Problem at Sea is not one of my favourites of the series, but it is still a well made and interesting episode. Beautifully photographed with splendid costumes and scenery and an evocative atmosphere, Problem at Sea also has a music score that further adds to the mood, intelligent, sometimes funny, sometimes tense writing and a story that while taking some time to get going held my attention right up to I feel the pretty ingenious if slightly gimmicky final solution. The acting is as good as can be, with David Suchet continuing to impress as the dapper detective and Hugh Fraser suitably amusing and naive. Of the support cast, who in general are solid if never always standing out in the way Suchet and Fraser do, Sheila Allen delights as the domineering Mrs Clapperton. Overall, a good interesting episode if not one of the best of the series. 8/10 Bethany Cox