Wannabe

Each Prime Suspect film is appx. $25 on Amazon.com; that's with only 18% off of the MSRP. Amazon.co.uk sells a box set of Prime Suspect 1-5 together for $40, which is about $8 per film. Does anyone see that $25 price dropping at any point? Why is the discount only 18%?

illennium

I bought the R2 boxset from Amazon.co.uk. It cost about $35 shipped at the time, and contains 7 discs (there were three Prime Suspect 4's for some reason, so the sequence is 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5). Each is confined to one disc, whereas the R1s are 2-disc sets. Anyway, if you have a multiregion player, I recommend the R2 set.

Wannabe

It looks like Prime Suspect 4 is comprised of three separate but shorter episodes...so three discs seem to make sense. I'd prefer R1 discs, but not at $125 for PS 1-5. R2 is the much better choice pricewise.

Jazzinator

FWIW, I know at least Prime Suspect 1 and 2 were originally released as 1 disc versions. Rereleased as 2 disc versions that I understand are identical except in packaging, just an excuse to price gouge.

mcarver

If I recall correctly, the original R1 releases were flippers.

bboisvert

Yes, released by Anchor Bay (if anyone is searching Half or eBay for them...)

buckee1

Quite right. If anyone is interested the latest Prime Suspect film: The Last Witness, was released in 16x9 in R2 and the R1 version is only in 4x3.

yet another reason to stick with the R2 versions.

buckee1

I remember seeing the Anchor Bay discs in Suncoast for $6.99 a piece. That was ages ago and they have long since gone out of print.

I buy a lot of British programming and they all tend to run on the expensive side.

The only way i can see the price dropping on this series is if the public loses interest. However, since these are all very well written & acted & stand up to many repeated viewings, I doubt we'll see a decline in viewership or their MSRP.

audiomixer

I think they are worth it. They are wonderful dramas and the packaging does them justice.

Dragonslayer

It maybe a bit cheaper in R4.