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New DVD box set, 29 August 2011

posted 13 years ago by Stockade
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A new box set - Minder: The Dennis Waterman Years - is coming out. I'd imagine it contains series 1-7 and it's priced at 75 notes. Yep. Seventy-five smackaroons.

HOWEVER...

A series 1 - 10 set has been out for a while and is priced at 50 quid. Can anyone tell me why they've released a more expensive set with less stuff on it? I only want the Waterman eps anyway, so is it likely that the new set has improved picture quality / less edits, etc?

Any info would be appreciated.

[–] mrcdrous 12 years ago

I have bought the second set you mention three times now and each time I have received a faulty set. From Series 2 onwards it just does not play.

I have now given up and am trying to watch them all on ITV4.

[–] NothingButTheBest 12 years ago

Sure there's not something wrong with your DVD player?

The world is your lobster.

[–] mrcdrous 12 years ago

Yes, very sure. I tried them on three players and they failed on every one.

[–] NothingButTheBest 12 years ago

Very odd. Maybe they were being sneaky and sent you back the same box set each time.

The world is your lobster.

[–] mrcdrous 12 years ago

You could be right.

I may try a different outlet in the hope they have a different batch.

Minder is too good not to have in its entirety. :)

[–] NothingButTheBest 12 years ago

Very true, I've had it on DVD for a few years now and every episode has been watched countless times!

If you have no luck buying it again, you could hunt for used copies of older releases. I think there was another complete box set released a few years ago. I have the Australian releases myself, distributed by the company Umbrella, which were fully uncut and had the odd audio commentary, but these are extremely rare now I believe.

The world is your lobster.

[–] mrcdrous 12 years ago

Thank you NothingButTheBest.

Good advice. I shall have one more go through Amazon this time (Play had the problematic sets for me) and hope for the best. If not I shall seek out the individual sets (I already have season 1 and it's fine)

One thing's for sure, I shall enjoy watching them all (to make sure they're all okay of course)

Watching them on ITV4 at the moment and I am struggling with impatience waiting for the next episode, so really need them on DVD.

Such a great show. :)

[–] NothingButTheBest 12 years ago

Maybe Arthur Daley himself is behind play.com these days?

The world is your lobster.