I thought I'd seen them all, but this one slipped the net. After watching this episode I was constantly reminded of episodes of the past, from a time where Midsomer was fresh, original and intriguing. I enjoyed all aspects of this episode, it was clever, intriguing, well acted, sincere and contained a few laughs.
The writing was particularly good, better then most episodes in recent years, it was a clever, well crafted mystery, that relied on plot as opposed to glamour, no over the top killings or bizarre motives here, just a good old fashioned mystery.
The beginning was excellent, so dramatic, so different, it really grabbed my attention, which remained the whole way through. I've been somewhat critical of Nelson's character, not the actor himself, but I must take some criticism back, in this and Killings of Copenhagen which I recently watched I found him particularly good, maybe it was just the hangover of losing the much loved Jones.
Dudgeon was excellent, he and his on screen wife shared some lovely, natural scenes. Rakie Ayola as always is a joy to watch, she also added some great humour, really enjoyed her scenes.
Overall, I thought this was excellent. 9/10
The writing was particularly good, better then most episodes in recent years, it was a clever, well crafted mystery, that relied on plot as opposed to glamour, no over the top killings or bizarre motives here, just a good old fashioned mystery.
The beginning was excellent, so dramatic, so different, it really grabbed my attention, which remained the whole way through. I've been somewhat critical of Nelson's character, not the actor himself, but I must take some criticism back, in this and Killings of Copenhagen which I recently watched I found him particularly good, maybe it was just the hangover of losing the much loved Jones.
Dudgeon was excellent, he and his on screen wife shared some lovely, natural scenes. Rakie Ayola as always is a joy to watch, she also added some great humour, really enjoyed her scenes.
Overall, I thought this was excellent. 9/10