Back to 1959, and Reg's first murder case, Rose Primero.
A New lease of Death is one of the most intriguing outings for Wexford and co, it's a very different story as it is paced so differently to the other cases for George Baker's Wexford. Naturally Baker and Ravenscroft do a fine job in their lead roles, but it's the supporting cast that add a great deal, Peter Egan is fantastic, seemingly cast against type he does a great job as the inquisitive vicar, Sharon Maughan is great too, but it's arguably Dorothy Tutin who steals the show, the acting is very natural throughout. The flashback sequences work very well, well filmed, and surprisingly authentic looking, they could have failed big time, but far from it.
It's nice to get a bit of history about Reg's character, this being his first case, he's almost secondary here, it concentrates heavily on the characters, and not on Reg and his family. I enjoy the scene where Reg blows his top with The Vicar.
Some of the Wexford entries are a little slow, but this one gets off to a very strong start, I enjoy the premise, like the characters, and the tone.
Very good start, 8/10.
A New lease of Death is one of the most intriguing outings for Wexford and co, it's a very different story as it is paced so differently to the other cases for George Baker's Wexford. Naturally Baker and Ravenscroft do a fine job in their lead roles, but it's the supporting cast that add a great deal, Peter Egan is fantastic, seemingly cast against type he does a great job as the inquisitive vicar, Sharon Maughan is great too, but it's arguably Dorothy Tutin who steals the show, the acting is very natural throughout. The flashback sequences work very well, well filmed, and surprisingly authentic looking, they could have failed big time, but far from it.
It's nice to get a bit of history about Reg's character, this being his first case, he's almost secondary here, it concentrates heavily on the characters, and not on Reg and his family. I enjoy the scene where Reg blows his top with The Vicar.
Some of the Wexford entries are a little slow, but this one gets off to a very strong start, I enjoy the premise, like the characters, and the tone.
Very good start, 8/10.