1 reviews
Sales Rank: 127996

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 105
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

ISBN: 0790775921
UPC: 794051174420
EAN: 9780790775920
ASIN: B00008DDXG

Theatrical Release Date: October 12, 1989
Release Date: May 13, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
In Police at the Funeral, Margery Allingham's genial but impishly morbid sleuth, Albert Campion (Peter Davison, a former Doctor Who), accompanied by his ex-burglar manservant Lugg (Brian Glover), investigates a murder among an upper-crust family of bickering middle-aged siblings and their imperious mother. Allingham's series, set in 1930s England, has a slippery tone--some mysteries seem to view the class system with blithe reverence; Police at the Funeral treats the wealthy, aimless siblings as near-idiots, all waiting for the death of their fearsome mother, who's the only one with any wit or fiber. The Campion stories are less about whodunnit than howdunnit--the roundabout plots feature improbable killings that poke fun at the conventions of murder mysteries, while simultaneously providing all the comfortable pleasures of the genre. Meanwhile, a cast of fine British thespians sink their teeth into Allingham's gloriously eccentric characters. --Bret Fetzer

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. An english country house, old money, good breeding and a brutal and bizarre murder - just the sort of mystery for Albert Campion to unravel. He no sooner begins his investigation, when another member of the family, Aunt Julia, is poisoned.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Campion-Police at the Funeral September 2, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful

I love murder mysteries. I especialy like the ones set in the early 1900. And I like that the mystery is solved without a lot of blood and etc. I like that there isn't any profanity in the production. I like Campion as he is intelligent, very brave. I like his companion as he is the old rough guy that's been transforned with just enough of the roughness left to make him very wise.

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