2/10
Midsomer Murders meets Death in Paradise
2 February 2023
Nice scenery. Shame about the script and the acting. I've seen better, far better, on suburban amateur stages.

The episode I have just watched, series 2 episode 6, hinges on a contention that might have held up three decades ago, but is today utterly absurd. Possibly a very old script, with mobile phones added to make it seem current.

Another cheap genre copy. Which is a pity, the concept is good, I think the actors could be good, but it needs decent scripts and more rehearsal time.

This scenario has been tried before, expats in, was it France? Similar crimes, I forget the pretext for the similar married couple having to solve them. Equally uninspired, feeble jokes, and a general sense of lethargy about the production.

There is a principle in entertainment, it only needs to be cheap enough and good enough to pay a return on investment. A feeble copy is a safer bet than a brilliant original.
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