Touching Evil: The Complete Series, 1-3 [DVD] [1997]

Excellent quality and condition, well packaged item and good value for your money, I will definitely be purchasing from again soon, A + seller

Robson Green is DI Dave Creegan with Nicola Walker as sidekick DI Susan Taylor in the newly formed Organised Serial Crime Unit (OSC). I put my hands up - I wasn't a Robson Green fan until this. It is well acted, well written, well directed, filmed and edited. Series 1 consisted of 3 (double episode) films - the first concerns the kidnapping of 3 little boys; the second, an angel of death; the third, a group of desparate teens lured into murder and multilation by an internet game. Series 2 consists of 3 films - the first is about a killer who has an obsession for women with undyed hair and his follower; the second is about a man suffering from PTSD who decides that killing is the solution to all his problems (this stereotyping of war veterans as being deranged is something that I strongly object to); and the third brings back the father of a victim from a previous case who holds Creegan responsible for his daughters death and goes after revenge by terrorising his family while the team investigates a child smuggling and paedophilia group. Series 3 consists of 2 films - the first one is about the release of a prisoner who was wrongfully convicted after Creegan "got him to confess" and the search for the real killer - the working class area is depicted as grey and depressive and the local cops as thick and dirty; and the second and final film they are searching for an arsonist who is burning people alive for revenge. There were 3 series in total and the boxset covers them all. I have to say that this series reminds me a lot of the "Wire in the Blood" series which was based on the books of Val McDermid - Wire in the Blood: Series 1 and 2 (5 Disc Box Set) [2002 ] - Wire In The Blood - The Complete Third And Fourth Series [2005 ] - Wire In The Blood Series 5 [2007 ], however, this series came before the "Wire in the Blood" series. There are no extras, but there are English subtitles.

An excellent series with fine performances from the main cast. Good stories but the thing that I was a bit disappointed with was the picture quality in the first two series. Over done with light in some scenes which really washes out the picture. In some of those types of scene you can hardly make out their faces and they were also very grainy in those shots. Don't know if they were shot deliberately like that or if the quality of the source material was poor - either way, it was off-putting. A shame, because apart from that it was a very very good watch. Also, of course, the picture is 4:3 full screen but you would expect that being from 1997 to 1999. Even with the picture problems it is well worth buying for some good gritty drama.

I missed Touching Evil when it was originally shown on TV but I treated myself to the full set on DVD and have just finished viewing it. This is a really meaty, gritty drama with scenes and images of violence which are inevitable given the subject matter, and the acting from Robson Green (DI Dave Creegan) and Shaun Dingwall (DC Mark Rivers) was superb ; Nicola Walker as the female lead doesn't quite hit it though, she can't seem to handle heavy emotion very convincingly. I thoroughly enjoyed this DVD up to Series 3 Episode 2 which included the vicious and very graphic murder of DC Mark Rivers - probably when the series was shown on TV this was publicised but coming to it as a viewer with no foreknowledge was a dreadful shock, I didn't even begin to suspect that the second male lead in the series would actually be killed off and waited for Mark Rivers to successfully defend himself, which didn't happen. Frankly I found myself shaking - firstly he was stabbed, then strangled and finally his heart was cut out, the killing ended with a pool of his blood spreading across the floor. Shaun Dingwall was absolutely brilliant and so also was Robson Green when seeing Mark Rivers body in the mortuary following the autopsy and remaining with him for awhile to say goodbye. A shame Nicola Walker was unable to produce an equally good response, she really seemed quite wooden. Unfortunately this episode spoiled the remaining two of this series for me, I still felt as stunned as if the death had been real, an indication of the fine acting I suppose but all in all I would have preferred the series to end with the major characters intact ! Well worth buying, but if you haven't seen this series before, you have been warned !!! Touching Evil - The Complete Series 1-3 [DVD] [1997 ]

Really good series. I thoroughly enjoyed it and Nicola Walker is outstanding, as usual.

Touching Evil is a police drama starring Robson Green and Nicola Walker. The first/second episodes of series 1 and 3 are the stand out thrillers that you would expect from a psychological drama. The characters are the interesting feature of the series, their actual police skills are incompetent. Too many times DCI Creegan (Robson) will divulge his personal life to a victim who actually turns out to be the perpetrator. He was often the victim in several of the episodes. It just didn't sit true. Nicola Walker (DCI Taylor) is the broodier of the two and much more consistent with a psychological thriller, I enjoyed her performance much more. However the series is enjoyable and there are 8 different stories placed into 16 episodes. The DVD is value for money and if you can ignore the sometimes impressive flaws in the series it is worth a watch.

Brilliant

Wer bei britischen Serien, ob Krimi oder Comedy einmal Blut geleckt hat, kommt nicht mehr davon los! Es ist schlicht unglaublich, mit welcher Qualität die Engländer ein Serienhighlight nach dem anderen produzieren... Auch die vorliegende Serie "Touching Evil" ist ein gutes Beispiel dafür. Obwohl schon etwa 10 Jahre seit ihrer Fernsehausstrahlung vergangen sind, haben die Fälle , die die OSC (Organised and Serial Crimes unit) als Handlungsträger zu bearbeiten hat, nichts an Aktualität eingebüsst. Die Plots sind gut aufgebaut,sehr spannend inszeniert und hervorragend gespielt. Aus der sympathischen Schauspielerriege besonders hervorzuheben ist natürlich der charismatische Hauptdarsteller Robson Green, den viele ja auch aus seiner späteren Rolle als Profiler Tony Hill in Val McDermids "Wire in the Blood"-Verfilmungen kennen. Kurz gesagt, wem die öde Fernsehkost hierzulande mal wieder gehörig auf den Senkel geht, der tut gut daran, sich solche Vorzeigebeispiele guter und niveauvoller Abendunterhaltung als "eiserne Reserve" einzulagern . Deshalb 5 Sterne meinerseits und eine Empfehlung für Freunde guter englischer Krimis!

Watched the entire series, enjoyed most of the stories. I thought the bonus movie at the end of the series was the best.

Great show

Une excellente série, bien servie par Robson Green. Injustement presque inconnue en France. Messieurs les Français à copier immodérément, à vos crayons!

ayant adoré Robson Green dans" la fureur dans le sang",j'ai été très déçue par cette série totalement irréaliste.Le jeu des acteurs est outrancier,les intrigues sont invraisemblables ...A déconseiller!!!