First of all, Suffolk to Portsmouth is a big trip to do in a day! If you choose Lavenham as the starting point, it's a more than 3 hour trip right round the edge of London on the M25, and that's assuming no traffic. Given the leisurely pace of things at the funeral and after, I think Lovejoy and Jane would be looking at an overnight stay.
Anyway, this episode is another that drags a bit at first. The sea burial story is very sad, as is the idea of having to sell the medals, but it's also a bit over-done, with the three old comrades.
Things brighten up considerably with the arrival of the (admittedly awful) Fiona, her even more awful boss, Jeremy Prince and the remarkably cute Angelo Pantalioni - the Angel Trousers of the title.
Lady Jane turns out to speak very acceptable Italian and so negotiations with Angelo go very well and (obsession with Mussolini aside) he emerges as one of the nicer characters in this episode, especially as he enables the gang to ensure the medals end up out of the clutches of the horrible Jeremy.
Very much a game of two halves, this one.
Anyway, this episode is another that drags a bit at first. The sea burial story is very sad, as is the idea of having to sell the medals, but it's also a bit over-done, with the three old comrades.
Things brighten up considerably with the arrival of the (admittedly awful) Fiona, her even more awful boss, Jeremy Prince and the remarkably cute Angelo Pantalioni - the Angel Trousers of the title.
Lady Jane turns out to speak very acceptable Italian and so negotiations with Angelo go very well and (obsession with Mussolini aside) he emerges as one of the nicer characters in this episode, especially as he enables the gang to ensure the medals end up out of the clutches of the horrible Jeremy.
Very much a game of two halves, this one.
