I tend to watch formulaic British/Australian murder mysteries (Midsomer Murders, My Life is Murder, Death in Paradise, etc) at night when I'm cleaning the house, so when this turned up on AcornTV I tried it, with relatively low expectations.
But by the middle of the second episode I was totally hooked. Whatever combination of writing/acting/chemistry is happening between the two main characters is fantastic and somehow totally different from the usual stuff in this vein. Instead of the usual unrequited love/stupid flirting + goofy sidekicks that plagues series like Agatha Raisin, these two seem like a real couple who genuinely like each other in a totally non-dramatic way.
Not sure why anyone's criticizing the premise (that crime-scene cleaners would do detective work) since it's no more unrealistic than 3 novelist aunts (like Queens of Mystery) or gardeners (Rosemary & Thyme). Heck, after 22 years, pretty much everyone in Midsomer has been murdered and no one seems to notice that.
Anyway, my only regret is that this only has 13 episodes and now it's too old to be revived.
Definitely recommended.
But by the middle of the second episode I was totally hooked. Whatever combination of writing/acting/chemistry is happening between the two main characters is fantastic and somehow totally different from the usual stuff in this vein. Instead of the usual unrequited love/stupid flirting + goofy sidekicks that plagues series like Agatha Raisin, these two seem like a real couple who genuinely like each other in a totally non-dramatic way.
Not sure why anyone's criticizing the premise (that crime-scene cleaners would do detective work) since it's no more unrealistic than 3 novelist aunts (like Queens of Mystery) or gardeners (Rosemary & Thyme). Heck, after 22 years, pretty much everyone in Midsomer has been murdered and no one seems to notice that.
Anyway, my only regret is that this only has 13 episodes and now it's too old to be revived.
Definitely recommended.