I have found the first series of Kingdom trying too hard to be quirky. The penultimate really is clumsy. At the same time it has to ramp up the story arc for the season.
Peter Kingdom ends up being a marriage counsellor to Mr and Mrs Collins. Brenda Collins is upset that her husband Peter likes dressing up in women's clothes.
Lyle helps a racehorse owner Herb Griffiths to acquire a piece of land. Only issue is travelling gypsies are staying on the land and now face forcible eviction.
When the horse goes missing, the Herb Griffiths blame the gypsies. Lyle suspects that schoolboy Scott Millington might be behind it. He has been taking bets from his fellow school pupils. Only to find that the odds have shortened at the bookies for Griffith's horse.
At least gambling ties up with the reasons why Peter's brother might have topped himself. He ran up debts. However all the storylines were weak.
Peter Kingdom ends up being a marriage counsellor to Mr and Mrs Collins. Brenda Collins is upset that her husband Peter likes dressing up in women's clothes.
Lyle helps a racehorse owner Herb Griffiths to acquire a piece of land. Only issue is travelling gypsies are staying on the land and now face forcible eviction.
When the horse goes missing, the Herb Griffiths blame the gypsies. Lyle suspects that schoolboy Scott Millington might be behind it. He has been taking bets from his fellow school pupils. Only to find that the odds have shortened at the bookies for Griffith's horse.
At least gambling ties up with the reasons why Peter's brother might have topped himself. He ran up debts. However all the storylines were weak.