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The Marlow Murder Club (2024)
A poor man's cross between the Thursday Murder Club books and Midsomer Murders.
A rather contrived group of ladies set out to solve a series of murders in the Thames-side town while getting on the nerves of the local police. They are led by a sixty-something busybody with an unexplained knowledge of WW2 pistols who goes skinny-dipping in the river from her private boathouse where she also keeps her punt. Also included are a dog-walker with a van that's too small for the job and an unhappily married vicar's wife. There are a number of other unlikely characters sprinkled around. The scenery is pretty and some of the houses are suitably grand but running one thin storyline over two two-hour slots is stretching things to the extreme.
Annika (2021)
Quirky and unusual
I like the quirkiness of this series, and Nicola Walker suits the lighter atmosphere of this, as a contrast to Unforgotten and Last Tango. You need to watch a couple of episodes to get into the mood of the piece, so don't dismiss it after the first.
Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat (2020)
Thought-provoking
This is a very interesting and thought-provoking film, well put together. My only criticism is that it does too little to address the more intensive meat rearing practices which are abhorrent to meat-eaters and non meat-eaters alike.