Product Details

• Actors: Peter Capaldi, Alex Norton, Bill Paterson, David Robb, Elizabeth Sinclair
• Directors: Gavin Millar
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Bfs Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 17, 2007
• Run Time: 211 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000PFUBJK
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,904 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

WINNER - BAFTA Scotland - Best Television Actor / WINNER - BAFTA Scotland - Best Drama Series / WINNER - BAFTA Scotland - Best Writer / NOMINEE - BAFTA Scotland - Best Television Actress / WINNER - Writers’ Guild of Great Britain - Best Dramatised Serial / NOMINEE - Royal Television Society - Best Drama Serial

"...exceptional stuff." - Daily Record

"...a cracking murder mystery with plenty of twists and turns..." - TV Times

"...a fantastically eccentric family... and a wonderful script." - Sunday Times

"...one of the most acclaimed drama series to come out of Scotland." - Daily Record

Adapted from the highly acclaimed novel by Iain Banks

Prentice (Joseph McFadden - The Trouble with Men and Women) is searching for his long lost uncle who disappeared without a trace. When he discovers clues on a computer disc containing some of his uncle’s notes to a novel entitled The Crow Road, he embarks on a complex journey through his family’s secretive past. No matter how shocking or dangerous his quest becomes, he is determined to find the answers and solve what turns out to be a ghastly mystery.

Also Starring Bill Paterson (Miss Potter) Valerie Edmond (Saving Grace) Dougray Scott (Desperate Housewives) Stella Gonet (The House of Eliott)

Special Features: Cast Profiles / Trailer

approx. 211 mins. col.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good mystery drama, December 28, 2007

By	Mary Sharon (Delaware USA) - See all my reviews

This certainly held my interest. I found it a little hard to understand some of the dialogue because of the accent, but it was worth the effort. A young man, haunted by his uncle who disappeared under mysterious circumstances, goes looking for answers and uncovers a multitude of family secrets in the process. Very satisfying. Good acting, character studies, and plot.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, January 2, 2008

By	Mel (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews

I originally saw this on BBC America years back and recorded it on VHS. I am excited for it to finally be available in this region on DVD. What a fantastic story and wonderfully acted, by everyone, but especially Joseph McFadden who plays Prentice. You may have to listen really hard to catch some things they say but it is a great story so rewind a few times until you catch it all, it's worth it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic series that challenges the viewer, March 27, 2008

By	Nightflyer - See all my reviews

This is a terrific series, but it does make some demands on the viewer. The frequent flashbacks (sometimes flashbacks within flashbacks) can be confusing on a first viewing; the Scottish brogue is sometimes difficult to understand; and anyone who has not spent some time in Scotland will probably not fully "get it." But if you make the effort to get past these things, this series is enormously rewarding. I'm watching it for the second time and getting so much more out of it than I did at first. Still, I loved it the first time too. And I am not exaggerating when I say it sometimes has me in tears, it is so moving.

But if you're the sort of viewer who does not want any challenges, you should probably give it a pass.