Marcella: Season One DVD

Marcella: Season One is a respectively well acted and nicely shot series though it’s nothing all that original yet still entertaining if only for Anna Friel.

 

 

Marcella: Season One
(2016)

Genre(s): Drama, Crime, Mystery
RLJ Entertainment | NR – 378 min. – $49.99 | October 17, 2017

Date Published: 10/27/2017 | Author: The Movieman

 

SEASON INFO: Directed by: Various Writer(s): Hans Rosenfeldt (created by) Cast: Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Nina Sosanya, Nicholas Pinnock, Charlie Covell DISC INFO: Features: None Digital Copy: No Formats Included: DVD Number of Discs: 2 Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Subtitles: English SDH Region(s): 1

 

PLOT SYNOPSIS

After taking a career break to raise her children, Detective Sergeant Marcella Backland (ANNA FRIEL) rejoins the London Metropolitan Police following the abrupt end of her marriage. She jumps right into one of her old cases when a serial murderer known as the Grove Park Killer seemingly resurfaces. But as Marcella dives deeper into the case, the devastating changes to her personal life leave her in a fragile state. Struggling to cope, she experiences blackouts and extreme rage. When someone close to her estranged husband (NICHOLAS PINNOCK) is murdered, Marcella fears she may have been involved.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5

This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover. No features were included.

 

VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 4.0/5

The series is presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio as originally televised and each episode has been given a Dolby Digital 5.1 track which offers clean dialogue through the center channel and even modest usage of the front speakers for ambient noises or off-screen action.

OVERALL – 3.0/5

Overall, Marcella: Season One is a respectively well acted and nicely shot series though it’s nothing all that original yet still entertaining if only for Anna Friel. The DVD release from RLJ Entertainment is basic with good video and audio transfers but unfortunately there are no features.