Manufacturer: U.M.T.V.

Barrington Pheloung's stroke of brilliance in embedding the name of each episode's killer into Morse Code at the start never distracts from his wonderful "Main Theme". Of course the guitar leads, because that is the composer's instrument of choice. On this first volume it should be noted that there is only the original short version of said theme. The original pieces include an ambiguity for ...

Manufacturer: Virgin

Quite often, the key to Debbie Wiseman's music for television series My Uncle Silas is a sense of playful mischievousness recalling the cheeky glint in Albert Finney's eye. Opening on a cue entitled "A Rogue's Apprentice", this is an hour of charming and lilting old English countryside splendour. HE Bates' short stories couldn't ask for better musical accompaniment as one bouncing melody ...

Manufacturer: Universal

Manufacturer: Universal Music TV

Manufacturer: Sony Music TV

There's no timeframe or genre that holds this collection together: it's just a cracking good cross-section of memorable signature tunes. A couple of composers are particularly well represented: Nigel Hess (Dangerfield, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Just William and Wycliffe), and George Fenton (Shoestring and The Trials of Life). The best aspect of any ...

Manufacturer: Play

Manufacturer: Varèse-Sarabande

Manufacturer: Mushroom