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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961807697
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Acorn Media
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
MPN: ACRDAMP8076D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Acorn Media
Release Date: June 03, 2008
Running Time: 309 minutes
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1985
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 06/03/2008 Run time: 309 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Time For Murder is a six-episode mystery series that has the look of 1980s soap opera but consists of intelligent plots and fine acting. Based on screenplays by some renowned authors such as Fay Weldon, Gordon Honeycombe, and Frances Galleymore, each episode stars a set of protagonists that reveal clues throughout the 50-minute segments about murders that have just occurred. With little to no gore, macabre characters and spooky sets create atmosphere, and there are surprises throughout to keep viewers guessing sometimes up until the very end. Characters in Time For Murder look so freaky that they seem straight out of the commercial for the retro game Clue, and the series is sleuthing and playful in a similar game-like way. The first episode, "Bright Smiler," wins the contest for having the most psychotic-looking villain. In it, screenwriter Avon Eve (Janet Suzman) checks into Bolton Hall Health Hydro and becomes embroiled in the job dissatisfaction of her off-kilter masseuse, Sonja (Jane Asher). Humorous scenes of Eve attempting relaxation while Sonja, clownish with bad dye job and penciled brows arched way too high, uses Eve's treatments as therapy sessions, make this episode the funniest. While some episodes, like "The Murders at Lynch Cross," and "Mister Clay, Mister Clay," are drier and more predictable plot-wise, others, such as "This Lightning Always Strikes Twice" contain amazing twists that complicate as the program continues. In it, Daniel and Lady Barbara Penwarden (Claire Bloom) hire English tutor, Mr. Lattimer (Charles Dance), to coach their overprotected daughter, Sara (Amanda Root). As Lattimer discovers why Sara is detained, he yearns escape.
Disc two also includes the rather silly but great "Thirteenth Day of Christmas" about war veteran and his wife Bertie's (Elizabeth Spriggs) failed attempts to control their schizophrenic son, Richard (Patrick Allen). Richard, who dresses in black, talks to his pet snake, and has a room plastered with David Bowie posters, appears infinitely stylish by today's standards, though he is plagued by hallucinations. His visions, such as when his television turns on and stars his dad berating him, make for some comedic moments. This episode is also the most horror-inflected, so those craving a teeny amount of gore won't leave unsatisfied. Time For Murder offers mystery lovers chill, suspense, and snazzy '80s style. --Trinie Dalton
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
An uneven collection, to be sure. Apparently the producers had a notion of a mystery and/or thriller series with themes of strange relationships between parents and their adult children, or family secrets and madness, accompanied by the crime of the series title, and assigned three male and three female name-brand writers. The teleplays all appear to be written for a stage as much as a television episode -- there's a single location in each, whether a country house, a home in town, or the boarding ... Read More
Rating:  -
This series was created back in the mid-eighties when the british television was still shot on video tape. However they really did a
good job of perserving this series. It looks fantastic with no lines or
cut outs all older tv shows should look this good. This series obviously disappointed the other reviewers who expected a traditional type of mystery miniseries. This is a more eclectic and dry approach to mystery that is very character driven. The performances are dead on and reflect ... Read More
Rating:  -
There are several major problems with this series.
1. They come across as lifeless puzzles when they should have been played as spooky Halloween type programs.
2. The evil people come across as totally bored with their evil which makes you wonder why they did it.
3. The evil women come across as slightly ugly plain-Janes. This was probably a severe challenge to the wardrobe and makeup departments. C. S. Lewis once claimed that fictional evil women should be above ... Read More
Rating:  -
In the spirit of Playhouse 90 we have a collection of six stories by top (weird but I know these writers and they are top) are played by top or popular British actors. Each story is unique; even if you think you recognize the formula you may be surprised at the intricacy and well entertained by trying to figure out who done it.
I will tell the names of the stories, all filmed in 1985, but not their content as I do no want to inadvertently gives you any clues. I am not sure they did not use the ... Read More
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