Product Details

• Actors: Colin Firth
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 11
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Acorn Media
• DVD Release Date: March 16, 2010
• Run Time: 1740 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0031REQCC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,713 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

"Ravishingly intriguing crime drama" --Entertainment Today

In 17 stories of suspense, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell combines vivid plots with a keen understanding of the motivations and machinations of the human mind. Featuring outstanding performances by Colin Firth, James Callis, Amanda Redman, James D’Arcy, Honeysuckle Weeks, and George Baker as Inspector Wexford, these programs bring Rendell’s work to life with every wicked irony and startling twist intact.

The Mysteries
Master of the Moor
Vanity Dies Hard
The Secret House of Death
The Double
Bribery & Corruption
Front Seat
A Case of Coincidence
A Dark Blue Perfume
May & June
The Orchard Walls
Going Wrong
Harm Done
The Fallen Curtain
The Lake of Darkness
You Can’t Be Too Careful
Simisola
Road Rage

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't claim to be a "complete collection.", May 24, 2010

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J. Linck (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ruth Rendell Mysteries Collection (DVD)

This isn't a "complete" collection and doesn't claim to be - and it's not an Inspector Wexford Collection either. Acorn can't release titles for which they do not own the rights. This is simply a pull-together of the previously released "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" which is exactly what it claims to be and is not an unusual practice in the DVD industry. I don't understand how it being what it says it is merits a one star rating. The rating should be based on what the set is and not what it isn't.

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Useless Rehash of Previously Issued DVDs, February 6, 2010

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The Otter (Poulsbo WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ruth Rendell Mysteries Collection (DVD)

I agree, there is no reason for this release. It is just a rehash of previous US DVD releases. It is not a true "Ruth Rendell" collection, as it omits the UK broadcast episodes "Talking to Strange Men", "The Strawberry Tree". "Heartstones" and "Thornapple". It also fails, as it includes episodes 21-23 of the "Inspector Wexford" mysteries, all previously issued several times, but again ignores the first 20 episodes of this great series. So... Acorn has re-released the same 17 DVDs they and others released before and still haven't released the other 24 episodes that were shown on UK tv. BIG WHOOP!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It seems perfectly clear to me, May 25, 2010

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Indiana Girl (Hoosier Country) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ruth Rendell Mysteries Collection (DVD)

The item description is very clear on this page. I knew what mysteries were in it from the get-go. Acorn released these in single sets over the course of time and now this is their collection of those 4 sets in one collection...that isn't a trick. I have many sets from many distributors exactly like this. It's a collection of the stuff they have. I'm guessing it's difficult to go back and get episodes that belong to different companies...why would they want to give them up to someone else? These mysteries deserve 5 stars and the set itself is a great piece. There was never a claim that there are new episodes, read carefully. Some people (like me) prefer to have one large set instead of separate pieces. That's what this is. The one star reviews claiming this is a trick are unfair.