McMillan & Wife: The Complete Series

Quality video set.

I love this series from the 1970’s! I remember watching it when I was in college!This was in rotation with Banacek and McCloud! Didn’t care for McCloud, but loved McMillan and Wifeand Banacek! Always tried to guess who the villain was!

It wasn't until I started watching the complete series on DVD that I really appreciated the series. The movie star, Rock Hudson, played Stewart McMillan, San Francisco police commissioner, in this television series of mystery movies. Susan Saint James played his wife, Sally. Nancy Walker played Mildred, the loving and devoted housekeeper. John Schuck played Sergeant Enright, McMillan's right hand man.The DVD series set comes with 40 episodes. Every episode is entertaining with notable guest stars like William Daniels; Susan Anspach; Roddy McDowall; Lorraine Gary; Stefanie Powers; Rosey Grier; Ned Wertimer; Dick Sargent; Meredith Baxter; David Birney; Cassie Yates; June Havoc; Kim Basinger; Karen Valentine and more. The episodes last a little over an hour and are entertaining. Despite being set in San Francisco, California. the series was largely shot in Hollywood.The only drawback to the DVD set is the lack of special fathers. In 1985, Rock Hudson was forced to come out of the closet and admit his homosexuality and his AIDS diagnosis. As Stewart McMillan, Rock Hudson performed with class, dignity and grace under pressure. Onscreen, he came across as a gentleman devoted to his wife; friends and family. Offscreen, he was also devoted to his family and wide circle of friends. I wished that younger audiences would remember him as a terrific actor.I would have also liked to have seen special features about the making of the series; history; and even biographical episodes of Susan Saint James; John Schuck and Nancy Walker. Saint James has had a long history as an actress. She returned in the 1980s to "Kate & Allie" with Jane Curtin as two New York City divorced mothers. Nancy Walker has had a long career more on stage than film and television. Walker has even been inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. John Schuck had worked with the American Contemporary Theatre in San Francisco, California. The final season was without Sally and Mildred. Just wasn't the same!I just have a question about the babies. Twice Saint James was pregnant in real life and Sally was pregnant in the series twice. After a while, they just sort of ignore the subject without any explanation.

As described, great product

Have been enjoying the series. Lower than 5+ score because I paid for the 24 disc set but received the 21 disc set without the bonus Snoop Sisters series.

First, this is a review of the 24 Disc set. Since Amazon doesn't separate the different set version reviews together, this needs to be said.Second, the 24 disc set is WORTH THE PRICE. What you get is each season individually, along with a bonus disc. The set I got had two of the show's episodes on a separate disc as a double feature set. This disc includes 'Downshift To Danger' and 'The Game of Survival'. Other sets have had bonus episodes of The Snoop Sisters instead. Either way, the bonuses are worth getting the series the way a Complete Series Set should be: Each disc on it's own spot (not stacked like other shows have). Each season set has an episode description that includes who directed the episode, who wrote it, and when it first aired. For many of the episodes, they also list well-known guest stars. In addition to all of this, the discs are also seperated by how a person wants to play them: either one episode at a time or 'Play All' episodes on the disc. If you choose one episode at a time, you can ALSO choose where to start it as they allow for section selection. So, if something happens and you have to stop the disc, you can choose to pick up play again in an episode at a part that's closer to where you stopped before instead of having to start at the beginning and/or fast-forwarding to that spot.All of this made purchasing this particular version of the Complete Series set completely worth the price. For fans of the show, this is the one to get.With all of this information

As a kid I was exposed to the 70s' mystery theater and I love a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Truth-be-told, I didn't have much or any exposure to McMillan & Wife as a youngster. Susan Saint James is pretty hot and my type so its a bummer I didn't come across this much as a kid.My childhood was more about Columbo, McCloud, Cannon and Barnaby Jones but I'm a fan of almost the whole genre. Columbo is king of course and McCloud is on the bottom but the others are worth watching. I never saw Mannix as a kid but that one is a beaut and right up there with Columbo in production quality, story lines, talent and visual appeal.The very early episodes in this set had a little bit of color and graininess issues but that is short-lived and then the series visual and sound quality is just fine for a 70s' production. I was a film major in college so I'm a pretty solid judge of acceptable visual and auditory quality.All these series are formulaic TV but I'd much rather watch old skool formulaic TV vs. new skool formulaic TV. When Sally departs the show it does lose a tad of its luster but Mack's sweet bachelor pad, the revolving door of ladies and the addition of more comedy (ex. 6'5" Mac is forced into small vehicles for an entire episode) pretty much makes up for it.One episode has 80% or more of a script from a Columbo episode. I'm not sure which came first, the chicken or the egg, but it was probably Columbo. It was kind of interesting seeing this modified version of that Columbo episode. All in all, this is a good set and since the price dropped on a special on this, Cannon, Barnaby and Mannix I had to get all of them.

DVD set arrived promptly with no damage. First DVD played fine. Adequate packaging but not the best. Otherwise 5 stars.

Really enjoyed this wonderful TV series. A great dvd collection of all episodes. A must for all fans!!

Another great series that I watched when it was originally on TV and still enjoyed all these years later.

The complete series, brings back many happy memories, brilliant, RECCOMENDED, cheapest way to buy the whole classic series. Transports you back to the 1970s

I didn’t realise that the DVD’s would be useless in the uk! Also I had to pay over £15 in tax before I could receive the package.I would have appreciated some advice, before you accepted the sale. Very, very disappointed!

Brilliant series, if your a fan of this seventies show I would highly recommend. Nice box set arrived quickly and was well packaged and a very reasonable price.