Before the Frost was the only episode in this excellent series that I found a bit of a slog, after a baffling, macabre and unique opening we get pretty much eighty minutes of slow drama, then a fantastic, gripping last ten minutes. After the brilliance of The Dogs of Riga, this one seems slow and almost overly grim. Lindsay Duncan is excellent as Monica, a hugely talented actress, who lit up the screen alongside Branagh. Nice to finally see Kurt enjoy some quality time with his daughter, and engage with her.
The story is very clever and fascinating, I just find the delivery a little pedestrian, at times it felt overly sombre. Still very good, just a little flat in comparison to other episodes. As for his ringtone!! Who keeps the same one for 4 years?
The story is very clever and fascinating, I just find the delivery a little pedestrian, at times it felt overly sombre. Still very good, just a little flat in comparison to other episodes. As for his ringtone!! Who keeps the same one for 4 years?