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Dempsey And Makepeace: The Complete Series 1-3 Boxset [Non-U.S. Format Region 2 U.K. DVD Set]

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I remember this show with great affection; it was, as the other reviewer said, quirky and fast-paced. The sexual tension between Dempsey and Makepeace was palpable as well, and is still ongoing, as evidenced by the fact that Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber got married soon after the run of the show and are still together.

It's got everything anyone could want in a cop show, plus a large splash of humor based on the culture clash between the NYC cop and the oh-so-proper Brit.

I'd love to be able to see it again, which means someone has to release it in a format that plays in the U.S. So... who do I write/call to ask for this on compatible DVD? I know at least two other people who would buy it immediately if it were available!

I would love to see this in a US format as well, which is why I checked it out -- to see if there was a US version yet. It did show in the US for all 3 seasons, didn't it? I loved the chemistry between the two, and I would have bought it right now if it was available!

Firstly, it is NOT worth it to buy the UK version if you don't have a region-free player. Neither my laptop nor my DVD player would read the disks, so I resorted to a MUCH more expensive solution. I'm hanged if I can find out who can distribute this in region 1 format. For those who have not seen the series, it is an energetic - car chase/fight scene/shoot 'em up/explosion fest with a little romance kept simmering by the heat Michael Brandon (Dempsey) brings. It became apparent very shortly into the series, that Brandon was contributing fresh dialogue to the scripts. AND there was even more to it than that. In a nutshell, the producers/writers really didn't have too tight of a grip on character development... or even mild production concerns like not almost killing your principal cast in a car crusher. "Surely they didn't put ACTORS in a car crusher with the machine in operation?", you snort. YOU were foolishly thinking the producers had the sense that God gave a sheepdog.
Aside from the bad-taste-even-for-the-80s costuming choices for the Makepeace character, (which gets fixed in S3) everything holds up brilliantly. Glynis looks like a million bucks in all the special features. Hey! The soda cans all have pull-tabs in this show! This 3-series box set includes all of the episodes, plus the 2-hour pilot (Armed and Extremely Dangerous). Each season has some kind of special feature on the first disk of the set. Charmingly, the DVD uses the re-join that you would have seen on TV going out to and coming back in from breaks(theme music over title card). Not the cleanest print in the world used to make these DVDs. As far as "where are they now" I could easily see Mr. and Mrs. Brandon doing recurring characters over at Fox TV U.S. where they seem to only cast Brits and Canadians. I hope someone snaps out of it (Wharmby, you reading this?)and capitalizes on their great, and under-utilized talent.

I discovered this quirky British cop show back in the early 80s while channel surfig and loved it. Good action, good looking people, irreverant attitudes, sort of like Starsky and Hutch.

I'd LOVE to see this show released in a format for the USA.