These discs contain all of the first season of the show which propelled Hugh Laurie to global stardom in America, Australia and the UK (where it aired on Five) winning the actor rave reviews for his portrayal of the brilliant but sarcastic maverick physician Gregory House.

House’s behaviour frequently borders on the anti-social. On occasions he displays a startling lack of bedside manner which suggests he wouldn’t even talk to patients unless he had to but – in similar vein to Sherlock Holmes on whom aspects of his character are based - he thrives on the challenge of solving the riddles which baffle fellow professionals.

Frequently the episodes are detective stories where the villain is the disease or the condition and in which the patient frequently lies to the doctor.

The result is compelling medical and human drama which gripped up to 18 million viewers per showing in the USA where the series was propelled into the Top Ten. So flawless was Laurie’s American accent that viewers in the USA were convinced that the star of Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster was a native of their country.

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