In 2019, one of the UK satellite channels is broadcasting (either side of midnight) the back-catalogue of "Waking the Dead". The original two-parters are being shown in one continuous episode (apart from the adverts on "Drama" channel - fair enough, they need to make money!)
We occasionally caught the odd episode of WtD during the original broadcast, but this time the stories merit a further look (even if you sometimes fall asleep!).
This episode casts long shadows back to 1945 (and beyond), covering Jewish oppression, Nazi malfeasance (even Joseph Mengele gets a mention!) and a reminder that "nothing disappears forever".
The scrip is well-written, the ensemble cast bounce off each other and the layers of history - like the layers of flooring in the old man's house - are peeled back to reveal the truth.
Peter Boyd gets a love interest (Played with feline grace by Michelle Forbes) in a side-line which continues into the next story in this season.
This was tense, taut, well-detailed (without overkill - pardon the pun!) and a thoroughly enthralling two-hour story.
We occasionally caught the odd episode of WtD during the original broadcast, but this time the stories merit a further look (even if you sometimes fall asleep!).
This episode casts long shadows back to 1945 (and beyond), covering Jewish oppression, Nazi malfeasance (even Joseph Mengele gets a mention!) and a reminder that "nothing disappears forever".
The scrip is well-written, the ensemble cast bounce off each other and the layers of history - like the layers of flooring in the old man's house - are peeled back to reveal the truth.
Peter Boyd gets a love interest (Played with feline grace by Michelle Forbes) in a side-line which continues into the next story in this season.
This was tense, taut, well-detailed (without overkill - pardon the pun!) and a thoroughly enthralling two-hour story.