| Rosemary & Thyme - Series One |  | Directors: Brian Farnham, Simon Langton, Tom Clegg
Actors: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Matyelok Gibbs, Phyllida Law, Julian Firth
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 25,973
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Running Time: 294 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.9
MPN: 054961767298
ISBN: 1569387672
UPC: 054961767298
EAN: 9781569387672
ASIN: B00080ZG3S
Release Date: June 14, 2005
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Product Description
Two amateur sleuths (who start a gardening business together), dig up plots and conspiracies and use their investigative skills to get to the bottom o
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American detectives are usually played by tough guys and busty babes, but the British have more esoteric tastes: The sleuths of Rosemary & Thyme are a pair of middle-aged ladies with a horticulture business. Rosemary Boxer (Felicity Kendal, star of the classic Britcom Good Neighbors), a former academic, teamed up with new divorcee (and former policewoman) Laura Thyme (Pam Ferris, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) over a murder case involving poisonous weeds and oozing red sap--plants and murder have been intertwined ever since. A dying lawn leads to a pretty Polish blonde pushed from a roof; while Rosemary tosses off tidbits about Victorian gardening techniques and the Latin name for the early spider orchid, the bones of a buried racehorse reveal other secrets. In one clever episode, flowers are the murder weapon themselves (though to say how would spoil the fun). Some mystery aficionados may find Rosemary & Thyme a bit abrupt; the hour-long format doesn't allow for the elegant unfolding and deft misdirection of an Agatha Christie adaptation. But the interplay between rambunctious Rosemary and pragmatic Laura is addictive, and the suggestion--spoken aloud in one episode, but underlying the entire series--that English flora respond to the evil deeds of humankind lends an almost metaphysical air to the pair's dual pursuits. Gardening fans will also appreciate the many lovely gardens, which the series lovingly displays. --Bret Fetzer
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 All that is missing is the Strawberry Fields March 2, 2010
P. Crenshaw (Silver Springs, Nv)
This program was an absoulte delight to watch. Wish they would make some more. The gardens were beautiful. I really did enjoy watching these two ladies at work.
Rosemary and Thyme December 26, 2009
Andrzej Grzybowski (Ringwood, Hampshire United Kingdom)
This item was a present and the recipient was delighted with it. She intends to buy some more DVDs of the same program.
Visually Stunning Brit Cosy Couple March 16, 2009
Mr. Mambo (Burnsville, MN USA)
I won't "break any new ground" with these comments, so read on if you so desire.
I am a true Anglophile and lover of the Brit crime genre in particular, but usually with a more hard-edge than this. However, I fell in love with the scenery and the middle-aged dames in this series, who spend about as much time uncovering treachery and murder as they do transplanting shrubs and flowers.
As to the visuals: If you are fortunate enough to own (1) an HDTV, and (2) an upconvert to 1080p DVD player (they only cost about $100), you will be absolutely amazed at the quality of the images. We get to see in sumptuous detail some of England's most stately homes, as well as the fabulously beautiful gardens of those homes. My wife and I were frequently gasping at the magnificence of the color, the sharpness and clarity of the images, the indescribable splendour of those trees, flowers and shrubs. Whoever shot the series deserves a tremendous amount of credit. You'll want to go to England to witness first-hand some of this beauty. I found myself wondering how often they had to wait for sunny days; seems like there are many bright and clear days here, which enhances the spectacular colors of the foliage.
The crime-solving duo, hard at work in the garden, always seem to be witnessing some surreptitiously ominous or amorous interchange between unlikely characters; one can safely assume that soon afterward, a corpse or two will turn up in the library or the stable or buried among the larches.
An utter delight and a must-see, particularly if you cannot go to England to see the sites yourselves.
Excellent DVD and service. February 4, 2009
Suzanne Losee (Lakewood, Colorado)
The program is an outstanding BBC mystery with two delightful and seasoned BBC actors. The DVD is excellent. Clarity of production is evident.
Enjoyable, but shorter than series two December 1, 2007
JWP
I own both this series and the second one. The problem I had with this one is that it costs a lot and comes with less hours than Series Two. The stories are strong and the characters are both believable and engaging.
Simple, straight-forward british mystery series.
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