Kingdom: Season 1

Excellent series, but where is Series (Season) One?
I, like probably everyone else, was surprised to discover this was Series Two (noted in fine print on the back of the case, just above the pictures). I checked the Amazon UK site to see if that was how it was initially released in the UK, but discovered they have Series One in release (as of this review), but not Series Two, of course these are two different regions. Who puts out a DVD starting with the second season? There will be a lot of questions if you haven't seen the first season. Amazon.com needs to stipulate that this is Series (Season) Two. Question to BFS Entertainment - Where is Series One???

Other than that, my actual review is on this excellent dramedy. I have waited for "Kingdom" to be released since I first saw it on PBS. Stephen Fry is excellent as always, and, new to this side of the ocean, Karl Davies is OUTSTANDING as his assistant Lyle in a light comedic performance. The rest of the supporting cast is superb. It is just to bad there aren't any DVD...

Sheer Delight
Stephen Fry is a genius, pure and simple. And while he didn't write this series, or at least isn't credited , his very presence in the show anchors the series, allowing it to swing from the touching to the ridiculous in sure even measures.

Fry plays Simon Kingdom, a lawyer in a picturesque village on the Cornish coast. What the English would call a confirmed bachelor, Simon is the iconic country lawyer, rumpled, wrinkled, and un-coifed. Without playing the spoiler, he is bedeviled by deep family problems--a wayward brother, a depressed sister--all the while being the dependable accessible lawyer for what it seems like is the whole village. Assisted by an able secretary and Lyle, a young legal assistant working toward his final legal certification, Simon deals not only with the mundane day to issues that plague his town, as when the local cricket team contracts a sponsorship with the local sexual toy store, but also with the continuance of his British countryside...

Kingdom
From the first show, I knew this was going to be a blockbuster. It is a "must have" for my library. This is a comedic drama, and a mystery too, which keeps you coming back for more. It is well written, the dialog is quite captivating, and the acting is superb. The characters, Beatrice, Lyle, Peter, Gloria, Scott have their quirks which make the stories compelling and endearing. One can watch them over and over and never tire of them.

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