This is the second in a series of television movies based on Dorothy L. Sayers's famous mystery series featuring Harriet vein and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey.
So, we can tell from the first program "Strong poison" that the actors are struggling to find the characters that they play however by the end of the program they are easily identifiable. In this second of three mysteries, "Have His Carcass" they run smoothly from the beginning.
One of the strengths of the BBC production is that they do not try to dramatize so much that the story does not match the book. One of the advantages of this series is that it is long enough that most of the pertinent information is shown. They made an excellent choice when deciding to use Edward Petherbridge as Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Walter as Harriet Vane. They match the book character descriptions perfectly. In fact, if you see this program before you read the book their images will be in your mind.
You may recognize Harriet Walter as the nasty attitude Fanny Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (1995).
This episode takes place after Hariot was exonerated from poisoning her ex-lover. She is now on walkabout and you may have guessed it she came upon a carcass still dripping in blood. Yep, Lord Peter hears of this and rushes to Harriets rescue, or is he just nosy? I will not go into details as that is why you watch this movie. Pay close attention as the clues pop up everywhere.
You will have to see the second and maybe many more times to recognize the clues that you missed.
So, we can tell from the first program "Strong poison" that the actors are struggling to find the characters that they play however by the end of the program they are easily identifiable. In this second of three mysteries, "Have His Carcass" they run smoothly from the beginning.
One of the strengths of the BBC production is that they do not try to dramatize so much that the story does not match the book. One of the advantages of this series is that it is long enough that most of the pertinent information is shown. They made an excellent choice when deciding to use Edward Petherbridge as Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Walter as Harriet Vane. They match the book character descriptions perfectly. In fact, if you see this program before you read the book their images will be in your mind.
You may recognize Harriet Walter as the nasty attitude Fanny Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (1995).
This episode takes place after Hariot was exonerated from poisoning her ex-lover. She is now on walkabout and you may have guessed it she came upon a carcass still dripping in blood. Yep, Lord Peter hears of this and rushes to Harriets rescue, or is he just nosy? I will not go into details as that is why you watch this movie. Pay close attention as the clues pop up everywhere.
You will have to see the second and maybe many more times to recognize the clues that you missed.