2 reviews
The Big Fish
DI Maguire has joined the fraud squad. He is quickly drawn into a betting scam.
A new start up betting firm think they have a fool proof system to make big money.
Betting big on a horse with poor form and then switching it with a ringer who romps home.
Only for one of their cohorts to cut the local telephone line. So the bookies at the course could not lower the odds. This causes a stink and raises suspicion.
A nicely paced thriller. The police even explain the plot just in case those in the audience are not in the know with horse racing.
There is a brief appearance from Irene Handl.
A new start up betting firm think they have a fool proof system to make big money.
Betting big on a horse with poor form and then switching it with a ringer who romps home.
Only for one of their cohorts to cut the local telephone line. So the bookies at the course could not lower the odds. This causes a stink and raises suspicion.
A nicely paced thriller. The police even explain the plot just in case those in the audience are not in the know with horse racing.
There is a brief appearance from Irene Handl.
- Prismark10
- Nov 3, 2021
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Appointment with A Turf accountant.
Inspector Maguire is out on a case of suspected deception, in which an unknown, brand new horse has romped home to win a race, leaving many out of pocket.
It's one of those episodes that I thought was well made, well produced and well acted, but where I simply didn't care much for the actual story itself. Perhaps those with an interest in betting and race horses will perhaps enjoy a little more.
What I found hard, was that we didn't get to see any victims, so empathising was quite hard, it just didn't really register as much of a crime. I found it a little bit slow to watch, but it certainly looked good.
Daisy May, whoever heard of a Racing horse called Daisy May, I kept picturing some kind of seaside old nag.
Jane Hylton was pretty good as Ruth Harrison, a good actress I've seen several times before, but the real enjoyment came from seeing Irene Handl, if only she'd been the main focus, it may have been a whole lot more interesting.
5/10.
It's one of those episodes that I thought was well made, well produced and well acted, but where I simply didn't care much for the actual story itself. Perhaps those with an interest in betting and race horses will perhaps enjoy a little more.
What I found hard, was that we didn't get to see any victims, so empathising was quite hard, it just didn't really register as much of a crime. I found it a little bit slow to watch, but it certainly looked good.
Daisy May, whoever heard of a Racing horse called Daisy May, I kept picturing some kind of seaside old nag.
Jane Hylton was pretty good as Ruth Harrison, a good actress I've seen several times before, but the real enjoyment came from seeing Irene Handl, if only she'd been the main focus, it may have been a whole lot more interesting.
5/10.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Jan 27, 2023
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