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List Price: $79.98Price: $46.99You Save: $32.99 (41%)Campion - The Complete Second Season
Actors: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Brian Greene, Gary Parker, Lisa Orgolini
ASIN : B0001DMUF4
Sales Rank : 14068
Director : Christopher Hodson, Ken Hannam, Michael Owen Morris, Robert Tronson
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790790589
ISBN : 0790790580
UPC : 794051196620
Release Date : December 04, 2004
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 430
Product DescriptionBehind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle deceptive naivete Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's.Running Time: 440 min.System Requirements:Running Time 440 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: NR UPC: 794051196620 Manufacturer No: E1966 Amazon.comFor the second season, the creators of the British mystery series Campion have cranked up the adventure and derring-do. The deceptively bookish 1930s sleuth Albert Campion (Peter Davison, also a former Doctor Who) and his formerly thuggish manservant Lugg (Brian Glover) dive into four two-part stories that start modestly and cleverly escalate to high suspense. In Sweet Danger, Campion must prove that a cheerful trio of siblings are the heirs to a tiny Balkan kingdom that's suddenly become politically significant; along the way are a mysterious millionaire and hints of witchcraft. Dancers in Mourning starts with petty vandalism at a musical comedy revue but builds to an awful bombing--even Campion, who normally views murder with relish, is disturbed. Flowers for the Judge is the least exotic of the lot--the entire story takes place in London as Campion investigates a murder in a publishing firm--but the tightly wound plot is possibly the best of the season. The final piece, Mystery Mile, features a hedge maze, a disappearing judge, quicksand, conjuring tricks gone awry, a rooftop rescue, and a nefarious criminal mastermind. Even better, these juicy set-ups are carried out with delightful skill; the writers and directors have tightened everything up, with utterly seductive results. Even when the conclusion feels a little lacking, getting there is great fun. The only complaint might be a shortage of the ever enjoyable Lugg, who plays too small of a role in a couple of the shows. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Campion - The Complete Second Season
List Price: $79.98Price: $71.99You Save: $7.99 (10%)Campion - The Complete First Season
Actors: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt, Moray Watson, Iain Cuthbertson
ASIN : B00008DDXE
Sales Rank : 15039
Director : Martyn Friend, Michael Owen Morris, Robert Chetwyn, Ronald Wilson
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790775906
ISBN : 0790775905
UPC : 794051174222
Release Date : December 13, 2003
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Availability : Usually ships in 24 hours
Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 428
DescriptionBehind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle, deceptive naivete, Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's. Amazon.com"Do you take the long road?" asks a gruff restaurant manager of a hapless drifter. Thus is launched one of the serpentine mysteries written by Margery Allingham, featuring a genteel 1930s sleuth named Albert Campion (played by Peter Davison, a former Doctor Who), whose bland good manners mask a macabre humor and a relish for solving crimes. All of Allingham's stories take the long road, winding their way through a collection of eccentric personalities, improbable murders, and unexpected narrative twists. Look to the Lady centers around the attempted theft of a 1000-year-old golden chalice from the upper-class family entrusted with it care, encompassing witchcraft, a vast criminal organization, strange rituals, and a murderous horse. The Case of the Late Pig takes Campion and his cantankerous manservant Lugg (Brian Glover) into the British countryside, where they encounter a childhood bully, enigmatic letters, a human corpse replaced by a dead pig, and some very important ice cubes. In Police at the Funeral, Campion and Lugg investigate a murder among an upper-crust family of bickering middle-aged siblings and their imperious mother. And in Death of a Ghost the normally unflappable sleuth loses a bit of his objectivity when murder strikes among some good friends, the bohemian enclave that's built up around a deceased artist who decreed that every year after his death one of his 12 last paintings should be unveiled. During a sudden blackout at the annual event, someone stabs an abrasive young artist with a pair of ornate scissors. Campion's interplay with the crusty Lugg, a former burglar with an almost impenetrable Cockney accent, is the series' strongest element. The roundabout plots poke fun at the conventions of murder mysteries while providing all the comfortable pleasures of the genre. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Campion - The Complete First Season
New Price: $17.98Campion - Look to the Lady
Actors: Martin Benson, Andrew Burt, Peter Davison, Andrew Dunford, Roy Evans
ASIN : B00008DDXF
Sales Rank : 66933
Director : Martyn Friend
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790775913
ISBN : 0790775913
UPC : 794051174321
Release Date : December 13, 2003
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 108
