Campion Mysteries on BBC Video

03/30/10

I was able to locate the complete first season of Campion at one of our local libraries so this is the end of these mysteries for our date nights. "The Case of the Late Pig" is part of the first series as well as "Look To The Lady," "Police At The Funeral," and "Death Of A Ghost." Campion appears to have aristocratic breeding that allows him to mix well with society while trying to solve cases.

In "Look To The Lady" he finds himself mixed up in witchcraft as well as murder while trying to keep an international ring of thieves from destroying a prominent British family.

In "Police At The Funeral" Campion is called to an English country home to solve a bizarre murder at the urging of an old school friend who handles the family's legal affairs and is engaged to one of the younger members of the family. While Campion is staying with his friend, another murder occurs at the family's home and the matriarch of the family insists Campion move into the house to solve the murder and keep the rest of the family safe.

"Death Of A Ghost" finds Campion mixing with art lovers at the posh estate of a friend. However, shortly into the evening a murder occurs and Campion is on the case again.

03/15/2010

I found "Campion The Complete Second Season" and it turns out it is also the second and final season of the Campion mysteries -- what a disappointment! It consists of four DVD's/mysteries: "Sweet Danger," "Dancers in Mourning," "Flowers for the Judge," and "Mystery Mile." Each is different in its own way and a fun way to spend an evening trying to solve the mystery. The first two are 107 minutes long and the last two are 108 minutes long so each is just right for our Friday night "date night." Check your local library to see if they have copies.

02/11/2010

If you're a fan of the BBC mystery series, you've probably seen Margery Allingham's sleuth, Albert Campion,brought to life (played by Peter Davison of All Creatures Great and Small as well as Doctor Who fame). Brian Glover plays Campion's loyal but slightly irreverant manservant in this mystery series set in the 1930's.

My spouse and I watched "The Case of the Late Pig" last week while we were on holiday and it's a fun murder mystery with lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing until the end as to who were the "good" guys and who were the evildoers. Even with all the mysteries to solve, there's a little romance thrown in to make the story even more interesting. I'm off to look for the whole season series so I can see how the romances sort out in addition to trying to solve additional mysteries.

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