Out Starring James Bell Coming to DVD March 13th!

A gritty, BAFTA-winning crime drama in the vein of The Fugitive, OUT debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on March 13, 2012. Tom Bell (Prime Suspect) received a BAFTA nomination for best actor for his psychologically complex portrait of a gangster whose inner demons torment him as ferociously as his flesh-and-blood enemies. Filmed on location in South London, Out depicts a world where gritty pubs, dingy flats, and run-down office buildings teem with high-living mobsters, cash-starved hustlers, and corrupt cops. Available to U.S. audiences for the first time, the series aired in the U.K. in 1978 but never aired in the U.S. The DVD 2-disc set includes all six episodes of this engrossing drama ($39.99, www.AcornOnline.com).

After an eight-year prison stint for a failed bank heist, Frank Ross (Tom Bell) returns to his old gangland haunts to find the snitch who sent him to jail. The smooth, streetwise ex-con quickly adjusts to the new attitudes of the disco-tinged ’70s but discovers that although neighborhoods change, old grudges never go out of style.

Played with steely intelligence by Bell, Ross doesn’t hesitate to pull a gun or swing a fist if it suits him. Can he find the rat without falling into the clutches of a ruthless crime boss (Brian Cox, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Deadwood, The Bourne Identity) or the detective (Norman Rodway, The Bretts) determined to destroy him?

Out won a BAFTA award for best editing (1978).

BONUS: Episode commentaries on the first and final episodes by the writer, director, and producer

Our Thoughts: Set in the 70's in England, this mini series is an exciting and accurate look at the disco era. Frank Ross is an ex con trying to adjust to a world that has changed since his sentence eight years earlier. But while styles have changed, revenge has certainly stayed the same. You never know when bullets will start to fly when you are following a revenge driven ex-con through the streets of England. This is definitely a nail biter all the way, and British drama at its best.

If you want to check out this awesome DVD that is loaded with murder and intrigue, you can order  Out Starring James Bell beginning on March 13th, for only $39.99 at Acorn Media.


***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***