Smuggler – The Complete Series
Reviewer: Tom Leins
Issue 103 May 2008
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 10)
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Review: Fans of early 80s swashbuckling dramas will be overjoyed to learn of the release of this widely ignored Napoleonic romp! When Jack Vincent is kicked out of the navy, he turns to smuggling, living by his wits in a seaside cottage. When Vincent finds himself roughed up by the dangerous Kemble Gang in the first episode, he must rely on his petty thief chum Honesty Evans to get him out of a scrape. Elsewhere he assists elderly smuggler Rummy Culbert and then does his best to get hold of a quantity of sunken rum. Of course, it all seems hideously dated nowadays, especially when compared to the sophisticated likes of Pirates of Caribbean, but Smuggler is an engaging enough show that will doubtless appeal to retro TV fanatics.
FILM: 6 EXTRAS: 2
DVD Info:
Certificate: PG
Starring: Oliver Tobias, Lesley Dunlop
Directed By: Various, 1981
Distributor: Network
Audio: Mono
Visuals: 4:3 Fullscreen
Running Time: 325mins
Price: £19.99
