Crown Court (TV Series) Queen v Starkie: Part Three (1972) User Reviews

A cracking conclusion.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 9/10 · 27 March 2023]

Gustav De Montalk completes his evidence, his testimony throws things up into the air as he disagrees with his fellow experts. Alice Starkie is once again called to the stand, and makes a shocking statement.

I enjoyed the first of the trio, the second got better, this third was terrific, a cracking conclusion to Regina Vs Starkie.

I absolutely loved the grenade that was thrown in by Alice Starkie, it really did change things up a lot, you're left scratching your head, wondering if it's true or not

I had a feeling that the wonderful Susan Engel wouldn't have taken any old part, and as expected, she gets a chance to shine, producing what I'd argue is one of the best performances of Crown Court so far, she was brilliant.

Richard Hurndall, I'm still flabbergasted, when Gustav De Montalk left the court, now that is how you make an exit.

It's an episode where The Judge does actually direct proceedings, and is ultimately the one who effectively gets to the truth.

One of the most engaging Crown Court cases so far. The title, who is Benedetto Trovato, finally made sense, for the first two episodes l, I couldn't make it out, and the end of this one, I was left in no doubt.

9/10.

Superb

[napev7 · 9/10 · 23 May 2023]

I've been watching 'Crown Court' on the Talking Pictures channel for the past two months or so, and this particular story is possibly the best yet.

I know very little about art, and was wondering if the picture titled 'Bacchus of Benedetto Trovato' was a real one. In fact, I scribbled down the painting's name on a piece of paper in order to Google it.

It isn't, but I was impressed by the way the Crown Court producers had gone to the trouble to paint not one, but two virtually identical copies of the same theme.

There is an incredible twist at the end, which I'm not going to reveal, but it will stun you.

The only reason why I didn't give it ten out of ten was that some of the characters are stereotypes of a type we would never see on TV today. The defendant Alice Starkie is portrayed as a Jew who is only interested in making money, while the art critic Gustav De Montalk is portrayed as a flamboyant homosexual.