Jessica's English cousin Emma receives an invitation to meet up with an old friend, Geoffrey Constable, a Viscount. Her presence is not welcomed by his family, soon a murder occurs.
An episode of Murder she wrote without Jessica, is like roast beef without Yorkshire pudding, but we do get Emma, you genuinely wouldn't notice JB was missing.
First of all, a good job with the filming, I imagine this was filmed in The States, but it passes for the English countryside, the house however looks very American. Some clever cutting and mixing of footage.
A mix of British and American actors, but they all do a fine job, it makes a nice change to hear accents that aren't all the standard Received pronunciation.
How sad that John David Bland who plays Derek diwd at such a young age, he did a fine English accent. Some fine talent here in Carolyn Seymour, John Standing and Richard Johnson.
I like the story, it's engaging enough, poor Emma seems to attract murder in a similar fashion the her American cousin.
Ok, so some of the scenes are a bit cringe worthy, but take it for what it is, a cosy mystery to enjoy curled up on the sofa, with a cup of tea, and a biscuit. 7/10.