What we have here is a rather realistic case. We start with a sixteen-year-old being murdered after she has attended an acting class. Her teacher is a charismatic character who has played fast and loose with his relationships with his students. After a witness statement, this man is arrested and brought to trial. His smugness and evasion leads to this trial. He flat out lies to Banks and the investigators. But there is something unfortunate that takes place. We also know a nasty young man torched his car. Is the teacher guilty?
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DCI Banks at its best
safenoe4 November 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This review relates to parts 1 and 2 of Innocent Graves. I haven't read the DCI Banks books, but I'm hooked on the TV series, and each episode does not disappoint me.
Each instalment is compelling, and Innocent Graves is no exception. James Callis (Owen Pierce in an outstanding performance) should have lawyered up big time for wrongful prosecution, and sure he didn't have clean hands (who does?), the scripting was such that were unsure if he was the murderer until the shocking twist.
For a while I thought Daniel Clayton could have been the one, and also Tyler Judd (Chris Overton in an electrifying performance). As to who the murderer really was, now that was a twist and I never saw that coming.
One motif of some DCI Banks episodes is the grand house in Yorkshire, owned by the victim's family. It's a contrast to the gritty streets of Leeds, and I especially like the grey clouds, and rolling greens of the Dales. Just proves that not all houses in the UK are doll-sized.
This is the final instalment of season 2, and DS Helen Morton (Caroline "Doc Martin" Catz) is settling in well, despite her obsessive compulsiveness.
Each instalment is compelling, and Innocent Graves is no exception. James Callis (Owen Pierce in an outstanding performance) should have lawyered up big time for wrongful prosecution, and sure he didn't have clean hands (who does?), the scripting was such that were unsure if he was the murderer until the shocking twist.
For a while I thought Daniel Clayton could have been the one, and also Tyler Judd (Chris Overton in an electrifying performance). As to who the murderer really was, now that was a twist and I never saw that coming.
One motif of some DCI Banks episodes is the grand house in Yorkshire, owned by the victim's family. It's a contrast to the gritty streets of Leeds, and I especially like the grey clouds, and rolling greens of the Dales. Just proves that not all houses in the UK are doll-sized.
This is the final instalment of season 2, and DS Helen Morton (Caroline "Doc Martin" Catz) is settling in well, despite her obsessive compulsiveness.
Innocent Graves: Part 1
Prismark1016 June 2021
The death of a 16 year old student Ellie puts DCI Banks and his team under pressure.
The dead girl's father is an internet tycoon and Banks promises that he will catch the killer.
Ellie's drama teacher Owen Pierce (James Callis) behaves oddly. Some evidence that DC Ken Blackstone finds in his house quickly places Owen as the main suspect.
However DI Morton thinks that Tyler Judd who was the dead girl's much older boyfriend should also be considered as a suspect.
With the casting of Callis, it was obvious that he would have a big role to play in this story. He certainly made the most of behaving suspiciously.
Although that might make him too obvious to be the actual murderer.
The dead girl's father is an internet tycoon and Banks promises that he will catch the killer.
Ellie's drama teacher Owen Pierce (James Callis) behaves oddly. Some evidence that DC Ken Blackstone finds in his house quickly places Owen as the main suspect.
However DI Morton thinks that Tyler Judd who was the dead girl's much older boyfriend should also be considered as a suspect.
With the casting of Callis, it was obvious that he would have a big role to play in this story. He certainly made the most of behaving suspiciously.
Although that might make him too obvious to be the actual murderer.
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