A dark, fantastical episode of Morse. No detective show is complete without an episode where the tables get turned and the hero gets framed for a crime or series of crimes. This is Morse's turn to get that treatment.
The result is as complex and cliched as you'd imagine. Some rather predictable developments, some cartoonish characters and some hammy performances are the entree. All this leads up to a rather silly, stylised ending. I can't give too many details for fear of providing spoilers but it's the sort of ending that would never happen in the real world, the world where cops arrest the perpetrator when they have the chance, not decide to have a chat with them while unarmed and without backup.
This all said, its intriguing and interesting enough to not be a waste of time. Has to be one of the worst, if not THE worst, Morse episodes though.
The result is as complex and cliched as you'd imagine. Some rather predictable developments, some cartoonish characters and some hammy performances are the entree. All this leads up to a rather silly, stylised ending. I can't give too many details for fear of providing spoilers but it's the sort of ending that would never happen in the real world, the world where cops arrest the perpetrator when they have the chance, not decide to have a chat with them while unarmed and without backup.
This all said, its intriguing and interesting enough to not be a waste of time. Has to be one of the worst, if not THE worst, Morse episodes though.