7.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk are private detectives who specialize in divorce cases. Their long-running partnership seems to come to an abrupt end when Marty is killed by a hit-and-run driver, but Marty soon returns as a ghost to help solve his own murder.
Crime | 100% |
Mystery | 44% |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Fantasy | Insignificant |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1
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Blu-ray Disc
Six-disc set (6 BDs)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
"Randall and Hopkirk [Deceased]: The Complete Series" (1969-1970) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British label Network Releasing. There are no bonus features on the release. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
The detectives
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Randall and Hopkirk [Deceased]: The Complete Series arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Network releasing.
Randall and Hopkirk [Deceased]: The Complete Series was fully restored by Network Releasing and what is currently on the label's Blu-ray release is undoubtedly the best home video presentation that the show has ever enjoyed. It looks spotless, vibrant, and very stable. Depth and detail usually range from very good to excellent, while fluidity is simply terrific. The grading job is fittingly solid -- the primary colors are lush and stable, while the supporting nuances always look healthy. My one minor criticism again pertains to the grain management work that was done when the restored master was finalized -- I don't think that it is needed, at all. The restoration is outstanding and left untouched could have looked magnificent on Blu-ray. The end product still has strong organic qualities, but it could have looked even more impressive. My score is 4.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location. For the record, there is no problematic PAL or 1080/50i content preceding the discs' main menus).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 16-bit). Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
On the first episode of the show, My Late Lamented Friend and Partner. there are some noticeable traces of aging anomalies. Indeed, there are a couple of different areas where the audio becomes 'thin' and has a slightly 'raspy' quality. These are limitations that are most likely inherited from the original materials, and at least the 'raspy' areas I think are actually related to some sort of serious deterioration. The good news is that these limitations are not distracting, and clarity and stability remain very good. Elsewhere there are some sporadic dynamic fluctuations, but the overall quality of the lossless audio remains very nice.
There are no supplemental features to be found on this box set.
Network Releasing has been restoring and bringing to Blu-ray a lot of vintage TV shows and Randall and Hopkirk [Deceased]: The Complete Series might be the most unpredictable one in the label's catalog. I was not familiar with it but ended up liking it as much as I did Department S: The Complete Series. (Both were done by the same core group of British directors). The box set that we have reviewed has all six discs (volumes 1-6) that were previously available as standalone releases. All of them are Region-Free and perfectly playable on North American Blu-ray players. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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