Product Details

• Actors: Claire Goose, Holly Aird, Trevor Eve, Félicité Du Jeu, Sue Johnston
• Format: PAL, UK Import
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 6
• Run Time: 690 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0029BQFY8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,370 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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[NON-U.S. FORMAT (PAL) Region 2 U.K. Import - This will not play on U.S./Canada DVD players or those from most other countries outside of Europe. You would need a "multi-region" or "region-free" PAL compatible DVD player or computer.] SYNOPSIS: All six episodes from the fifth series of the British television police drama about the members of the Cold Case team dedicated police officers. The Waking the Dead team use cutting-edge forensic technology and old-fashioned police work to reinvestigate old cases where every lead has come to a dead end. The quick-tempered Inspector Boyd reopens the files on yet more intensely gripping murder mysteries. As usual, the strong personalities on his team have a tendency to clash and tempers often flare! Episodes comprise: 'Towers Of Silence', 'Black Run', 'Subterraneans', 'Straw Dog', 'Undertow' and 'Cold Fusion'. With the best minds in psychology, forensics and detection on the case, and up-to-the-minute techniques at their disposal, if anyone can track down a killer years after a murder, they can.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I have never professed to understand the machinations of Boyd's mind.", March 20, 2010

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Le Vieux (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waking The Dead - Series 5 [NON-U.S.A. FORMAT: PAL Region 2 U.K. Import] (Season Five) (DVD)

Series 5 was broadcast in the UK in 2005. It was subsequently released on DVD in the UK in a Region 2 PAL version. It has not yet been released in the United States in Region 1 NTSC format. YOU MUST HAVE A REGION 2 OR REGION-FREE DVD PLAYER CAPABLE OF CONVERTING PAL SIGNAL TO NTSC TO PLAY THE UK VERSION SOLD HERE.

There are six episodes in Series 5, each episode having been shown in two parts. Each episode is on its own disk. The episodes are as follows:

Towers of Silence
Black Run
Subterraneans
Straw Dog
Undertow
Cold Fusion

This series picks up after the death of DS Mel Silver with the unit still in shock. Boyd is severely shaken by recent events and Grace and Spence must fight to hold the team together.

This series has a different feel from the prior series with Boyd returning to his previous bad temper and the group dynamic seriously threatened. While not up to the quality of the previous series, it is still better than most of the other mystery programs out there.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on WTD, July 9, 2010

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Robyn M. Smith (Caribou, ME United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waking The Dead - Series 5 [NON-U.S.A. FORMAT: PAL Region 2 U.K. Import] (Season Five) (DVD)

This DVD is Region 2 - UK - and does require a region-free or multi-region DVD player. This set was purchased out of necessity because I am hooked on this series! I even bought a region-free player so I could watch it. That said, I have seen this series from the beginning through dvd rentals - and with the shocking end to Season 4, I was very happy to find Season 5 available through purchase because it is not available through rental! I've also purchased Seasons 6 and 7, while 8 is due out soon.

What I enjoy about the series: interesting characters and relationships, complicated plots, no simple and neat resolutions, not focused on flashy technical forensics, some dry humor thrown in. Very satisfying entertainment.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC---AS ALWAYS !!, February 1, 2010

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sabu (u.s.a.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Waking The Dead - Series 5 [NON-U.S.A. FORMAT: PAL Region 2 U.K. Import] (Season Five) (DVD)

THIS GREAT "CSI" TYPE BRITISH DRAMA JUST NEVER LOSES IT'S APPEAL. EVERY EPISODE IN THIS CURRENT SET IS EXCITING, SUSPENSEFUL AND WELL WRITTEN ALONG WITH THE GREAT ACTING BY THE ENTIRE CAST.