After a very weak series 6 which suggested that this series is running out of steam, the first two stories of series 7 suggest that it is back on track, albeit there was precious little of Hathaway in story 2.
Another criticism of both this series and its stablemate Midsomer Murders is that I could guess "whodunnit?" from the credit titles, usually the guest star. A further niggle is ITV's decision to split these stories into two parts a full week apart. I get around this by recording both and I can then fast forward through the adverts as a bonus.
This story was well written by Lucy Gannon and moved along smoothly after a shaky start with too many characters. And two of the minor regulars had much bigger roles. Plus, after a near miss some three or four four series back, Robbie finally got hooked and found love. It brought a smile to his face, the other main characters and to us watching.
Well worth a watch with it murders and a clever idea of an incinerated body to make it difficult to identify victim or killer but with some humorous touches thrown in. Just a pity I knew the killer before he/she had said a word.
Another criticism of both this series and its stablemate Midsomer Murders is that I could guess "whodunnit?" from the credit titles, usually the guest star. A further niggle is ITV's decision to split these stories into two parts a full week apart. I get around this by recording both and I can then fast forward through the adverts as a bonus.
This story was well written by Lucy Gannon and moved along smoothly after a shaky start with too many characters. And two of the minor regulars had much bigger roles. Plus, after a near miss some three or four four series back, Robbie finally got hooked and found love. It brought a smile to his face, the other main characters and to us watching.
Well worth a watch with it murders and a clever idea of an incinerated body to make it difficult to identify victim or killer but with some humorous touches thrown in. Just a pity I knew the killer before he/she had said a word.