Lord Peter Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
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Actor: Clifford Rose, Derek Newark, Ian Carmichael, Jimmy Gardner, Sheila KeithDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-07-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Lord Peter Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
Movie Review: Another Superior British Mystery
Summary: 5 Stars
The late Ian Carmichael's (1920-2010) portrayal of Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey, is a hallmark in the period of British TV series focused on quality of characterization by first rate performers rather than innovations in the style of film-making or gritty, brutal, reality-oriented portrayals of crime. That is, perhaps, one of the reasons why each such series is better than any individual representation and why the character emerges as far superior to any of the particular episodes in his or her adventures. So it is that Lord Peter is memorable while no particular title equals him, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, as well as the creations of Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh, P.D. James and Colin Dexter, among others, continue to entertain us in reruns that remind us of the qualities of their protagonists.
In The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, the creative staff and Ian Carmichael, did not take advantage of the possibilities already well established, when Sayers wrote the book, by P. G. Wodehouse, for the humor in the archetypal British Men's Club, beyond allowing the surface absurdities to show a contrast to some grim realities, the unpleasantness at the Club. Wimesy is rather more sombre than is some other outings but still a master at gentlemanly sleuthing, his brother-in-law, Bunter-his man servant, and the Lady who may have done it, are particularly well done in necessarily subdued roles, while the portrayal of the shell-shocked suspect, who must indulge in some hysterical sequences, still manages to contain these within the bounds of his characterization.
All in all, a fine digital reproduction of the original 1973 four episode TV series, with sharp colors and colorful actors. A most enjoyable time will be had by all who prize this style of performance.
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