You cannot go far wrong if your cast includes Ken Stott, Neil Dudgeon and Edward Woodward. The acting is excellent from the above, and most of the rest of the cast.
The script is also pretty good - a really original story and some excellent dialogue (although one or two cliches and over-used plot devices do work themselves in).
I must correct one of the previous comments - it is not Red Metcalf, nor any of the other police officers who discover the pattern to the murders. Metcalf sort of finds out by accident, and the gaps are filled in by the Reverend Stephen Hedges. It's not until a while later that Hedges spots the connection with the victims occupations, and it's not until ages after that they notice that the dates of the murders are on the relevant Saint's day! This is one of the first things to check, surely?!!?
Unfortunately, upon reflection, several other holes in the plot emerge, large enough through which to drive the proverbial double-decker bus.
But on the whole, whilst watching, Messiah is excellent.
The script is also pretty good - a really original story and some excellent dialogue (although one or two cliches and over-used plot devices do work themselves in).
I must correct one of the previous comments - it is not Red Metcalf, nor any of the other police officers who discover the pattern to the murders. Metcalf sort of finds out by accident, and the gaps are filled in by the Reverend Stephen Hedges. It's not until a while later that Hedges spots the connection with the victims occupations, and it's not until ages after that they notice that the dates of the murders are on the relevant Saint's day! This is one of the first things to check, surely?!!?
Unfortunately, upon reflection, several other holes in the plot emerge, large enough through which to drive the proverbial double-decker bus.
But on the whole, whilst watching, Messiah is excellent.