DescriptionBehind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle, deceptive naivete, Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's. When an international ring of thieves and killers conspire to destroy a prominent British family, Albert Campion and his sidekick agree to help protect the family name and fortune, but before long they find themselves involved in a witch's brew of curses, spells and naturally...murder. Amazon.com"Do you take the long road?" a gruff restaurant manager asks a hapless drifter, and thus is launched one of the serpentine mysteries featuring a 1930s sleuth by the name of Albert Campion, created by Margery Allingham. Look to the Lady centers around the attempted theft of a 1000-year-old golden chalice from the upper-class family entrusted with its care; along the way are woven in witchcraft, a vast criminal organization, strange rituals, and a murderous horse. Peter Davison, a former Doctor Who, stars as Campion, a bland-faced and genteel fellow with an almost ghoulish relish for crime. His interplay with his crusty manservant/assistant, Lugg (Brian Glover), a former burglar with an almost impenetrable Cockney accent, is the series' strongest element. The stories slip in and out of self-satire and seem to tweak the classic mystery genre, yet always stay firmly within its confines. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Campion - Look to the Lady
Price not listed for this item.Campion - The Case of the Late Pig
Actors: Peter Davison, Robert Eddison, John Fortune, Brian Glover, Michael Gough
ASIN : B00008DDXH
Sales Rank : 97820
Director : Robert Chetwyn
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790775937
ISBN : 079077593X
UPC : 794051174529
Release Date : December 13, 2003
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 107
DescriptionBehind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle, deceptive naivete, Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's. Albert Campion discovers that an old school chum, whose funeral he attended, might not be dead after all. Coincidentally, he receives an urgent plea from an old flame to solve another puzzling murder. Could the two be connected? Amazon.comThe Case of the Late Pig, one of the best of the BBC adaptations of Margery Allingham's mystery novels of the 1930s, takes her whimsical gentleman sleuth Albert Campion (Peter Davison) and his cantankerous ex-con manservant Lugg (Brian Glover) into the British countryside, where they encounter the usual collection of ridiculous personalities, improbable murders, and unexpected narrative twists--this time featuring a childhood bully, mysterious poetic letters, a human corpse replaced by a dead pig, and some very important ice cubes. Thanks to particularly sharp writing and dramatic flair, The Case of the Late Pig achieves the perfect mix of suspense and self-satire that marks Allingham's mysteries; and since one of the suspects is an old flame of Campion's, it allows Davison the opportunity to play more than just his usual investigative relish and slightly macabre humor. Topnotch. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Campion - The Case of the Late Pig
New Price: $44.54Campion - Mystery Mile
Actors: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt, Moray Watson, Iain Cuthbertson
ASIN : B0001DMUGI
Sales Rank : 106215
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790790756
ISBN : 0790790750
UPC : 794051197122
Release Date : December 04, 2004
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 108
DescriptionWhen an eminent American judge has his life threatened by a ruthless gang of mobsters, Albert Campion comes to the rescue and hides him away in the remote village of Mystery Mile. But when the judge disappears and a strange Turkish art expert arrives at Mystery Mile, the village locals begin to panic and Campion agin is in the thick of kidnapping and sinister deeds.
Reviews for the Campion - Mystery Mile
New Price: $25.00Campion - Death of a Ghost
Actors: Jean Anderson, Andrew Burt, Rosalie Crutchley, Peter Davison, Isabel Dean
ASIN : B00008DDXI
Sales Rank : 114160
Director : Michael Owen Morris
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790775944
ISBN : 0790775948
UPC : 794051174628
Release Date : December 13, 2003
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 108
DescriptionBehind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle, deceptive naivete, Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's. In this mystery, we find Campion hob-nobbing with art lovers at the posh estate of his friend Belle Lafcadio. He thought he'd been invited to view a painting but finds himself viewing a body. When another body turns up, Campion must deduce - is it suicide, or a second murder? Amazon.comThe normally unflappable sleuth Albert Campion (played by a former Doctor Who, Peter Davison) loses a bit of his objectivity when murder strikes among some good friends, the bohemian enclave that's built up around a deceased artist who decreed that every year after his death one of his 12 last paintings should be unveiled. At the annual event, a sudden blackout gives someone the opportunity to stab an abrasive young artist with a pair of ornate scissors. As is usual with Margery Allingham's murder mysteries, the suspects in Death of a Ghost are a collection of eccentric personalities; their tics and accents are as entertaining as the elaborate unraveling of the improbable murders. This particular mystery is weakened by the small role of Campion's crusty manservant Lugg (Brian Glover), whose earthy attitude generally provides a much-needed counterbalance to Campion's smooth facade. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Campion - Death of a Ghost
Price not listed for this item.Campion - Dancers in Mourning
Actors: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt, Moray Watson, Iain Cuthbertson
ASIN : B0001DMUFO
Sales Rank : 122786
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790790732
ISBN : 0790790734
UPC : 794051196729
Release Date : December 04, 2004
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 107
DescriptionJimmy Sutane, a brilliant star of musical comedy and the toast of the West End theatre scene, has become the victim of a series of malicious practical jokes, which are beginning to affect his performance. Campion and Lugg are recruited backstage to discover the perpetrator. Campion's investigations lead him to Sutane's Sussex residence, where matters take a more serious turn with the death of one of Suntane's friends and fellow actors.
