i agree with everyone who say that this series be the best of the py genre . my husband and i be captivate by it when it first air in the u and watch every episode . i try at that time to purchase the series ( i do tape all of it ) but be tell by wgbh that it be not available . i even consider writing to ian holm to see if he might have a copy . like others and i purchase and read the deighton series ( in part to understand the complicated plot . ) if the original version ever come available on dvd and i will be among the first in line to snap up a copy . ian holm portrayal of the vulnerable but courageous bernard samson be amaze . ( he be always amazing . ) .