodes, without Lynley pushing his nose into everything. His character comes off as pathetic and needy, a sharp (and disappointing) contrast to the books and his earlier role.
Perhaps it's meant as a metaphor for life and role-reversal, and perhaps I'm missing some deeper meaning. But I'd just as soon these very well-written mysteries be solved by Havers alone. I'm still watching, and I'll watch next season, but it's in spite of Lynley and not because. And if Lynley and Havers ever get together, as many people seem to want, I'll wash my hands of the series. She deserves much better.
DVD Review: myramanor
Summary: 5 Stars
We enjoyed all of the Lynley series tremendously. I'm only sorry that the series will end soon. If are a fan of the British mystery series this is a must see.DVD Review: Nice to have a new chapter
Summary: 4 Stars
Although it was nice to have a new chapter in the Inspector Lyley series, I have to say that I was just a little disappointed that this season and the final one were somewhat Americanized - the characters a bit more glamorous, the settings less gritty. Having said that, I will also admit that series five and six were nonetheless thoroughly enjoyable. It was good to see Havers beginning to realize that she's a formidable detective in her own right. Too bad Lynley is too much of a prat to see it! DVD Review: Many Happy Returns....
Summary: 5 Stars
Inspector Lynley and his stalwart sidekick Detective Sergeant Havers return for a fifth season of solving intense and complex mysteries. The original awkward partnership of the aristocratic Lynley and the working class Havers has been transformed by time and shared experience into a nuanced relationship as fascianting as the crimes they investigate.
In "Natural Causes", Lynley is on suspension, and Havers has been paired with an unctious and very pregnant female DCI. Havers and her new partner will investigate the apparent suicide of a young environmental activist. When the case proves to be a complicated murder, a frustrated Lynley pitches in and goes way out on a limb to help solve the case. At episode's end, he will face a reinstatement board.
In "One Guilty Deed", the two detectives are assigned a murder case in a down-at-heel seaside resort once frequented by Havers as a child. Lynley and Havers must work out housekeeping arrangements in a crowded trailer while wrestling clues out of uncooperative locals. The disappearance of a young boy years prior turns out to be the key to the present crime. Havers' success at finding the connection leaves her dangerously vulnerable to the killer.
In "Chinese Walls", Lynley and Havers plunge into the internet porn industry to solve the murder of a young barrister, while Lynley resurrects his relationship with his estranged wife Helen, played in this set by a new actress.
In "Blink of an Eye", Lynley and Havers work the murder of a burnt-out war photographer turned papparatzi, whose past may have caught up with him. The suspects include a magazine publisher, a limo driver, an ex-para, and the photographer's Bosnian ward, all of whom had motive and opportunity. Lynley pulls in Helen to profile the killer and assist in the questioning, with tragic results at the conclusion of the episode.
"Inspector Lynley Set Five" offers everything we have come to expect in this series: tough, complex crimes with few clues and messy solutions; location shooting that adds depth to the stories; and crackling good give-and-take between Lynley and Havers as they work the cases. This set is very highly recommended to fans of the series as excellent entertainment.
DVD Review: Disappointed that there was no closed captioning
Summary: 2 Stars
I watched all of the first four episodes. The closed captioning feature of all of these disks was extremely important to my being able to follow the storyline. With the British accents and the fact that I view it while working out on a treadmill, the lack of closed captioning pretty much made this set worthless to me. I could not follow the stories without it. I cannot possibly understand why a company would include closed captioning for part of a series and then discontinue it.
Description of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Set 5
Detective Inspector Lynley (Nathaniel Parker) and Detective Sergeant Havers (Sharon Small), Elizabeth George s crime-cracking duo from opposite sides of the track, are back in four intriguing new mysteries. The fifth series begins with Lynley suspended from duty for alleged police brutality, and Havers with a new boss. Can they still function as a team, now that they re apart?General DVDs
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