Second Time Around, I found a truly beautiful episode, that was somewhat nostalgic and even poignant at times. The camera-work is gorgeous, and the episode is further appealed by an intelligent script and superlative performances from the late great John Thaw and Kevin Whately. The cast also boasts fine performances from Kenneth Colley as Dawson, James Grout as Strange, Oliver Ford-Davies as Redpath and Ann Bell as Mrs Dawson. But for me, the star of the show is Christopher Eccelston as Terrence Mitchell, this is possibly the first time in a Morse episode I felt sorry for the murderer. The fact that he didn't mean to kill either of his victims, as he was mainly traumatised by his father's disappearance, made it even sadder and Eccelston captured that perfectly. Adding weight to the more emotional scenes is the beautiful music, especially Puccini's Suor Angelica sung by Janis Kelly, that was wholly appropriate for an overall moving episode. Just beautiful in every aspect, 10/10. Bethany Cox.
Review of Second Time Around
