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Strictly Confidential - The Complete Series

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America is likely watching "In Treatment". I certainly am. But if you want to really get some therapy, Strictly Confidential serves up a plateful of twists, turns and surprises. Where the HBO series is dry, "Confidential" is packed with "wet", touching upon taboo after taboo, fetish after fetish (S & M to bisexuality and beyond). It even throws in some murder to add to the spice.

If you enjoy the likes of Sex & the City, Footballers Wives, Desperate Housevives, etc., Srictly Confidential will definitely strike a chord for you. And, the super all-star cast plays it right all along the way.

Strictly Confidential started out on a high note; two sex therapists who work in Manchester with patients from every walk of life. One of the therapists used to be a cop (this was never believable) and when she finds out her husband is impotent, she has an affair with her brother-in-law who just happens to be her co-worker. Their work as sex therapists was entertaining as they dealt with every issue as adults, offering insight and understanding and there was some fun in the editing room as the patients were shown at home with their significant others.

What doesn't work with this show was the murder angle. One of female therapist's patients kills herself (or not) and the therapist's former female lover/detective is investigating the crime. The story quickly unravels as to who, if anyone, killed the patient, who's having an affair, who's had an affair, and who knows who's having/had an affair.

Hopefully someone will revisit the basic premise of this show. It's not a complete letdown but it was close.

Koch Vision and BBC presents "STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL" (2006) (300 mins/Color) (Dolby Digital) --- KOCH Vision brings to the forefront all six hour-long episodes of the groundbreaking TV series --- The acclaimed series from BAFTA Award winning writer Kay Mellor ("Coronation Street," "Band of Gold," "The Chase") originally aired in the U.K. in 2006, and stars "Coronation Street" alums Suranne Jones, Tristan Gemmill and Eva Pope, as well as Cristian Solimeno from "Footballers' Wives." --- The 2-DVD set contains the complete series and also fully exposes the program with a no-holds-barred 50 minute "behind-the-scenes" featurette --- Follows several themes of love, fetish, sex and murder --- Extremely saucy, plus pushes primetime boundaries within your television set.

Under the production staff of:
Roberto Bangura - Director
Keith Boak - Director
Yvonne Francas - Producer
Kay Mellor - Screenwriter / Show Creator
Kate O'Riordan - Screenwriter

Our story line and plot, In the enticingly intriguing series, celebrated for pushing the envelope with its complex sexual themes and introducing audiences to one of the few bisexual characters in British TV history, Linda (Suranne Jones) plays a ex-police officer-turned-sex therapist who shares an office with her brother-in-law (Tristan Gemmill). Her life is further complicated by the fact that she and her husband, Richard (Cristian Solimeno), are unable to conceive --- Naturally the prospect of Richard's brother acting as a surrogate does not sit well with the couple and further adds to their already tense relationship --- Meanwhile, Linda is pulled into the seedy world of fetish and S&M when her ex-lover, Angie (Eva Pope), seeks her expertise on a sordid murder case involving auto erotic asphyxiation --- When another body is discovered - this time one of Linda's clients and Richard is arrested for the murder - both Linda's professional and personal life is put at risk --- What can or will Linda do in this situation --- Don't miss a single episode for the final answer to all of your questions.

the cast includes:
Suranne Jones ... Linda Nelson
Cristian Solimeno ... Richard Nelson
Tristan Gemmill ... Greg Nelson
Eva Pope ... D.S. Angie Morton
Seamus O'Neill ... D.I. Standring
Nimmy March ... Janice
June Watson ... Nancy
Kate Isitt ... Penny Nelson
Stuart Goodwin ... Tony Peters

SPECIAL FEATURES EXTRAS:
1. "Strictly Confidential: Behind the Scenes"

Great job by Koch Vision --- looking forward to more high quality titles from the BBC Collection film market --- order your copy now from Amazon or Koch Vision where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.

Total Time: 300 mins on DVD ~ Koch Vision KOCV-6492 ~ (2/05/2008)