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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781593752910
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1593752911
Label: WGBH BOSTON
Manufacturer: WGBH BOSTON
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH BOSTON
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 26, 2005
Running Time: 150 minutes
Sales Rank: 32818
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: April 03, 2005
Editorial Review:
Description:
Falling in love with this doctor could be bad for your health...
Between an endless round of garden parties and village gossip, the only way long-suffering Dr. Edmund Bickleigh can bear the torment of his formidable wife Julia's ferocious tongue is to find solace in the arms of sweet and besotted Ivy Ridgeway. But when he falls for the charms of Madeleine Cranmere, the exotic new resident of Wyvern's Cross, both Ivy's and Julia's fates are sealed as Madeleine won’t marry a divorced man. With no other recourse, Dr. Bickleigh decides that one will be dismissed, the other murdered.
Arrogant with the success of a seemingly undetectable murder, Dr. Bickleigh rushes to be united with Madeleine only to find that he has been supplanted by a wealthier suitor. Gossip about his wife's death is rife and it seems to Dr Bickleigh that there is only one way to make the gossip stop. And that is to dispose of the gossipers…
Ben Miller (Johnny English), Barbara Flynn (The Forsyte Saga) and Megan Dodds (Love in a Cold Climate) lead an ensemble cast in this classic tale of infatuation, revenge, and the scandalous business of murder.
Special DVD features include: link to the Masterpiece Theatre Web site; scene selections; and closed captions.
On one DVD9 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Calling all murder mystery buffs!
Great movie for mystery buffs. I thought it was similar to all the wonderful Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple movies. Excellent casting, costumes and story. The best surprise of all was discovering Richard Armitage (Gibbons from the new Robin Hood on BBC America) Enjoy!
Rating:  - Almost too subtle and soft!
Given the very deft hand behind the lens, this was almost too subtle and soft to leave a deep impression. It is an interesting story, but never totally leaps out and grabs you by the throat, leaving you to only minorly care what happens in the end. The production quality is overall well done, and the acting is near flawless, but not fully engaging.
Rating:  - LOVELY FUN!!!!
I saw this on PBS years ago and I loved it. When I discovered it on Amazon I was so delighted. It did not disappoint and I discovered some new thhings about it, like the fact that the delightful Richard Armitage from North and South has a small role in this mystery. Anyway, all in all I would recommend this movie to everyone.
Rating: - DELICIOUS STUFF, INDEED...
Sink yourself into a comfortable chair and revel in this near perfect depiction of the perfect crime. Wonderful music. Terrific direction and camerawork - and unnervingly solid acting all around. Just be careful that you pour your own drinks, and prepare your own snacks...
Rating: - A SAVORY MURDER/MYSTERY BROTH
As I have previously indicated on this Board, I am a huge fan of British Murder/Mysteries. "Malice Aforethought" is certainly a "jolly good Murder/Mystery!" It has everything in its list of "ingredients" that I feel a good Murder/Mystery should include in order to make for a good and savory (what I call) "Murder/Mystery broth". "Malice Aforethought" certainly has the right "ingredients" to make it a most enjoyable 180 minutes of viewing. The "ingredients" comprising the ("Malice Aforethough) "Murder/Mystery ... Read More
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