The reclusive lives of an eccentric elderly couple come under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murdered.The reclusive lives of an eccentric elderly couple come under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murdered.The reclusive lives of an eccentric elderly couple come under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is murdered.
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- TriviaWhen Mrs. Bingham (played by Phyllida Law) looks sorrowfully at the photos of her lost family, one photo is of a younger Phyllida Law. Another is of a younger Edward Fox.
- GoofsThe piles of newspapers are of a uniform white color. However if they represent about 36 years of history, many of them would have turned yellow or brown by now as the paper pigmentation changes. Also some of the piles are too high to have been realistically assembled by a ladder leaning against them.
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Dr Bullard: I can't go down there myself.
DCI John Barnaby: What?
Dr Bullard: The dust. It gets on my lungs.
[hands Barnaby a mask]
Dr Bullard: I suggest you use one of these.
DCI John Barnaby: Can't you use one?
Dr Bullard: No, they're pretty useless.
- ConnectionsReferences The Graduate (1967)
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A legitimate concern
Having watched every MSM episodes years ago, I am halfway through reviewing them again. Today I hold the same overall opinion I did way back then: this is a most distinguished series, notable for its high production values, quality and often masterful performances by one actor after another, interesting and frequently quirky plots, although the motives of the murderers are often wildly implausible. What I have noticed the second time around-- apparently not during the first--is the plethora of plots, including this episode's, that revolve around illegitimate births, sometimes arising from sex between siblings or between parents and their offspring. Yes, I'm a prudish crank, but sexual situations as a whole don't bother me. And I ask myself: do the producers and writers really have to stoop to this to maintain the quality of the series?
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- cavalryman
- Jun 7, 2023
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