An Unsuitable Job for a Woman: Helen Baxendale, Annette Crosbie, Rosemary Leach, Struan Rodger, Riky Ash: Amazon.ca: Video

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P.D. James's Headstrong heroine Cordelia Gray (Helen Baxendale, Friends) returns as she plunges once more into the murky world of crime.

Cordelia has resolved to make her mark on the ramshackle detective agency she inherited from her boss, and develop her career as a private detective. But there's an unexpected development--she finds herself pregnant. Still she is determined that the prospect of motherhood will not affect her ambitions.

The fiercely independent young detective matched wits with a pair of murderous thugs and snares an unlikely killer with a connection to Scotland Yard, proof to one and all that her profession is hardly an unsuitable job for a woman or a mother.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertainment by and for women..., Sep 30 2000

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Dianne Foster "Di" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (VHS Tape)

This second set of stories about Cordelia Grey was developed for the TV viewer -- as screen plays, not books -- so they may lack some of the deft twists and turns of the typical P.D. James plot, but the writers have done a very credible job. If you like British Mystery, these stories are entertaining.

Why can't a pregnant woman solve a crime--her brain doesn't stop working. Besides, Cordelia's pregnancy works to her advantage in the story on the illegal traffic in babies. Also, I am interested in Cordelia's doings because she is an complex character in her own right. If the public had been more accepting of female detectives in the 1960s, would Phylis James have paid more attention to this character and less attention to Dalglish? Cordelia Grey IS a mystery.

The two British women who play Cordelia Grey and her sidekick Edith are fine actors. Helen Baxtendale (Cordelia) is intriging. She isn't the prettiest woman in the world, she has a very prominant nose. But, she has an incredible stage presence and is beautiful. Apparently she has appeared on American TV -- according to my younger friends, who tell me she had a small role on the TV sitcom "Friends" for a bit. Edith, whose "real" name will come to me shortly, played the 6th wife of Henry VIII (the one who out-lived him) in the series with Keith Richardson the BBC dramatized a few years back. She also played the housekeeper in a serial about three doctors set in Scotland just after WWII (starred the late Ian Banning). She was also the long-suffering spouse in "One Foot in the Grave" as fans of "BritWit" know (the storyline Cosby uses for his current series).

Well, I love these stories, but I won't buy anymore tapes because they fade and break and they're almost as expensive as the DVDs. When someone puts it out on DVD I'll get it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars What a let down, Feb 6 2000

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This second series of C. Gray stories are worthless. They do not have any real suspense, character development, or plot. Even the sound and cinematography stink. What a let down! First set of C. Gray mysteries are absolutely wonderful however. See the review for them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A suitable series for any viewer!, Aug 6 2000

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I'll admit that I enjoyed the first series of "Unsuitable Job for a Woman" more than this second series. However, this series certainly has its own unique and enjoyable qualities. Cordelia Gray (Helen Baxendale) is pregnant in these episodes, but that doesn't dampen her curiousity or drive. It is alot of fun watching this young pregnant detective, along with an older female sidekick, uncover hidden secrets and piece together the truth. Ms. Baxendale is the perfect example of how stunning and smart the actresses from the UK are. I would rather see Helen in a film, than any actress we have here in the USA.

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