"Not in My Back Yard" is another fine episode in the great series of "Midsomer Murders".
Let' s start with the good aspects, shall we?
. The production values of the episode are great. The direction's very good as usual and the music fits the scenery. The acting is mostly good. John Nettles and Jason Hughes are fantastic in the leads, but out of the fine guest stars Peter Egan and Linda Marlowe fare the best.
. The murders are clever, the characters interesting enough and there are some compelling plotlines in the story.
But....
. Do agree, that Tom Barnaby is not his usual self in this episode, he seemed to throw lucky guesses around. The story of "Not in My Back Yard", while decent, does not offer anything new to the series and feels "been there , done that" at the end of the end. Also, agree, that the solution (Liz turning out to be the killer) needed a bit better explanation (especially when it comes to murder methods).
Overall, a fine episode.
6/10 HK.
Let' s start with the good aspects, shall we?
. The production values of the episode are great. The direction's very good as usual and the music fits the scenery. The acting is mostly good. John Nettles and Jason Hughes are fantastic in the leads, but out of the fine guest stars Peter Egan and Linda Marlowe fare the best.
. The murders are clever, the characters interesting enough and there are some compelling plotlines in the story.
But....
. Do agree, that Tom Barnaby is not his usual self in this episode, he seemed to throw lucky guesses around. The story of "Not in My Back Yard", while decent, does not offer anything new to the series and feels "been there , done that" at the end of the end. Also, agree, that the solution (Liz turning out to be the killer) needed a bit better explanation (especially when it comes to murder methods).
Overall, a fine episode.
6/10 HK.