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Campion - The Case of the Late Pig | 
 enlarge | Director: Robert Chetwyn
Actors: Peter Davison, Robert Eddison, John Fortune, Brian Glover, Michael Gough
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 42977
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 079077593X
UPC: 794051174529
EAN: 9780790775937
ASIN: B00008DDXH
Theatrical Release Date: October 12, 1989
Release Date: May 13, 2003
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Amazon.com
IThe Case of the Late Pig/I, one of the best of the BBC adaptations of Margery Allingham's mystery novels of the 1930s, takes her whimsical gentleman sleuth Albert Campion (Peter Davison) and his cantankerous ex-con manservant Lugg (Brian Glover) into the British countryside, where they encounter the usual collection of ridiculous personalities, improbable murders, and unexpected narrative twists--this time featuring a childhood bully, mysterious poetic letters, a human corpse replaced by a dead pig, and some very important ice cubes. Thanks to particularly sharp writing and dramatic flair, IThe Case of the Late Pig/I achieves the perfect mix of suspense and self-satire that marks Allingham's mysteries; and since one of the suspects is an old flame of Campion's, it allows Davison the opportunity to play more than just his usual investigative relish and slightly macabre humor. Topnotch. I--Bret Fetzer/I
Description
Behind his distinctive owlish glasses and gentle, deceptive naivete, Albert Campion conceals a passion for excitement and danger. Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctor Who) plays Margery Allingham's enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal but slightly shady manservant in these classic mysteries set in the 1930's. Albert Campion discovers that an old school chum, whose funeral he attended, might not be dead after all. Coincidentally, he receives an urgent plea from an old flame to solve another puzzling murder. Could the two be connected?
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| Customer Reviews:
pretty good January 27, 2008
Marilyn Iwan (morrice, mi)
I enjoyed this movie, but if you don't like English mysteries this wouldn't be your cup of tea. I like the characters the best.
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