Rosemary & Thyme - Series One

Enjoyable, but shorter than series two

I own both this series and the second one. The problem I had with this one is that it costs a lot and comes with less hours than Series Two. The stories are strong and the characters are both believable and engaging.

Simple, straight-forward british mystery series. December 2, 2007

Cozy Mysteries, Wonderful Gardens

I don't usually review videos in this column, but the Rosemary and Thyme series, seen as an original serial on PBS, feels like the kind of escapist read you get from an English village style mystery.

The main characters, who are just good friends (but occasionally mistaken for more so) are two middle aged women who work together on creating and restoring the most beautifully filmed English and European gardens you could hope to see. Former policewoman, Laura Thyme (played by Pam Ferris) whose husband has just dumped her, and recently laid-off college professor Rosemary Boxer (played by Felicity Kendal) find and solve mysteries at every gardening job they take. The `not-too-complex' plots are enhanced by the strong friendship that develops between the two women. That the women do real work, get dirty and look the way real women do, also adds to the story quality.

Three series of six episodes each are available. That ought to get you through the cold winter nights. October 29, 2007

Mystery, humor and gardening!

For me, this is just about the perfect mystery series.

1) It has two independent women (but definitely NOT man-hating, as a reviewer on another site implied. In fact, there are romantic liaisons throughout!).

2)There's gardening (one of my personal passions).

3) It's set in England (and a few episodes in other European countries. I've read that this was done because the outdoor filming in England is limited to so few months!) and as an Anglophile, that's great.

4) And finally, it has murder mysteries that I have fun trying to figure out (without any last minute surprise clues that were withheld from us). The writing is excellent, with enough humor so they obviously don't take themelves too seriously.

So, what's NOT to like???? October 6, 2007

Who and What?

Two women, gardeners, private "dicks" solve every crime under the sun. Sound good to you? Well, then you probably like Mid Summer Murder as well. For me I would like to use the DVDs in a skeet shooting contest. September 27, 2007

Ho hum and not for little kids

I purchased this partly because Felicity Kendal was in it and it sounded fun and interesting. We don't watch much television and when we watched it with our 5 and 7 yr old, it was a bit too intense. And some language as well. The acting seemed a bit stilted too. Sometimes you just don't know til you watch. August 20, 2007

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