Lord Peter Wimsey - Five Red Herrings
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Actor: David McKail, David Rintoul, Glyn Houston, Ian Carmichael, Roy BoutcherCinematographer: Alex Scott
Editor: Jock Clark
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: Pan & Scan, 1.33:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Lord Peter Wimsey - Five Red Herrings
Movie Review: Scotland in the 1930's
Summary: 5 Stars
Dorothy Sayers wrote Five Red Herrings to satisfy the desires of her Scottish friends that she set one of her detective stories in Scotland. Thirty years after filming, Ian Carmichael is still incomparable as Lord Peter Wimsey, and the cast provides excellent support. Sayers did her usual fine job with the story, but, critics agree, it is the weakest of her detective novels. Still, she was one of the finest writers of the 20th century, and the only writer of detective stories to get a mention in Jacques Barzun's Five Hundred Years of Western Civilization!
Summary of Lord Peter Wimsey - Five Red Herrings
Ian Carmichael stars in this BBC adaption of Dorothy L. Sayers classic detective novel. Wimsey's fishing holiday in Scotland becomes a sport of a different nature when he is called to catch more than trout after a local artist is found dead. With six likely suspects, Wimsey must use his prize skills to determine the five red herrings and expose the murderer.Lord Peter Wimsey (Ian Carmichael) and his manservant, Bunter (Glyn Houston), take a holiday in Scotland, but instead of spending his time fishing and playing the odd round of golf, Wimsey soon finds himself traipsing through the bracken in pursuit of a killer. It's a thankless task, really, considering that no one in town is sorry the victim is dead; one villager describes him as "a bitterly unpopular man... with a permanent grudge against everybody." Six of the dead man's fellow artists have recently argued with him, and none has a satisfactory alibi. With the invaluable aid of Bunter--who somehow manages to do a considerable amount of sleuthing, win the heart of a local chambermaid, and still prepare a full dinner before his master's return each day--Wimsey must determine which five are red herrings, and which one is guilty. Two of the four one-hour episodes end in cliffhangers (one literally) that are guaranteed to have viewers popping in the next tape as soon as they can slide it out of the box. Carmichael easily slips from charming to cunning as the witty and quick-witted Wimsey; unfortunately, while both the acting and scenery are a pleasure to watch, the solution is ultimately disappointing--an anti-climactic conclusion to an otherwise enjoyable holiday in the world of Dorothy L. Sayers's creation. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
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