Product Details

• Actors: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Claire Goose, Holly Aird
• Directors: David Thacker, Edward Bennett, Maurice Phillips
• Writers: Barbara Machin, Ed Whitmore, John Milne, Stephen Davis
• Producers: Alexei de Keyser
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Warner
• DVD Release Date: October 16, 2007
• Run Time: 480 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000S6LP5K
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,963 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The Cold Case squad is a crack team of three detectives, a forensic expert and a psychological profiler. Their brief, to reopen the files on unsolved murders. In this season, a psychotic killer is the key to an investigation when a victim who survived is harassed by a copycat assailant; a deathbed confession appears to link the hanging of an East End gangster and the assassination of the jury who found him guilty; the team come up against a wall of Whitehall secrecy when a petty burglar is acquitted of murdering a prominent Home Officer advisor; and DCI Boyd makes terrible mistakes while under pressure to discover the truth behind the disappearance of an 18-year-old girl.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is about the cases and characters not computer animated hype!, November 21, 2007

By	J. Andrews "Shibui" (Salt Lake City) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Resolving cold cases through improved forensic techniques and psychological examination (in a gentler form than Cracker) makes this a series worth watching and relishing. No hype, no spinning guns, no blood splattering about, but honest footwork conducted by a dedicated team looking for answers. The cast is good enough that French and Saunders made a funny parody of it and was merciless on "Boyd" the Inspector of the team. Excellent cast even in some uneven scripts that are forgivable due to the total sensibility of the series.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars British Cold Case, February 20, 2008

By	James B. Jackson (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Season two of the British version of Cold Case with less music and more realistic detective work. The forensic specialists actually have to wear unattractive suits when investigating their cases. No cleavage shots and high heels here.

The character development is minimal, yet the characters are so rich and engaging because of the way they interact. Boyd is a unique detective, gruff and confident yet somehow likeable and not coming off as arrogant.

The only negative is the lack of extras. A documentary of the production and the actors would be very welcome. You only get the episodes and nothing else, but what enthralling episodes they are.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great UK murder drama, December 5, 2007

By	D. Palmer (Adelaide, South Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

excellent UK murder drama, often in 2 parts. Clever plots with a couple of story lines overlapping. Modern times drama, Great acting. Glad to have bought it for myself, but already have lent it!! They really enjoyed the drama too. I bought 3 series at once. to save postage to Austalia.. Highly recommend for a good night IN