Macabre, with perfectly woven details and nice blend of dark comedy, "Murder on the Home Front" is an exhilarating criminal drama that dates back when forensic science was was in its infancy and the exciting stories that come with each corpse before they settle to their final resting places. Crime labs had come a long way but the seedlings of C.S.I. evolved in London during the London Blitz of 1940.
Based on the memoirs of Molly Lefebure, a receptionist at the Home Office of Pathologist Keith Simpson, "Murder on the Home Front", this 90 minute crime drama gives a glance at a time period that has often been neglected in history or in television. During the peak of World War II the examination of corpses were beginning to be more involving as we see the evolution and the importance as what caused a certain individual to die and dismissing the corpses by saying they were killed is never enough as these scientists are curious as who, how, why or what led to these deaths make everything all the more fascinating and inquisitive.
What's interesting before crime labs and DNA traces were more evident, the evolution of forensic science had to depend solely on inventive tactics and breaking taboo. They didn't have the technological advances they needed to crack cases. Instead these investigations had to depend on clues, evidence left behind and piecing a puzzle together solving criminal activities.
Set during the London Blitz of 1940 during World War II, a number of single women had been killed, DI Freddie Wilkins (David Sturzaker) believes that the culprit is loner Wilfred Ziegler (John Heffernan) and that the bodies have marking s of swastikas carved on their tongues. But Pathologist Dr. Lennox Collins (Patrick Kennedy) and former journalist turned personal assistant Molly Cooper (Tazmin Merchant) have second thoughts as they depend on more advanced methods to track down who's behind these serial murders. In an effort to advance deeper clues into murder, Lennox also has to confront the government who's willing to debunk their methods just to save their reputation. In spite of the dark content, this film is still about characters living their lives to their fullest.
Though Kennedy and Merchant lead the pack the supporting performers aew equally effective as James Fleet was excellent as always as Professor Henry Stephens and Emerald Fennell as Issy Quennell.
With the horrors of the London Blitz and that the Nazis were ready to strike at any moment, the energy of the characters and the vibrant effects shows people can still live the life if there was no tomorrow both literal and figuratively speaking. It's also the epicenter to use the blackout as a way for deviants to cover up their heinous acts. While the Luftwaffe were up to their evil, criminals are able to successfully get away with murder.
And Dr. Lennox Collins is very new to the world of pathology he is determined to go though all means necessary to cover the cases that are brought to his attention. With new scientific discoveries. This gives him the chance to prove his line of work all the more prominent especially from Professor Stephens. Molly Cooper is a very dependable important character who's more than just a pathologist's secretary, but a highly intelligent woman and can very adept at assisting Dr. Collins though his research. Once they discover a cold-blooded murderer on the loose,Dr. Collins while trying to theorize with his dismissive boss that his tactics in catching criminals works.
With their research, Collins and Cooper will have enough evidence that will link to who the real killer is and that theory alone won't crack the case and that and that the law won't hang the wrong person.
Executive Producer Sally Woodward Gentle heavily praised the direction of Geoffrey Sax and the clever script of Davy Kane as we get an insightful look at how forensic science started during the Blitz and how to this day continues to evolve.
Based on the memoirs of Molly Lefebure, a receptionist at the Home Office of Pathologist Keith Simpson, "Murder on the Home Front", this 90 minute crime drama gives a glance at a time period that has often been neglected in history or in television. During the peak of World War II the examination of corpses were beginning to be more involving as we see the evolution and the importance as what caused a certain individual to die and dismissing the corpses by saying they were killed is never enough as these scientists are curious as who, how, why or what led to these deaths make everything all the more fascinating and inquisitive.
What's interesting before crime labs and DNA traces were more evident, the evolution of forensic science had to depend solely on inventive tactics and breaking taboo. They didn't have the technological advances they needed to crack cases. Instead these investigations had to depend on clues, evidence left behind and piecing a puzzle together solving criminal activities.
Set during the London Blitz of 1940 during World War II, a number of single women had been killed, DI Freddie Wilkins (David Sturzaker) believes that the culprit is loner Wilfred Ziegler (John Heffernan) and that the bodies have marking s of swastikas carved on their tongues. But Pathologist Dr. Lennox Collins (Patrick Kennedy) and former journalist turned personal assistant Molly Cooper (Tazmin Merchant) have second thoughts as they depend on more advanced methods to track down who's behind these serial murders. In an effort to advance deeper clues into murder, Lennox also has to confront the government who's willing to debunk their methods just to save their reputation. In spite of the dark content, this film is still about characters living their lives to their fullest.
Though Kennedy and Merchant lead the pack the supporting performers aew equally effective as James Fleet was excellent as always as Professor Henry Stephens and Emerald Fennell as Issy Quennell.
With the horrors of the London Blitz and that the Nazis were ready to strike at any moment, the energy of the characters and the vibrant effects shows people can still live the life if there was no tomorrow both literal and figuratively speaking. It's also the epicenter to use the blackout as a way for deviants to cover up their heinous acts. While the Luftwaffe were up to their evil, criminals are able to successfully get away with murder.
And Dr. Lennox Collins is very new to the world of pathology he is determined to go though all means necessary to cover the cases that are brought to his attention. With new scientific discoveries. This gives him the chance to prove his line of work all the more prominent especially from Professor Stephens. Molly Cooper is a very dependable important character who's more than just a pathologist's secretary, but a highly intelligent woman and can very adept at assisting Dr. Collins though his research. Once they discover a cold-blooded murderer on the loose,Dr. Collins while trying to theorize with his dismissive boss that his tactics in catching criminals works.
With their research, Collins and Cooper will have enough evidence that will link to who the real killer is and that theory alone won't crack the case and that and that the law won't hang the wrong person.
Executive Producer Sally Woodward Gentle heavily praised the direction of Geoffrey Sax and the clever script of Davy Kane as we get an insightful look at how forensic science started during the Blitz and how to this day continues to evolve.