Professor T (TV Series) A Little Drop of Poison (2024) User Reviews

A Factory reset, a pretty good one at that.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 7/10 · 10 May 2024]

Donckers and Winters investigate a spate of poisonings, which are linked to a chocolate manufacture, worse for them, their new boss, Maiya Goswami, refuses to allow Professor T anywhere near the case.

It felt like a factory reset, the first half of the series, the prison years, felt very different, like a hangover from series 2, but it worked so well.

I liked this episode, an enjoyable story, perhaps a little too easy to work out whodunnit, and possibly the sub plot also, but who doesn't love a poisoning storyline, reminded me of a Taggart mystery from a long time back.

The reset is decent, I liked Sunetra Sarker's new character, she's definitely going to be a tough cookie, good though, he'll have to win her over.

The music as always, brilliant.

Those chocolates didn't exactly look particularly appealing. Poor Kafka.

7/10.

A Little Drop of Poison

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 18 April 2024]

Professor T is out from jail. Only there is no job for him at the university. The police do not want him as a special advisor.

There is a new police boss. DCI Maya Goswami (Sunetra Sarker) is not keen on Professor T.

However DCI Goswami has a baptism of fire. Her niece suddenly dies. Donckers and Winters view it as accidental.

Only Goswami informs them that there has been a spate of sudden deaths in the area. It could be some kind of poison or toxin.

Lisa Donckers goes to Professor T even though Goswami forbade it. He quickly deduces that the poison could be inside and distributed in chocolate.

One of those killed partly owned a chocolate factory. He was also a devious employer, not giving proper wage rises.

I did think it might had been better if the whole series had Professor T operating from jail. At the moment he is still is an outsider, acting from the shadows.

It was good that not all deaths could be explained as the work of one person. Still Professor T's expertise turned out to be valuable.

Goswami can also go down as someone who does not know basic criminology.

More poison

[kristhebass · 5/10 · 19 April 2024]

There are only two reasons to watch this series;

1, Frances de la Tour (the best) 2. Ben Miller, releasing his inner Death in Paradise.

The rest is, well Meh, they have now got rid of the annoying boss lady and replaced her with an even more annoying boss lady in the shape of ex Casualty's. Sunetra Saker, not that the actress in annoying, just the character.

I',m fining it hard to watch new crime series as there is always an annoying boss lady and the men are all servile, bowing and scrapping. With the underdog male, he is always stupid whilst his female partner is always the cleaver one.

I cite the new Blue Lights as an example, top boss ladies (note the plural) There are many others, one one about the floods, can't remember the name. Pregnant female rookie copper solves the case. I could go on but the last time I saw a man at the top was Midsomer Murders and if he ever leaves I guarantee a woman will take his place.

Men are being phased out, especially if they look a bit pale.