My Review - Signora Volpe Streaming on Acorn TV
My Rating 7/10
My Review - Signora Volpe Streaming on Acorn TV
My Rating 7/10
Think of Midsomer Murders set in a beautiful hill town setting in Umbria in what seems the ideal setting for an intriguing mystery crime sleuth series .
Umbria the word conjures up undulating olive groves, early Renaissance frescoes and for those lucky enough to holiday in the region drinks by the villa pool at sunset.
However as our heroine Sleuth Sylvia Fox ( Italian translation Volpe) soon discovers Umbria has a reputation for organised crime gangs and corruption .
Sylvia played by the delightful Emilia Fox is disillusioned by her MI6 spy job in London so she takes a sabbatical to visit her sister Isabel Vitale and attend the wedding of her niece Alice and when introduced to Alice's betrothed circumstances take a dramatic and dangerous turn.
There are 3 episodes in this pleasant easy to watch series the first concerning the murder of a woman floating in a lake and the disappearance of Tommaso the man Silvia's niece is to marry .
The second is the discovery of a woman's body at an archaeological dig . Is it one of 2 women who mysteriously disappeared in very different circumstances years ago from the village ?
The third episode involves the arrest of a Russian politician's son who is accused of murdering a fellow student.
While a really pleasant experience to watch I thought Signora Volpe was lacking in credibility at times .
The idea that this attractive spy gets to use all her spyware and martial arts skills in such a short time on holiday is a far cry from the talented DCI Barnaby and his deputy solving village murders.
I wasn't surprised to read later that this series is written by Rachel Cuperman and Sally Griffiths, who worked together on Midsomer Murders . Signora Volpe has all the familiar style of Midsomer however I can't see it being the successful franchise that Midsomer was , perhaps another series may be being considered?
Emilia Fox is so appealing as Sylvia Fox however I kept thinking her character is very similar to Dr Nikki Alexander and I had difficulty separating the two characters at times .
Tara Fitzgerald is also delightful as Sylvia's sister Isabel Vitale her edgy artistic personality adds a bit of spice to the dialogue in what is an enjoyable series that's worth a look and a tonic for a cold winters day .
My Rating 7/10
My Review - Signora Volpe Streaming on Acorn TV
My Rating 7/10
Think of Midsomer Murders set in a beautiful hill town setting in Umbria in what seems the ideal setting for an intriguing mystery crime sleuth series .
Umbria the word conjures up undulating olive groves, early Renaissance frescoes and for those lucky enough to holiday in the region drinks by the villa pool at sunset.
However as our heroine Sleuth Sylvia Fox ( Italian translation Volpe) soon discovers Umbria has a reputation for organised crime gangs and corruption .
Sylvia played by the delightful Emilia Fox is disillusioned by her MI6 spy job in London so she takes a sabbatical to visit her sister Isabel Vitale and attend the wedding of her niece Alice and when introduced to Alice's betrothed circumstances take a dramatic and dangerous turn.
There are 3 episodes in this pleasant easy to watch series the first concerning the murder of a woman floating in a lake and the disappearance of Tommaso the man Silvia's niece is to marry .
The second is the discovery of a woman's body at an archaeological dig . Is it one of 2 women who mysteriously disappeared in very different circumstances years ago from the village ?
The third episode involves the arrest of a Russian politician's son who is accused of murdering a fellow student.
While a really pleasant experience to watch I thought Signora Volpe was lacking in credibility at times .
The idea that this attractive spy gets to use all her spyware and martial arts skills in such a short time on holiday is a far cry from the talented DCI Barnaby and his deputy solving village murders.
I wasn't surprised to read later that this series is written by Rachel Cuperman and Sally Griffiths, who worked together on Midsomer Murders . Signora Volpe has all the familiar style of Midsomer however I can't see it being the successful franchise that Midsomer was , perhaps another series may be being considered?
Emilia Fox is so appealing as Sylvia Fox however I kept thinking her character is very similar to Dr Nikki Alexander and I had difficulty separating the two characters at times .
Tara Fitzgerald is also delightful as Sylvia's sister Isabel Vitale her edgy artistic personality adds a bit of spice to the dialogue in what is an enjoyable series that's worth a look and a tonic for a cold winters day .