This Lightning Always Strikes Twice

Episode aired Nov 23, 1985
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1h

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5.2/10

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A murder has occurred at the country home of Sir Daniel and Lady Barbara Penwarden, and the prime suspect is the new tutor to the couple's daughter. A murder mystery with many twists and tur... Read allA murder has occurred at the country home of Sir Daniel and Lady Barbara Penwarden, and the prime suspect is the new tutor to the couple's daughter. A murder mystery with many twists and turns and dark family secrets to keep the armchair sleuth guessing.A murder has occurred at the country home of Sir Daniel and Lady Barbara Penwarden, and the prime suspect is the new tutor to the couple's daughter. A murder mystery with many twists and turns and dark family secrets to keep the armchair sleuth guessing.

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The Charles Dance character says in the play that he has never married because he has been so poorly-paid as a teacher that he could not afford to, and also says that he received a salary of "about £750 a month". The Trevor Howard character agrees that such a salary would be a pittance. In reality, a schoolteacher of Dance's age would, in the mid-1980s, the period of this play, be lucky to receive £600 a month.

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5/10

Not good sadly.

Sarah is all set for Oxbridge, but needs help, that comes in the form of James Latimer. Sarah has wealthy parents, who soon spot a match, the happiness is spoiled when a murder occurs.

This feels very different to the other episodes I've seen, bizarrely I liked the music in this one, it's been woeful in the others, but here I thought it was good. Sadly the production values are poor, it looks very cheaply made, the lightning strikes look shocking.

The major plus here, the cast, Charles Dance and Claire Bloom both have sheer quality, both make it watchable, but neither are stretched. Amanda Root is ok, although the hysteric scenes are poor.

Worst of all, the story, it doesn't have any body, it's uninteresting and very wishy washy. I've seen four, and think this is the weakest of the quartet, two to go.

Poor, 5/10.

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