Manfred's evening at The Opera is disturbed by a phone call, a call alerting him to attend his friend Lord Eastleigh, who makes a deathbed request, to get an original artwork into an art gallery, replacing a fake, with the original.
It's definitely a little different to the last few episodes, a curious request for Manfred, but all the times you're thinking that there's a degree of skullduggery at play.
Somewhat convenient that Manfred is a Member of The National Art's committee, that is a plot device, as an MP, you wonder when he ever has time to attend Parliament, or even meet a constituent, you wonder what would have happened to his career if this plan had gone wrong. Was he a little naive here?
I'm stunned at how prolific a young Frank Thornton was, he popped up on so many shows, he was good as The Auctioneer. The highlight for me was the presence of Patricia Hayes, beautifully spoken.
6/10.
It's definitely a little different to the last few episodes, a curious request for Manfred, but all the times you're thinking that there's a degree of skullduggery at play.
Somewhat convenient that Manfred is a Member of The National Art's committee, that is a plot device, as an MP, you wonder when he ever has time to attend Parliament, or even meet a constituent, you wonder what would have happened to his career if this plan had gone wrong. Was he a little naive here?
I'm stunned at how prolific a young Frank Thornton was, he popped up on so many shows, he was good as The Auctioneer. The highlight for me was the presence of Patricia Hayes, beautifully spoken.
6/10.