Reviews for the Campion - Dancers in Mourning
New Price: $26.90Campion - Police at the Funeral
Actors: Suzanne Burden, Andrew Burt, Brian Coburn, Peter Davison, John Franklyn-Robbins
ASIN : B00008DDXG
Sales Rank : 127677
Director : Ronald Wilson
Studio : BBC Warner
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780790775920
ISBN : 0790775921
UPC : 794051174420
Release Date : December 13, 2003
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Label : BBC Warner
Running Time : 105
DescriptionBehind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle, deceptive naivete, Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's. An english country house, old money, good breeding and a brutal and bizarre murder - just the sort of mystery for Albert Campion to unravel. He no sooner begins his investigation, when another member of the family, Aunt Julia, is poisoned. Amazon.comIn Police at the Funeral, Margery Allingham's genial but impishly morbid sleuth, Albert Campion (Peter Davison, a former Doctor Who), accompanied by his ex-burglar manservant Lugg (Brian Glover), investigates a murder among an upper-crust family of bickering middle-aged siblings and their imperious mother. Allingham's series, set in 1930s England, has a slippery tone--some mysteries seem to view the class system with blithe reverence; Police at the Funeral treats the wealthy, aimless siblings as near-idiots, all waiting for the death of their fearsome mother, who's the only one with any wit or fiber. The Campion stories are less about whodunnit than howdunnit--the roundabout plots feature improbable killings that poke fun at the conventions of murder mysteries, while simultaneously providing all the comfortable pleasures of the genre. Meanwhile, a cast of fine British thespians sink their teeth into Allingham's gloriously eccentric characters. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Campion - Police at the Funeral
New Price: $77.77Campion: The Complete First Season (4pc)
Actors: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt, Jean Anderson, Shaughan Seymour
ASIN : B00008DDXJ
Sales Rank : 33331
Director : Martyn Friend, Michael Owen Morris, Robert Chetwyn, Ronald Wilson
Studio : BBC Warner
Format : Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 9780790775951
ISBN : 0790775956
UPC : 794051174734
Release Date : December 13, 2003
Publisher : BBC Warner
Manufacturer : BBC Warner
Label : BBC Warner
DescriptionBehind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle, deceptive naivete, Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's. Amazon.com"Do you take the long road?" asks a gruff restaurant manager of a hapless drifter. Thus is launched one of the serpentine mysteries written by Margery Allingham, featuring a genteel 1930s sleuth named Albert Campion (played by Peter Davison, a former Doctor Who), whose bland good manners mask a macabre humor and a relish for solving crimes. All of Allingham's stories take the long road, winding their way through a collection of eccentric personalities, improbable murders, and unexpected narrative twists. Look to the Lady centers around the attempted theft of a 1000-year-old golden chalice from the upper-class family entrusted with it care, encompassing witchcraft, a vast criminal organization, strange rituals, and a murderous horse. The Case of the Late Pig takes Campion and his cantankerous manservant Lugg (Brian Glover) into the British countryside, where they encounter a childhood bully, enigmatic letters, a human corpse replaced by a dead pig, and some very important ice cubes. In Police at the Funeral, Campion and Lugg investigate a murder among an upper-crust family of bickering middle-aged siblings and their imperious mother. And in Death of a Ghost the normally unflappable sleuth loses a bit of his objectivity when murder strikes among some good friends, the bohemian enclave that's built up around a deceased artist who decreed that every year after his death one of his 12 last paintings should be unveiled. During a sudden blackout at the annual event, someone stabs an abrasive young artist with a pair of ornate scissors. Campion's interplay with the crusty Lugg, a former burglar with an almost impenetrable Cockney accent, is the series' strongest element. The roundabout plots poke fun at the conventions of murder mysteries while providing all the comfortable pleasures of the genre. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Campion: The Complete First Season (4pc)
Price not listed for this item.Campion - Death of a Ghost (A Margery Allingham Mystery)
Actors: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt, Jean Anderson, Shaughan Seymour
ASIN : B000EG6DBU
Sales Rank : 134274
Studio : BBC Video
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 0794051178633
UPC : 794051178633
Publisher : BBC Video
Manufacturer : BBC Video
Label : BBC Video
Running Time : 108
Product DescriptionIn this mystery, we find Campion hob-nobbing with art lovers at the posh estate of his friend Belle Lafcadio. He thought he'd been invited to view a painting but finds himself viewing a body. When another body turns up, Campion must deduce - is it suicide, or a second murder?
Reviews for the Campion - Death of a Ghost (A Margery Allingham Mystery)
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