But probably for all the wrong reasons!
Set in a storybook version of England, this episode of Murder, She Wrote has Jessica Fletcher's British cousin (played by Angela Lansbury) contacted by an old flame and invited to spend a weekend with him and his unlikeable family. When a murder occurs, Cousin Emma leaps into sleuthing mode to help Inspector Frost aka Tony Newley.
Some good actors enjoying themselves here, particularly Carolyn Seymour chewing the scenery while spitting out, "I'm the wife of the 19th Viscount". Her in-laws are either too shocked or too well mannered to make the obvious reply, "That's right, dear, have a nice cup of tea".
John Standing is her husband - the 19th Viscount himself - giving his accustomed stiff upper-lipped aristocrat. Then there's Jane Leeves, Frasier's Daphne, with a Cockney accent almost as excruciating as her Frasier brother's (Anthony LaPaglia) As ever, for me the biggest mystery is why everyone is always over dressed. All the women are immaculate in pale linen suits with pastel silk shirts, tasteful matching jewellery and perfectly coiffed hair. Sure, for a luncheon engagement or dinner party but for a relaxed weekend with friends or pottering round the garden? Even discovering the murdered corpse of a beloved relative in the wee small hours seems to require the application of full make-up and carefully styled hair. Makes me laugh every time.
Amusing, undemanding pleasant fare for a cold grey afternoon.
Set in a storybook version of England, this episode of Murder, She Wrote has Jessica Fletcher's British cousin (played by Angela Lansbury) contacted by an old flame and invited to spend a weekend with him and his unlikeable family. When a murder occurs, Cousin Emma leaps into sleuthing mode to help Inspector Frost aka Tony Newley.
Some good actors enjoying themselves here, particularly Carolyn Seymour chewing the scenery while spitting out, "I'm the wife of the 19th Viscount". Her in-laws are either too shocked or too well mannered to make the obvious reply, "That's right, dear, have a nice cup of tea".
John Standing is her husband - the 19th Viscount himself - giving his accustomed stiff upper-lipped aristocrat. Then there's Jane Leeves, Frasier's Daphne, with a Cockney accent almost as excruciating as her Frasier brother's (Anthony LaPaglia) As ever, for me the biggest mystery is why everyone is always over dressed. All the women are immaculate in pale linen suits with pastel silk shirts, tasteful matching jewellery and perfectly coiffed hair. Sure, for a luncheon engagement or dinner party but for a relaxed weekend with friends or pottering round the garden? Even discovering the murdered corpse of a beloved relative in the wee small hours seems to require the application of full make-up and carefully styled hair. Makes me laugh every time.
Amusing, undemanding pleasant fare for a cold grey afternoon.