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(More customer reviews)As my title indicates, I gave up on waiting for this to come out in the US and ordered the series from the UK a year or so ago. I have a multi-region player, so it was a no-brainer. Waking the Dead is probably one of my favorite crime dramas of all time and this final season with all of the original cast is really stellar. Series 4, originally broadcast in the summer of 2004, consists of 6 two-part episodes (really 12) and there isn't a dud among them. "In the Sight of the Lord" involves the investigation of the unsolved murder of a WWII conscientious objector. The motive behind this murder is a rather gut-wrenching crime. "False Flag" involves the team investigating the unsolved murder of an Irish terrorist missing since 1981. A bit tedious at times but still quite good and better than almost anything out there. In "Fugue States" the team is handed the case of a set of twins missing for 13 years until one of them shows up in an ER after a car accident. The side story here really starts to develop the character of Mel Silver as she searches for her biological mother. The two parter "Anger Management" has the team investigating a suicide at a half-way house with the kicker involving the weapon used. The side story here is a lot of fun as the perennially angry Boyd is forced to take anger management counselling, the effects of which his team find disturbing. In "The Hardest Word" the team is called in when two males are found with the word "sorry" carved into their backs. There is an organized crime tie-in so another team is brought in to help solve the case, creating tension and providing a female of interest for Boyd. The final set "Shadowplay" is really wonderfully done but has a truly heart-wrenching ending. The series was never quite the same after, although still good. This final season with all members of the original cast is extra special, maybe because it is the last, but most probably because the stories told are just that good.
I wish it didn't take so long to get these released over here. If you have a multi-region player, you can get series 4 from Amazon UK for £10.98 which is roughly about $19.00. I have never been charged over $5 or $6 to ship things here and if you get a few other dvds, it might be worth it to order from Amazon UK--the conversion rate is quite good right now. Series 5 and 6 have been available since 2007/2008 in the UK. I also recommend the British series Silent Witness. Fans of WTD will probably enjoy it too.
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Season Four of Waking the Dead, a British CSI, arrives on DVD 1/19! Chief Inspector Boyd and his team are back to reopen the files of more cold cases. A spectral leader, calling himself "The Shepherd," is incitivulnerable women to commit murder; a sadomasochistic killer is counting off his victims, leaving the word "sorry" carved into their skiand the discovery of an unexploded bomb threatens to bring unforeseen upheaval to the team. Meanwhile, Boyd's visiting a shrink to deal with his anger management, while an apparently mild-mannered ex-con starts to reveal signs that he's actually well connected in a sinister crime ring. Whatever happens, whatever the result, Boyd is determined to get to the bottom of every crime, even if he must examine his own ways of working to unravel the truth. But the final case of the season brings a shocking turn of events that shakes the team to its core.
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