Product Details

• Actors: Robson Green, Nicola Walker, Michael Feast, Michael Hodgson, Ged Simmons
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Wgbh / Pbs
• VHS Release Date: August 5, 2003
• Run Time: 240 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000A5A3F
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #393,390 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Inspector Creegan is back—and face to face with London’s most heinous criminals. In the third installment of Touching Evil, Robson Green (Reckless) returns as the sly, sexy, and slightly unstable Detective Inspector Dave Creegan of London's Organized and Serial Crime Unit. With the help of his stalwart partner Susan Taylor (Nicola Walker), Creegan races time as he tracks down the city’s most dangerous criminals.

Creegan is back on the job, having recovered from a nervous breakdown. In the first case, he is determined to clear the name of a man he helped convict–a tough task given that the murders began again once the suspected killer got out of jail. Creegan and Taylor have to scramble to figure out the true motive of the killer, especially after the killer cuts to the heart of the OSC.

Then, a brazen new serial killer terrorizes the city by setting his victims on fire. To gain insight on this frightening predator, Taylor interviews a man behind bars incarcerated for the same reason, but she and Creegan follow a variety of blind leads. With the clock ticking, will Creegan crack the case before he gets burned?

Based on characters created by Paul Abbott (Cracker, Reckless), Touching Evil brims with riveting suspense that will convince you that it takes a mentally unhinged cop to outthink a psychopath.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent British Crime Thriller Series, January 11, 2004

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This review is from: Touching Evil 3 (DVD)

Excellent Detective Mystery Series! If you are looking for mystery films more challenging than what you see in American TV mysteries, then this is what you've been looking for. Clever screenplay writing and storylines. Robson Greene is superb as the not quite sane but sharp profiling detective who races against time with his dedicated team to apprehend sinister killers. If you like the Wire in the Blood series, you'll love Robson Greene in this performance.

I'm not sure why another reviewer felt subtitles are necessary to watch this film. None are necessary unless English is not the viewer's first language. I do agree with other reviewers that it is a very odd decision to release the 3rd season before the first 2 seasons. Note to the manufacturers: Come on....make the first two seasons available in dvd format!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Series, O.K. DVD, August 31, 2003

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C. Connolly (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Touching Evil 3 (DVD)

"Touching Evil" was a brilliant English TV series, starring Robson Greene (best known from "Soldier, Soldier") as Dave Creegan, a divorsed, depressed and slightly psychic detective. American viewers got to see this wonderful programme on PBS's Mystery! segment, with an introduction by Diana Rigg.

The DVD itself is a bit of a disappointment. The are 2 rather pathetic text documents on the history of weird fictional detectives and an autobiography of Diana Rigg. There are no subtitles, only closed captions which can only be accessed if your TV has that option. On the plus side, the Mystery! intros are included on the DVD, as is access to an online tour of the Mystery! set. There are also audio descriptions for the visually impaired.

The series itself is the reason you should get this DVD, not because of the extra features. Hopefully the first two series will also be released.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nearly on par with the first series, March 13, 2004

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Curtis G (Surf City USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Touching Evil 3 (DVD)

It's generally nice to spend time with family, and after spending three series with them, that's what the members of the OSC feel like to me (and if you're as attached as I am, you're in for a shock). I was very impressed by the first series, but the second (Touching Evil 2) seemed a pale imitation of the original. Thanks to the direction of Bill Eagles, however, Touching Evil 3 meets--and at times exceeds--the standards set in the first series. Cinematography is noteworthy: The series is beautifully shot, and various camera techniques add to the stories. Robson Green is spot-on as usual. Even with the PBS/Mystery prologue, in which Diana Rigg spoonfeeds the plot to us ignorant 'Murricans, it still surpasses the vast majority of typical US TV cop shows. I recommend this series very highly.

(USA Network just released their Bruce Willis-produced remake of the first Touching Evil episode, and I must say that although I expected to hate it, I was pleasantly surprised. Still can't touch the original, though. No pun intended.)