Writer Terry Nation apparently set out to create his own version of "Kind Hearts and Coronets" in this episode, where Roger Moore plays several members of Brett Sinclair's family.
Unlike with some other movies, like "The Wrong Box" and "The Assassination Bureau" (popular flicks of the era) the deaths are not particularly amusing (apart from one set in Scotland).
Roger Moore is very good at what he does, but when he ventures into Alec Guinness territory he's all at sea. The only convincing alter ego in this episode is when he dons a dress to play a female member of the family (strangely, brother to Willie Rushton).
An all-star episode featuring the likes of Roland Culver and Denholm Elliott, "A Death in the Family" ends with a surprising twist reminiscent of an earlier Tony Curtis flick.
Unlike with some other movies, like "The Wrong Box" and "The Assassination Bureau" (popular flicks of the era) the deaths are not particularly amusing (apart from one set in Scotland).
Roger Moore is very good at what he does, but when he ventures into Alec Guinness territory he's all at sea. The only convincing alter ego in this episode is when he dons a dress to play a female member of the family (strangely, brother to Willie Rushton).
An all-star episode featuring the likes of Roland Culver and Denholm Elliott, "A Death in the Family" ends with a surprising twist reminiscent of an earlier Tony Curtis flick.