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  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: Series One (1983)
    Review preview for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: Series One

    Brilliantly-written, expertly-observed and just as well acted.

    Stephen Carty · 4.5 out of 5
    First season of the comedy drama about brickies abroad.
  • The English Patient (1996)
    Review preview for The English Patient

    Seldom has passion felt so primed, or sex so explosive.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Love and war expose the vulnerability of hope for a passion that seeks solitude in the desert.
  • Inspector Morse - Pack 1 - The Dead Of Jericho/The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn (1987)
    Review preview for Inspector Morse - Pack 1 - The Dead Of Jericho/The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn

    John Thaw's portrayal of Morse stands amongst the truly great.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The Oxford tec solves two more murders.
  • Inspector Morse - Pack 5 - The Last Enemy / Deceived By Flight (2002)
    Review preview for Inspector Morse - Pack 5 - The Last Enemy / Deceived By Flight

    The script by Anthony Minghella is witty and fluid.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    John Thaw as an Oxford detective inspector unravels a series of murders.
  • Purely Belter (2000)
    Review preview for Purely Belter

    The Ken Loach influence does not mix with the wacky scams and the wacky scams do not appear remotely possible.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Two kids bunk off school and come up with scams to make cash for a Newcastle season ticket.

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