Mystery!: Campion (TV Series) Look to the Lady: Part 1 (1989) User Reviews

A specialist in fairy stories must save the Grith Chalice.

[Bernie4444 · 10/10 · 19 October 2023]

A specialist in fairy stories must save the Grith Chalice.

Once again, BBC outdoes itself by adapting books to TV. This time it is with a Margery Allingham mystery, Camion. Screenplay by Alan Plater.

Peter Davison as Albert Campion and his faithful companion, Brian Glover as Magersfontein Lugg is so good in this 1989 TV series that even when you read the book you think of them.

The story sticks closely to the book in the beginning; however, first time through the program one will notice that it becomes abbreviated and Alan Plater shows thru. By the second viewing, you are hooked.

In this installment, Campion aka Twelve Trees among other names recruits Robin Lermitte as Val Gyrth to help protect the Grith Chalice from being stolen by an unknown collector. We meet with many mysterious people including polite criminals and a wicked witch.

Solid, but a little over the top.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 6/10 · 24 August 2021]

Campion and Lugg reunite a man with his family, then must help them defend The Gryth Chalice from all manner of miscreants.

When you look at the show's that were made around this time, the role call is impressive, not least The Miss Marple series, this has the same level of production values, by that I mean impeccable quality and detail, but where that series captivated, this one simply doesn't.

If you're a fan of shows such as Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime, you might just enjoy this, it has the same tone and feel.

I'm not a massive fan of Davison here, you can't fault the variety of his career, I loved his Doctor, but here, I'm not sure I'm not sold, I've always thought him a much better actor in his later years, do I perhaps associate this time too much with The Doctor?

It looks great, I perhaps just don't care a huge deal for the story, it's a decent watch, I fancy it gets better, 6/10.

Look to the Lady: Part 1

[Prismark10 · 5/10 · 15 January 2019]

Peter Davison after playing a vet, time lord and a harassed doctor turned detective in the tail end of the 1980s.

This introduction to Albert Campion and his manservant Lugg was exquisitely made but lukewarm.

Campion needs to find a vagrant who is in fact from a wealthy family who fell out with his father.

Campion needs to find Val Gyrth because an international gang of thieves plan to steal the valuable Gyrth Chalice.

Davison brings humour to Campion. It seem he and Lugg are resourceful but maybe not always on the straight and narrow.

I think the Campion of the books is supposed to be a bit bland. This first instalment of a two part story was equally bland.