Wire in the Blood The Complete Series Four [2006] | ![Wire in the Blood The Complete Series Four [2006]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513pjqk4MAL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Andy Goddard, Peter Hear, Declan O'dwyer, Aj Quinn
Actor: Robson Green; Simone Lahbib
Studio: Revelation Films Ltd
Category: DVD
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 2335
Format: Box Set, Dolby, Pal, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 340 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5027182613649
ASIN: B000TJI90A
Release Date: October 22, 2007
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It just gets better March 27, 2008
everest (Vancouver Canada)
I did not see how this series could continue without Carol and I was prepared to be thoroughly disapointed.How wrong can you be? I had never heard of Simone Lahbib on this side of the pond and I had no inkling of how good an actor she is.Her character is very different to Carol but offers the potential of an interesting relationship with Tony.The thing I like about the Tony character as portrayed by Robson Greene is that it manages to retain an essential aura of "worldlessness" in spite of all the horror which surrounds it. The themes continue to be totally absorbing and always varied. I found the episode "Torment" to be particularly intriguing, it showed Tony at his intuitive best. One thing puzzles me, why have they made Alex so " frumpy", her clothes are dreadful,those shapeless wooly sweaters do nothing to flatter her less-than-svelt figure and the quilted jacket that she wears makes her look rather like a sack of wool tied with string. She is a very attractive woman, why try to disguise it? I should add that since watching this series ,I have been led to "Bad Girls", which has only had limited exposure over here and, my opinion of Simone's acting has increased exponentially.The real problem with this series is it's addictive quality, when are they going to bring series 5 to DVD?
"Complete Fourth Season (2006) ... Wire in the Blood ... Koch Vision" February 23, 2008
J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Koch Vision presents "WIRE IN THE BLOOD: COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON" (Released: September & October 2006) (344 mins/Color) (Dolby Digital) --- Wire In The Blood is an ITV television series, based on characters created by Val McDermid, which teams a university clinical psychologist, Dr. Anthony "Tony" Valentine Hill (Robson Green), with a tough female Detective Inspector, originally Carol Jordan (Hermione Norris) but replaced by Detective Inspector Alex Fielding (Simone Lahbib) from series four onwards.
Only the first two episodes of the first series, "Mermaids Singing" and "Shadows Rising", are based on McDermid's books, the rest having been written by others. However, the second episode of series four, "Torment", is an adaptation of McDermid's novel "The Torment of Others" --- The series has appeared in America on the cable channel BBC America, in Australia on the public channel ABC, in France on NT1, in Germany on ZDF, in Brazil on HBO and in South-East Asia on the cable channel the Hallmark Channel -- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
TITLE & ORIGINAL DATE AIRED:
DISC ONE:
"TIME TO MURDER AND CREATE" (20 September 2006)
As a rape case ends in failure for Tony, a sadistic serial killer is at work.
DISC TWO:
"THE TORMENT OF OTHERS" (27 September 2006)
The grisly murder of a prostitute recalls a series of similar murders years ago - ones whose perpetrator is locked up in a mental asylum. Based on McDermid's novel The Torment of Others.
DISC THREE:
"HOLE IN THE HEART" (4 October 2006)
Tony is troubled by the attempted suicide of one of his students as well as the mystery of a series of deaths that are tied to a suicide cult. This episode takes many twist and turns including the possibility of a tie with the Masons.
DISC FOUR:
"WOUNDED SURGEON" (11 October 2006)
Tony has no doubt the first killer he helped catch, recently released from prison, has started killing again.
BIOS:
1. Robson Green
Date of Birth: 18 December 1964 - Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK
Date of Death: Still Living
2. Simone Lahbib
Date of Birth: 6 February 1965 - Stirling, Scotland, UK
Date of Death: Still Living
Great job by Koch Vision --- looking forward to more high quality titles from the BBC Collection film market --- order your copy now from Amazon or Koch Vision where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.
Total Time: 344 mins on DVD ~ Koch Vision KOC-6517 ~ (2/05/2008)
Still going strong. October 29, 2007
Dolphin Dreams (Los Angeles, CA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just received this set a few days ago and finished all 4 episodes. I was not disappointed by any of the scripts. And, since I have not read all of Val McDermid's books I cannot compare the series to her books. What I can say is for me, the scripts are gripping, well, written, and quite thought provoking.
As for the acting, Robson Green, as always, is superb and Simone Lahbib is wonderful! I have followed her career in Bad Girls, Monarch and Heartless and was impressed with how she has handled the transition to WITB. The relationship between her character Alex and Tony is quite different than that between Carol and Tony and had me on edge until I got comfortable with it. And let me not forget the great supporting cast!
I have already watched a couple of episodes twice because they are filled with so much and I find I can always pick up something I missed in the first viewing. I was captivated by many of the themes, Tony's ability to get into the criminal's mind and in one episode the symbolic imagery used. This episode did have some graphic scenes in it, but as always, Tony was able to find the hidden meaning in it all.
I was thinking of giving this a rating of 4 only because I was a bit disappointed in the DVD set for two reasons: 1) There are no scene selections or chapters. So, if you wish to watch a scene over you must rewind the whole scene, you cannot go to previous.
2) There is no captioning for the hearing impaired (I have a friend who is hard of hearing and will definitely let her know this so she isn't disappointed if she purchases the DVD set).
But, I love the show so much I did not wish to give any indication I was displeased with the show itself. For any fan of WITB you will not be disappointed in the material at all!
New twists October 19, 2007
Ray Blake (Hemel Hempstead, UK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The themes in the Season 4 episodes are familiar: murdered prostitutes, drugs, psychological games. This has never been a show for the faint-hearted.
The introduction of a new detective, though, allows some interesting tensions to develop, as Tony Hill has to establish credibility and trust all over again as well as continuing to battle his own demons. Robson Green continues to bring life to the charater in surely his best TV role.
Val McDermid's novels haven't kept pace with these series' requirement for new stories, and only one of these epioses ('Torment') is based on one of her novels, but the writing is good enough that you'll probably not notice. For my money, this season is superior to the recently-screened fifth.
 Fresh and gripping July 18, 2007
Rachy (Wales, UK)
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
With all these different crime and forensic dramas out there, it's easy to by-pass certain productions thinking it's just more of the same. However, I find WItB to be quite fantastic! The story lines always keep me guessing and there are often little twists to throw me off. The psychological-profiling perspective is rather fresh and wonderfully played by Robson Green.
In this series Simone Lahbib has replaced Hermoine Norris, and does an esquisite job- much like her predecessor. The new character brings a whole new dynamic to the show.
Bottom line- I love it and I marvel at Val McDermid's ability to conjure up these imaginative, yet very real, stories.
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