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The Wench is Dead is very well done, but fans of the show will notice that Lewis is missing. (he is on an inspector's course) Matthew Finney does give a very appealing performance as Kershaw, but he doesn't quite have the earnestness that Whately brought to Lewis. Though the episode is fully redeemed by a brilliant performance from John Thaw,(Morse spends most of the episode in hospital) lovely camera-work and a well written script. The episode is probably the most faithful of all the episodes to the book, all with the exception of the omission of Lewis, about Morse trying to solve a 150 year old murder case from his hospital bed. The Victorian scenes were certainly beautifully shot, and well realised. Overall, a solid episode even with the absence of Lewis. 9/10 Bethany Cox.
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