I find it amusing that an episode, the whole show in fact, rates much higher by the IMDB raters, while the reviewers rarely seem able to give this show much more than a 6. Oh well.
What makes this show stand out is the cast--which I guess in the case with most television shows. Jane Seymour as Harry Wild is terrific, and Rohan Nedd as Harry's partner and foil, Fergus Reid, is a wonderful as well.
The mystery plot of who killed the lady of the house, Melissa Cavendish was finely written and acted by everyone in the cast.
I had two problems with the episode, one plot driven, the other character driven.
The plot driven problem was how. New detective Vicky Boyle, was so dead set on arresting and incarcerating Harry. This was explained as Vicky being eager to impress her colleagues and superiors on the police force. It was an interesting development, I suppose, plot-wise. But highly implausible on a number of different levels.
The character-wise problem has to do with Harry's moral compass--which seems to be all over the place.
On the one hand, Harry is considerate, encouraging and even sweet with Fergus (as well as her friend, Glenn). But Harry takes up with her son's police detective superior, Ray, who is married to an even higher-up superior on the force.
I am sure this conflict will be dealt with in a future episode. At the moment, Harry's poor judgment appears to be attributed to raging hormones, mixed in with a bit of an alcohol problem.
Much of the tension of this episode hinges on Harry being unable to provide an alibi for herself, since she was with Ray at the time in question, and Ray, of course, is being mum.
Neither of these issues really affect my enjoyment of the episode. But they do feel needlessly melodramatic for a show that is intelligently and interestingly written otherwise.
What makes this show stand out is the cast--which I guess in the case with most television shows. Jane Seymour as Harry Wild is terrific, and Rohan Nedd as Harry's partner and foil, Fergus Reid, is a wonderful as well.
The mystery plot of who killed the lady of the house, Melissa Cavendish was finely written and acted by everyone in the cast.
I had two problems with the episode, one plot driven, the other character driven.
The plot driven problem was how. New detective Vicky Boyle, was so dead set on arresting and incarcerating Harry. This was explained as Vicky being eager to impress her colleagues and superiors on the police force. It was an interesting development, I suppose, plot-wise. But highly implausible on a number of different levels.
The character-wise problem has to do with Harry's moral compass--which seems to be all over the place.
On the one hand, Harry is considerate, encouraging and even sweet with Fergus (as well as her friend, Glenn). But Harry takes up with her son's police detective superior, Ray, who is married to an even higher-up superior on the force.
I am sure this conflict will be dealt with in a future episode. At the moment, Harry's poor judgment appears to be attributed to raging hormones, mixed in with a bit of an alcohol problem.
Much of the tension of this episode hinges on Harry being unable to provide an alibi for herself, since she was with Ray at the time in question, and Ray, of course, is being mum.
Neither of these issues really affect my enjoyment of the episode. But they do feel needlessly melodramatic for a show that is intelligently and interestingly written otherwise.
