Laura Thyme, a skilled gardener, has just gone through an acrimonious divorce and Rosemary Boxer has just been summarily dismissed from her job as a horticulturist at a university. They meet at an inn and finding they have interests in common, begin a friendship. Rosemary is investigating a plant disease that is attacking trees on the estate of a wealthy man. There are strange accidents and something is clearly amiss and Rosemary and Laura become intrigued and start investigating. This episode, as is typical for the series, features a beautiful garden. The episode, and the series, works so very well because of the performances of Felicity Kendall as Rosemary Boxer and Pam Ferris as Laura Thyme. Their characters so well complement one another. A winning opening entry to a charming and highly entertaining series.
Review of And No Birds Sing
