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Sapphire and Steel - The Complete Series
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767059138
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0767059131
Label: A&E Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
MPN: D71081D
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 28, 2004
Running Time: 918 minutes
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
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Editorial Review:
One of the oddest shows ever mounted for mainstream British television, Sapphire & Steel was one of ITV's many short-lived attempts at grabbing the sci-fi cult status of the BBC's Doctor Who. Ex-Man from U.N.C.L.E. David McCallum and ex-Avenger Joanna Lumley play human-looking incarnations of the eponymous substances, mysterious investigators working at the behest of an apparent God of Order and zipping about TARDIS-like to cope with anomalies in the time-stream that manifest as apparent supernatural forces in remote English locales like an isolated farmhouse (Adventure One), a deserted rural railway station (Adventure Two) and a high-rise block of flats (Adventure Three).
McCallum and Lumley play their "medium atomic weights" with blank style and a few touches of baffled humor, not to mention visual flair in the case of Lumley's blue fashions and occasional glowing eyes. But the lengthy serial format, strictly limited guest casts, and claustrophobic confinement to studio sets tend to mean individual serials straggle on with a great deal of repetition, as six- or eight-part stories seem to take forever to get moving and then resolve. Shot on video, with a few strange 1970s effects (evil follow-spots, floating pillows), this remains prime cult material, though it's hard to sit still for more than one episode at a time. --Kim Newman
The spiritual precursor to The X-Files, SAPPHIRE & STEEL is one of the most atmospheric, mysterious and compelling television programs ever made. Joanna Lumley (Ab Fab, Cold Comfort Farm) and David McCallum (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) star as alien investigators sent to earth to monitor and police ruptures in time. Defying convention at every turn, SAPPHIRE & STEEL spread six adventures over 34 episodes, keeping viewers constantly in suspense and heightening the tension with its distinctively claustrophobic sets (only one tale used any location footage), stark lighting and ethereal music. Combined with the deeply ambiguous stories, this created a distinctly unsettling and riveting experience. Now, SAPPHIRE & STEEL is ready to capture the minds of a new generation of fans with this comprehensive DVD collection, which features every moody minute of the revolutionary show.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Science Fiction!
This complex Bristish series demonstrates what can be done on a low budget with great writing and excellent actors. The lovely Joanna Lumley and devastatingly handsome David McCallum have great chemistry as Sapphire and Steel. The adventures take a while to get through, but it is well worth the effort. My only caveat would be--don't watch the last adventure alone!
Rating:  - Five Things You'll Never Hear Steel Say
1. Name? Nah, I don't care what your name is.
2. I need a hug.
3. I wanna rock & roll all night and party every day.
4. I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam.
5. Open Channel D.
Rating: - Must Have DVDs for Classic British Collection
Sapphire and Steel shows just how good British Science Fiction was back in the day. It is well written and the acting is superb. Even though it was presented as a series of episodes, I had to watch each story start to finish; it is like that great book you just can't put down.
The effects are silly, especially when they intently chase a dot of light up the stairs and back, but it is the stories themselves that one watches for anyway. As with all great series, I felt saddened when it ... Read More
Rating: - Slow moving, but strangely addictive.
S&S is surprisingly engaging and mysterious! McCallum and Lumley are the Mulder and Scully of their day. They are a couple of enigmatic time menders who fix fissures in the spacetime continuum. Like most UK series from the 70s, it's a series of slowly paced 30 minute episodes that form a larger story arc. While it's not as quickly edited as what one is used to in a modern show, I was surprisingly captivated. The special effects are really astounding for the time (and tiny TV budget). Credit is really ... Read More
Rating:  - Very slow pacing
It's obvious from the reviews that this show appeals to a lot of folks but I found it to be unbearably slow. Too many long, redundant shots, too little dialogue and action. Acting is fine.
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