Advocates II (TV 1992)

Director:

Peter Barber-Fleming

Stars:

Jonathan Battersby, Isla Blair, Robert Carlyle

Cast

Credited cast:
Jonathan Battersby	...	Riley
Isla Blair	...	Katherine Dunbar
Robert Carlyle	...	DC Murray
James Fleet	...	Philip Jackson
Jack Fortune	...	Dominic Lawson
Hugh Fraser	...	John Naismith
Stuart Hepburn	...	DCI Michael Smith
Bernard Horsfall	...	Lord Thornhill
Michael Kitchen	...	James McCandlish
Frances Low	...	Mary Smith
Elspeth MacNaughton	...	Libby
Micky McPherson	...	Paul Lucas
Andrew Melville	...	Andrew Hanson
Sean Murray	...	Sam Coutts
Alison Peebles	...	Vivien Liddell

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

trial | spouse abuse | female nudity | murder | topless | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1992 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Scottish Television Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Advocates I (1991)

User Reviews

An Inferior Sequel

Most of the lead characters from the original return for this one. Like before, this three part mini-series takes place in Edinburgh. This time out, there's a lawyer arrested for the murder of his wife. Is he the actual one responsible, or is the town's uncaught serial killer the one to blame? This series is a different animal from the first one. One of the charms of the original was the chemistry between Stella Gonet and Ewan Stewart. With Gonet gone, Stewart has no one to bounce off lines with. A sometimes exotic looking Rachel Weisz plays his girlfriend, but their pairing is more for service of the plot. Their age disparity ensures that no sparks ensue.

The script lacks the wit of the first series. With a different writer this time out(John Cooper), the mechanics are typical TV gyrations. What's more, the motivation given for the setting off of the killer is nothing more than a contrivance. So it's up to Stewart, Isla Blair and the rest of the cast to sustain attention. Thankfully, they do.