Murphy's Law: Series 4 & 5

In Seasons four (4) and Five (5) of this marvelous British Murder/mystery series with a heavy Irish accent, the viewing audience gets a far more tense " Murphy's Law" on two (2) discs with three (3) interrelated episodes on each disc. Those episodes are really very well written and directed with the star performer, James Nesbitt, per usual, being outstanding just not as humorous as in previous seasons. I am sure the lack of "humorous banter" in Seasons four (4) and five (5) is mainly due to the fact that Murphy is going through some "not so fun times" in his own personal life , (his beloved mother is committed to a nursing home--to name one thing) plus the episodes are really gritty--not circumstances that are too frivolous with some characters that are very unsavory and with Murphy , as an "undercover cop" facing some extremely dangerous situations even his secret identity being "blown" (his dealing with that makes for some super tense viewing). All that I know is that Seasons four (4) and five (5) kept me highly entertained.

The seasons on these two (2) discs are the last of this series. I am very sad to see the last of Murphy's Law" because it has entertained me greatly as did these seasons.

Be advised that all of the episodes in these seasons are very good especially the last one on the second disc--Nesbitt's acting is overwhelming. What an ending.

Enjoy most of James Nesbitts work. Have many of his DVDs . Story line good acting good plenty of action,luv his voice!!!

I thought seasons 1 and 2 were pretty much your average British crime drama, albeit with a charming, and often quite funny, performance by James Nesbitt and I liked the interplay he had with Annie. Then season 3 came along and utterly knocked me down. It has to be one of the best pieces of work in this genre, Nesbitt underwent a total transformation into a hard boiled utterly determined cop. The story was also masterfully written. In contrast seasons 4 and 5 fell somewhat short in my view. Season 4 is the weaker of the two in this set, Murphy looking after his senile mom while an illiterate psycho Irish Loyalist who has a brother that has converted to Islam tries to kill him verged on the ridiculous at times. Seasons one and two had there share of joke episodes but the earlier seasons were meant to be humorous. I was expecting another season 3 and just didnt get it...as for season 5 we have a far more grim story revolving around human trafficking and child prostitution but it seemed a bit too cliche. Eastern European gangsters, Murphy going out of his way to rescue his female comrades ect...its all been done many many time before. I also felt the budget was much lower and got tired of seeing Murphy sitting in trailers, that said it was much better than season 4. So if you are a fan of Nesbitt and the series check it out but if you want to see the it at its very best stick to season 3.