Dukes Of Hazzard - Vol. 1 - Daisy Duke Collection

From the golden age of early-evening weekend telly The Dukes of Hazzard works as a reminder of a simpler time. An era when having a sense of morals meant leaping into a souped-up orange racer with the doors welded shut and having endless car chases with the crooked law, and when problems were solved with a good-natured fistfight at your local watering hole. It also maintains the classic good/bad divide of character types--the baddies were bumbling fools and the good guys and gal were clean-cut and clean-thinking but not so sanitised that they lost their individuality or their cool.

The original series ran from 1979-1985 and during that time cousins Luke, Bo and Daisy Duke (all under the watchful eye of the stern-but-decent Uncle Jesse) tussled with the dishonest duo of Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane. Each week, Hogg and Coltrane came up with an illegal moneymaking scheme and the Dukes did their best to scupper their plans, "battling the system like two modern-day Robin Hoods". Cue Boss Hogg blubbling like an overgrown baby, and the ever-popular Daisy Duke sending teenage boys into fits of confusion. The plots didn't vary hugely from episode to episode, but The Dukes of Hazzard--just like the enduring A-Team--was not about thought provoking television. Rather it offered familiarity, friendship and a sense of knowing your place in the world--usually in front of the TV on a Saturday evening. --Ian Watson