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- TriviaJames Hazeldine died a few weeks before broadcast.
- GoofsWhen Barnaby introduces himself and Troy to Derrick Seagrove, he identifies himself as "DSI Barnaby" - DSI is Detective Superintendent, while Barnaby is a DCI, Detective Chief Inspector.
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DCI Tom Barnaby: I couldn't help noticing the Vegetarian Society magazine. Are you a member?
Angela Goff: Yes. Why?
DCI Tom Barnaby: Just curious. I know your husband was a keen fisherman and did a bit of shooting.
Angela Goff: We had a 'live and let live' household.
DCI Tom Barnaby: You didn't eat the trout he caught then?
Angela Goff: Fish may not be the cleverest of God's creatures, but to class them as vegetables is a little unkind.
Featured review
We're going to miss Dear Isobel rather badly.... Not wrong there.
A Talent for life isn't a particular favourite, but it's a good episode nonetheless. From my part I like the formula, we get a good twenty minutes of character development, but sadly once they kill off Isobel Hewitt, it loses a little interest. Honor Blackman really is the show stealer, and a massively interesting character, a pity she didn't last a bit longer.
The episode does suffer a little from pacing, but the story is a good one, and as always the production values are spot on, it truly does look excellent.
Susan Woolridge and Jeff Rawle are very good, Suzanne Burden is given a bit of a flat character with Rebecca, she would be much better served in the episode The Great and the good, where she'd return as the memorable Zukie Richardson.
The dynamic between Barnaby and Troy is a little different, a bit warmer. They were a terrific team.
The conclusion comes as somehow of a surprise, but it's interesting enough.
Not classic, but watchable. 7/10
The episode does suffer a little from pacing, but the story is a good one, and as always the production values are spot on, it truly does look excellent.
Susan Woolridge and Jeff Rawle are very good, Suzanne Burden is given a bit of a flat character with Rebecca, she would be much better served in the episode The Great and the good, where she'd return as the memorable Zukie Richardson.
The dynamic between Barnaby and Troy is a little different, a bit warmer. They were a terrific team.
The conclusion comes as somehow of a surprise, but it's interesting enough.
Not classic, but watchable. 7/10
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- Sleepin_Dragon
- Feb 28, 2019
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