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Director:
Jack Gold
Writers:
Simon Burke (writer)
Robert Goddard (novel)
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Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Harry Barnett is a failed businessman who used to run a garage until he went bankrupt. He is now living on the island of Rhodes... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Not Thaw's best, but not bad! more (6 total)

Cast

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John Thaw ... Harry Barnett
Tom Towndrow ... Young Harry
Vida Garman ... Clare Mallender
Abigail Cruttenden ... Heather Mallender
Dimitri Andreas ... Kostas
Kevork Malikyan ... Inspector Miltiades
Matthew Marsh ... Alan Dysart
Yiannis Grivas ... Chief of Police
Andrew Phylactou ... Detective

George Savvides ... Operator

Inday Ba ... Zohra Labrooy

Miles Anderson ... Dr. Peter Kingdom
Tony Spooner ... Ted
James Mair ... Policeman
Kieron Jecchinis ... Pineaar
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Runtime:
120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more
Company:
Carlton Television more

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Not Thaw's best, but not bad!, 10 February 2009
7/10
Author: Bethany_Cox25 from United Kingdom

I saw this on TV about a year ago, and I liked it. That Christmas, I got the book by Robert Goddard, and I couldn't put it down. It is a brilliant book, and I've also got Sight Unseen, which I'm looking forward to starting. It is a fresh change from reading Agatha Christie, who coincidentally is my favourite author.

That said, the TV adaptation, while very different to the book, is pretty solid. John Thaw does his best, with a difficult accent, but looks uncomfortable sometimes. I hate criticising Thaw's acting, because he was one of Britain's finest actors. The letdown however, was the script, it was very clunky, and I didn't like some of the plot changes, like Heather getting killed. The ending was very disappointing, as I didn't understand it. They also missed really important things about Alan Dysart, played by Matthew Marsh, like his hidden homosexuality.

However, I liked some of the scenes, such as when Harry first discovers that Heather is missing, and the big house being set on fire, after Peter Kingdom (Miles Anderson) was murdered. Most of the acting is good, and Greece looks beautiful. Another thing that bothered me was this, who killed Peter Kingdom, because that wasn't made obvious.

In conclusion, it isn't Thaw's best, but you may like it! 7/10. Bethany Cox

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