A taxi driver is found dead outside a Jewler's shop and the team discover links to the underworld.A taxi driver is found dead outside a Jewler's shop and the team discover links to the underworld.A taxi driver is found dead outside a Jewler's shop and the team discover links to the underworld.
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Murderous wages
"The Wages of Sin" was actually one of my first 'Taggart' episodes, getting into the show during my early teenage years. So there is a personal interest point. Despite the Burke period being the period that introduced me to 'Taggart', a big part of me generally prefers the Taggart and Jardine periods where the episodes were longer and felt a good deal fresher in terms of writing and storytelling. Burke took some getting used to, being somebody that really didn't like him at first.
When younger, "The Wages of Sin" struck me as one of the best Burke-period episodes. By 2020 standards, that is an opinion still held and actually it's even better now after getting an even better understanding of the case. It is a great episode that does pretty much everything right in terms of having a good case and interesting team rapport. The identity and motive of the murderer weren't earth shattering to me, but the final solution was still very well done and clever.
Photography is both gritty yet moody, very well suited to the story's style, and the location is striking yet suitably unforgiving. The music matches that perfectly and the main theme is not one to forget.
From a writing point of view, it has the right amount of entertainment value (the banter) and grit (in the crime solving it doesn't shy away). The story is neither too simple or confusing, one has seen some of these plot elements before but they don't feel tired or too well worn here in "The Wages of Sin". The plotting is clever and never loses interest.
Absolutely loved the team interaction, with Robbie and Stuart having some delightfully amusing comic moments that mesh well with the grit. Robbie when undercover and Stuart when trying to curry favour. As said, Burke did nothing for me to begin with and throughout his run he was hit and miss. He did start to grow on me around this point, and here he is a good authority figure without being the vocally aggressive bully he was before and could be after. The acting is all fine from the regulars, and Tom Mannion and Murray Ewan do great jobs in their roles.
Concluding, great. 9/10
When younger, "The Wages of Sin" struck me as one of the best Burke-period episodes. By 2020 standards, that is an opinion still held and actually it's even better now after getting an even better understanding of the case. It is a great episode that does pretty much everything right in terms of having a good case and interesting team rapport. The identity and motive of the murderer weren't earth shattering to me, but the final solution was still very well done and clever.
Photography is both gritty yet moody, very well suited to the story's style, and the location is striking yet suitably unforgiving. The music matches that perfectly and the main theme is not one to forget.
From a writing point of view, it has the right amount of entertainment value (the banter) and grit (in the crime solving it doesn't shy away). The story is neither too simple or confusing, one has seen some of these plot elements before but they don't feel tired or too well worn here in "The Wages of Sin". The plotting is clever and never loses interest.
Absolutely loved the team interaction, with Robbie and Stuart having some delightfully amusing comic moments that mesh well with the grit. Robbie when undercover and Stuart when trying to curry favour. As said, Burke did nothing for me to begin with and throughout his run he was hit and miss. He did start to grow on me around this point, and here he is a good authority figure without being the vocally aggressive bully he was before and could be after. The acting is all fine from the regulars, and Tom Mannion and Murray Ewan do great jobs in their roles.
Concluding, great. 9/10
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