River: The Complete Series [DVD]

Intense and keeps you guessing. You feel for the Character River and yet can understand the doubts about him from the people watching what appears to be strange behaviour. The great camera-work creates both points of view so easily. The beginning will have stunned everybody watching for the first time. I kept thinking "Get out of the car woman, don't just sit there."First scenes grab you and you a third passenger in the car from the start. It's seems like it's going to be a night of light hearted fun...Love the music.Once the car is slowed down and the granite expression replaces the sublime smile on Rivers face...Well that's the tail-spin. It's a ghost train ride in slow motion as skeletons in cupboards rattle their dry bones right at you...or do they? You decide. I'm with River on that one. Bless him! You just want to hug him and make him a hot chocolate!

Great film just what I wanted P&P was fantastic thanks

This was a great program that was full of twists and turns. Just when you think you have the answer it brings in another protagonist and the direction of the plot changes. It was filmed in that great British backdrop of London as the title suggests around the Thames. The casting was just superb which was another major part of its success. I couldn't see Stellan Skarsgard fitting this part until I started watching it. It was so gripping in parts that I watched it in two sittings and will certainly watch it again. If you like British detective Dramas then don't miss it as I rate it as one of the best.

I have never heard of this before I bought it, and only got it by mistake as I pressed the wrong button. Didn`t have a clue when it started what it was about ,,,, then it clicked. It`s interesting and not your everyday police drama. Clever twists to it to. Some good acting and a great story line ,,,,,, ,I liked it. Might not be everyone's taste, but worth trying and then decide, like I did

This is TV crime drama at its best: a stellar cast, an original screenplay and taut direction. Eminently watchable, it makes you yearn for the days when you could regularly rely on the BBC to deliver compelling programming instead of the wasteland we’re offered today.

Intriguing, a very unusual take on a detective tale.

This is an amazing series, and Nicola Walker is outstanding. However, there are no subtitles, and for us on the other side of the Atlantic, this is a significant challenge. Fortunately, Netflix streams River and it does have subtitles. Bought the DVD, but watch on Netflix. Would have been five stars but, alas, the subtitle issue rates a 2-star penalty.

I had never heard of this series for some reason it came up on my favourites.I bought it mainly for Stellan Skarsgard and second,y it was inexpensive.Not really knowing what to expect my daughter and I sat down to watch it over two nights.It took so many twists and turns and I have to admit to getting rather confused at times but Iput it down to age, however it was absolutely brilliant.Stellar and Nicola were fantastic,it made us smile on occasion ,cry, and the whole cast were wonderful.You have no idea who is the perpetrator until nearly the end although I was beginning to twitch with suspicion.I am not giving anything away but I am so glad that the writers did what they did at the end it helped with the tears!.You will have to watch it see it.Wonderful series.