Jessica arrives at the family home of her beautiful niece Carol Bannister, a girl haunted by the death of her beloved grandfather, Jessica's brother in law Frank Fletcher. As the pair talk Carol receives a wedding gift, a small leprechaun, a gift Frank had promised Carol for her wedding. Jessica, convinced he's alive tracks Frank to a circus, where he's arrested for the murder of Hank Sutter, a member of the circus community and a bully.
The first installment of an excellent two part serial. The additional screen time allows great development of the characters, and a wider story. It's cleverly crafted, providing a quality start to Series 3. Lansbury is superb, her disguise to fool Maylene and find Frank is really funny. She is always particularly good, but each time she recounts memories of Frank she shines that bit brighter.
Courtney Cox has quite a small part, but she's great as niece Carol. I would love to see Jessica's family tree! Charles Napier is arguably the standout, making Hank utterly loathsome, the obvious candidate for murder. I would argue this is a more gritty episode then what's gone before, ore serious in tone, that's no bad thing.
Great episode. 9/10
The first installment of an excellent two part serial. The additional screen time allows great development of the characters, and a wider story. It's cleverly crafted, providing a quality start to Series 3. Lansbury is superb, her disguise to fool Maylene and find Frank is really funny. She is always particularly good, but each time she recounts memories of Frank she shines that bit brighter.
Courtney Cox has quite a small part, but she's great as niece Carol. I would love to see Jessica's family tree! Charles Napier is arguably the standout, making Hank utterly loathsome, the obvious candidate for murder. I would argue this is a more gritty episode then what's gone before, ore serious in tone, that's no bad thing.
Great episode. 9/10