I've been watching Midsomer Murders since it started. I've always loved it, in no small part due to the fact I was living in the Chiltern Hills (the setting for Midsomer) when it first started. I have a great affinity for it and will happily watch repeats whenever they're on.
For several years, probably since the great John Nettles left, I've viewed it as a curiosity, looking forward to see what crazy way someone can be killed off (the wheel of cheese and the electrified roulette wheel are still may favourites). Here? Death by corset with a stiletto in the head.
Whereas previously it was a quaint take on a village murder mystery, it's now become a parody of itself, an embarrassment. Dressed to Kill is Midsomer Murders nadir. It such a shame. There are good actors in this. Nigel Lindsay is great in Victoria, and shows he can do comedy, as seen in the hilarious Four Lions. Suzanne Packer is also a good actress, notably a great turn in Brookside back in the day.
But this story is ridiculous. There's actually a point where someone says they weren't taken to hospital because they were too sick. And here's me thinking that's where you go if you are sick. Someone blackmails and commits criminal damage....no arrest. I figured out the illness about 5 minutes in, and both the ill kid and the main drag queen were poor actors. Nick Hendrix also looked like he wanted to be somewhere else. Neil Dudgeon? Well, he's just the same character in everything he appears in.
Unlike others, the drag aspect didn't bother me. I did wonder what the whole dominoes thread was about and maybe it was just a red herring.
Ultimately, really bad. And stealing a line from Some Like it Hot was criminal.
For several years, probably since the great John Nettles left, I've viewed it as a curiosity, looking forward to see what crazy way someone can be killed off (the wheel of cheese and the electrified roulette wheel are still may favourites). Here? Death by corset with a stiletto in the head.
Whereas previously it was a quaint take on a village murder mystery, it's now become a parody of itself, an embarrassment. Dressed to Kill is Midsomer Murders nadir. It such a shame. There are good actors in this. Nigel Lindsay is great in Victoria, and shows he can do comedy, as seen in the hilarious Four Lions. Suzanne Packer is also a good actress, notably a great turn in Brookside back in the day.
But this story is ridiculous. There's actually a point where someone says they weren't taken to hospital because they were too sick. And here's me thinking that's where you go if you are sick. Someone blackmails and commits criminal damage....no arrest. I figured out the illness about 5 minutes in, and both the ill kid and the main drag queen were poor actors. Nick Hendrix also looked like he wanted to be somewhere else. Neil Dudgeon? Well, he's just the same character in everything he appears in.
Unlike others, the drag aspect didn't bother me. I did wonder what the whole dominoes thread was about and maybe it was just a red herring.
Ultimately, really bad. And stealing a line from Some Like it Hot was criminal.