Gideon is on the hunt for a gang of thugs, who attack and rob people seemingly for fun and pleasure. Their leader, Peter Sloane seems to carry out the 'giggles' simply for sadistic pleasure.
It doesn't really surprise me to see this one languishing near the bottom in terms of ratings, it's an episode with a few flaws, but it's not all bad, it has some great elements.
I enjoyed the storyline, sometimes the series has felt a little old fashioned, with crimes that belonged back in the 50's, this did have a more current feel to it, it's very 60's.
I liked the bizarre motive for the crimes, it's about the first time Gideon had to investigate a series of crimes commited simply for fun.
I'm not too sure the villains were actually depicted as teens? I saw them as a group of bored thirty somethings rebelling against society.
The problem for me, was that they didn't make enough of the story, nothing was developed or built on, it was all a bit flat, they really had something, but the ideas never came to life.
Gideon's involvement seemed minor somehow, and why is Joe still retiring two years on.
A lot of well known faces helped, Anton Rodgers, Derek Fowlds and Jean Marsh, they're all good, I'm just not sure they were all well served by the script.
A disappointing way to end this fine series, it's a shame it came to an end here, but I think maybe it had run its course.
6/10.
It doesn't really surprise me to see this one languishing near the bottom in terms of ratings, it's an episode with a few flaws, but it's not all bad, it has some great elements.
I enjoyed the storyline, sometimes the series has felt a little old fashioned, with crimes that belonged back in the 50's, this did have a more current feel to it, it's very 60's.
I liked the bizarre motive for the crimes, it's about the first time Gideon had to investigate a series of crimes commited simply for fun.
I'm not too sure the villains were actually depicted as teens? I saw them as a group of bored thirty somethings rebelling against society.
The problem for me, was that they didn't make enough of the story, nothing was developed or built on, it was all a bit flat, they really had something, but the ideas never came to life.
Gideon's involvement seemed minor somehow, and why is Joe still retiring two years on.
A lot of well known faces helped, Anton Rodgers, Derek Fowlds and Jean Marsh, they're all good, I'm just not sure they were all well served by the script.
A disappointing way to end this fine series, it's a shame it came to an end here, but I think maybe it had run its course.
6/10.
