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| New Tricks : Complete BBC Series 1 [2003] | ![New Tricks : Complete BBC Series 1 [2003]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YR4DRC44L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Graham Theakston, Paul Seed, Martyn Friend, Jamie Payne
Actors: Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, Alun Armstrong, Jame Bolam
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 617
Format: Pal, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running Time: 351 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.9
EAN: 5014503163723
ASIN: B0006PTYP6
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: May 23, 2005
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Can somebody hurry series 4 onto DVD? March 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Contrary to other reviewers, we actually avoided the series on TV as we didn't much care for the main players in relation to past performances (or perhaps to be more specific, we didn't like what they were in). The only exception perhaps was Dennis Waterman who has pretty much played the same sort of role from comedy to drama. However, we picked up series 3 on UK Gold, when we were struggling to find something decent to watch one evening. We were pleasantly surprised at how good it was, and it has the right proportions of humour and drama to make you believe in the stories and in the characters. It is not a comedy, as one person suggested, but a series where, despite the somewhat macabre subject matter, we see the human side of the people investigating the cases. People involved in matters relating to death - doctors, nurses, police, undertakers etc don't have their funny bones removed at birth, so there is really no reason to assume the programmes should be all gloom and doom. Other similar programmes have gone down that path, and have become boring and depressing. New Tricks won't do that. I have now watched series 1-3 and await series 4 with eager anticipation. Deliberately didn't watch it on TV as wanted to see it all in order.
 Beware, it's a comedy February 17, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
I give it four stars, because I admit it's really well done and the cast is superb. But not because I liked it, as I didn't. Now, why? To tell the truth, I was mislead by the enthusiastic reviews, as I knew nothing about the show before. In fact I expected something like Waking the Dead, but it's nothing like that. Anyone who likes crime dramas should be warned, that this is a comedy based on a weird bunch of crime-solving old daddies and one woman. Good old British humour for those, who like it. A good comedy for those, who like comedies. Myself, I don't and I'm switching to something like Touching Evil instead, sorry.
Brilliant July 25, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
British TV at its best. Brilliant series. Will be buying the other series now.
Thumbs up for New Tricks July 4, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
What a great team, the banter between them is first class. We live in Spain and one of the things we miss is stuff like this. We were bought New Tricks 2 and watch the whole lot in one sitting one rainy Sunday what joy. Wanted to know how it all started we ordered New Tricks 1, eagerly awaiting for it to arrive. Not dissapointed its funny,tense,excellent dialog between them all. I especially like the woman v man quips. Now have ordered New Tricks 3 and know it won't fail to deliver. TV drama as its best, all actors are superb I love Jack talking to his dead wife, Brian's long suffering wife Ester is brilliant. D.I Sandra trying to keep it all together, and managing to look gorgeous in a mans world is first class. Gerry is such a lovable character, more please keep it coming U.C.O.S THANK YOU SO MUCH
Best British Cop Show Since the Sweeney June 25, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
What sets New Tricks apart from most other Police dramas is the quality of the writing, the quality of the acting and the cheimistry between the four main actors.
James Bolam, Alun Armstrong and Denis Waterman play three retired CID officers who are recalled from retirement to investigate long standing unsolved murders. Their boss and the only serving police officer is Sandra Pullman played by Amanda Redman.
Each of the three male stars has a distinct personality. The most reliable of the three is Jack Halford (Bolam) who was once Pullman's boss. Halford was also the most senior of the three and has the strange habit of talking to his wife's grave, which is in his back garden. Halford who apart from this habit appears to be the most sensible of the three also has a ruthless side which appears when needed, and is played beautifuly by James Bolam.
Denis Waterman plays Gerry Standing with three ex wives and a host of daughters, who he calls 'The Covern' The impression given is that Standing was not above bending the rules to catch a criminal or above taking the odd backhander. As he tells his boss 'I'm a bad boy, not a ...' Unlike the other two Standing has not accepted that he is getting old and when the other two show him their various pills for blood pressuire, heart, depression etc, the only pills he has are viagra.
The last of the trio is Brian Lane played by Alun Armstrong. Brian Lane is a recovering alcoholic and suffers from various mental health problems.
He is also known as Memory Lane because of his photographic knowledge of Police Officers, criminals and crime. Unlike the other two who are always smartly dressed, Brian is normaly dressed in a scruffy tracksuit. His wife Esther played by Susan Jameson struggles to cope with his demanding behavour.
The trio are controled, just about, by Sandra Pullman a high flying police woman played Amanda Redman. Pullman is split between defending her team from her bosses and her frustation and some of their 'old school habits'
All four play their parts to perfection and it appears that they had a good time making the series. Above all what this series has which most cop shows lack, is humour.
If you want to see a good stories and good acting then this is for you.
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