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New Street Law [2007]
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Learning to live
Review date: 2008-07-23 Rating: 8 out of 10
As a Swede, I don't now much about British criminal law, except the few things I gleaned here and there while watching American legal dramas. But, it's not really the same, is it? I don't intend to review the plot which would be unfair to those contemplating the purchase of the DVD cases for the two seasons. However, what I can say, is that it definitely was a shame the producers didn't carry on with the series. The plot is good, the cast impeccable and the lines, especially those between Penny Downie and Paul Freeman, very entertaining and believable. Having said that, I must say that I was very frustated that the writers never quite seem to be able to decide which way the series was going to take. First season is focusing on legal issues, while I found it quite difficult to grasp the characters'motivation to act the way they did. Season two tried to dwell deeper into the matters of the heart, but alas not deep enough to give you the opportunity to decide whether you sympathize with them or not. At the end of season two, I felt genuinely moved by the characters, starting to love or despise some of them, unfortunately, it was precisely the moment the series ended. Overall, a pleasant if frustrating experience. My only consolation is that I got to watch Paul Freeman (a lot), which I admit was pretty much the reason why I ordered the two cases. If you feel like me about this splendid actor, the New Street Law DVDs is worth any penny.
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Reviews
"New Street Law (2006) ... John Hannah ... Koch Vision"
Review date: 2008-02-28 Rating: 10 out of 10
Koch Vision and BBC presents "NEW STREET LAW" (2006) (466 mins/Color) (Dolby Digital) --- Koch Vision collects all eight one-hour episodes of the first season of "New Street Law" onto a three-disc box set. The discs are housed in a three-panel digipak that slips into a glossy cardboard cover. Discs One and Two contain three episodes each (there are no episode titles); Disc Three contains the final two episodes --- Follow John Hannah's New Street Law, set in Manchester's legal community, follows the exploits, competitiveness and legal cases of two rival law firms of barristers that both have very different attitudes to justice --- The cast is outstanding, the writing is sharp and the direction is excellent.
Under the production staff of:
Julian Holmes - Director
David Skynner - Director
Emma Bodger - Director
G.F. Newman - Producer
Matthew Bird - Producer
Matthew Hall - Co-Producer/Screenwriter
Story line and plot, New Street Law is a British television legal drama series produced by Red Production Company in association with One-Eyed Dog Ltd for BBC One --- The series was created by G. F. Newman and Matthew Hall, and stars an ensemble cast headed by John Hannah and Paul Freeman. Hannah and Freeman play Jack Roper and Laurence Scammel respectively, two barristers heading rival chambers in Manchester --- Roper's chamber works in defence, while Scammel--Roper's one-time mentor--works for prosecution --- A large supporting cast play members of Roper and Scammel's teams.
the cast includes
John Hannah ... Jack Roper
Paul Freeman ... Laurence Scammel QC
John Thomson ... Charlie Darling
Lisa Faulkner ... Laura Scammel
Chris Gascoyne ... Al Ware
Penny Downie ... Honor Scammel
Lara Cazalet ... Annie Quick
Jayne Ashbourne ... Sally Benn
Lee Williams ... Joe Stevens
Don Warrington ... Judge Ken Winyard
BIOS;
1. John Hannah
Date of Birth: 23 April 1962 - East Kilbride, Scotland, UK
Date of Death: Still Living
2. Paul Freeman
Date of Birth: 18 January 1943 - Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Date of Death: Still Living
3. John Thomson
Date of Birth: 1969 - Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
Date of Death: Still Living
4. Lisa Faulkner
Date of Birth: 1973 - England, UK
Date of Death: Still Living
The first series aired in May and June 2006 in a pre-watershed timeslot on BBC One --- The second series was moved to 9 p.m. Low ratings saw the last two episodes moved to a 10.40 p.m. timeslot --- In July 2007, the cancellation of the series was announced --- This left an unresolved cliffhanger from the second series, with the audience left unaware of whether Jack survived a car crash.
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: 466 mins on DVD ~ Koch Vision KOCV-6466 ~ (12/04/2007)
Soap Opera with some reasonable acting at times
Review date: 2007-11-22 Rating: 6 out of 10
Bought both series 1 and series 2 at the same time because I like John Hannah's work. New Street Law is however a bit of a disappointment and in my view sinks to soap opera levels especially towards the end of both series. Okay I guess if you like soap opera. The first few episodes of series 1 struck me as being not very well acted but slowly improved to the dramatic conclusion in the last episode. While the interviews in the extras on one of the DVDs says how real lawyers in Britain said how realistic the series is they were almost certainly referring to the law cases but as time goes on the cases seem to be of less importance than the personal lives of the members of the two chambers that from the basis of the series. This is when the stories feel like soap opera and where the actions of the barristers become in my view unbelievable. I have to add that my partner and I disagree about some of this and she might give it one more star then me.....
New law show
Review date: 2007-02-23 Rating: 8 out of 10
Ok! i know what you are thinking! not another law show set in court.
well forget it! this show is fun AND can be related to Judge Deed (if you liked that show).
this show has two sets of opposing chambers taking each other on in different cases; the difference is that the leader of one left the other. interested? well give it a go!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Don Warrington
John Thomson
John Hannah
Lisa Faulkner
Paul Freeman
Creators:
John Hannah (Primary Contributor)
Lisa Faulkner (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
EAN: 5036193094880
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 3
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-04-02
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 480 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2006
Language: English (Original Language)