Henry Parr seems like an ordinary, down to Earth guy, but his loud and domineering wife Elinor has pushed him to breaking point, he decided to kill her, to poison her, the trouble is, other people suffer.
I haven't seen this since it first aired way back in 1994, it's aged very well. The Wimbledon Poisoner is a black comedy drama, it's witty, it's full of sarcasm and farce.
I'm reminded of shows like Murder most horrid, it's that kind of funny, surreal black humour with twists, don't expect it to be straight laced.
Some great scenes, I really liked the ending, but that punch party massacre was outrageous.
The best element for me, the comedy timing of Robert Lindsay, he's wonderful as the hen pecked Henry, you really do feel he's a Man ready to snap. Alison Steadman is equally marvellous as Elinor, her character is something of a nightmare.
Great support acting, look out for Philip Jackson, Art Malik, Larry Lamb and many others.
7/10.
I haven't seen this since it first aired way back in 1994, it's aged very well. The Wimbledon Poisoner is a black comedy drama, it's witty, it's full of sarcasm and farce.
I'm reminded of shows like Murder most horrid, it's that kind of funny, surreal black humour with twists, don't expect it to be straight laced.
Some great scenes, I really liked the ending, but that punch party massacre was outrageous.
The best element for me, the comedy timing of Robert Lindsay, he's wonderful as the hen pecked Henry, you really do feel he's a Man ready to snap. Alison Steadman is equally marvellous as Elinor, her character is something of a nightmare.
Great support acting, look out for Philip Jackson, Art Malik, Larry Lamb and many others.
7/10.