marccherry-15866

Not by any means the worst thing I've ever seen & I get it's not meant to be too serious but the pretence of a crossword puzzler solving crime is just too far fetched. Phyllis Logan as always is excellent but the basic premise of this show is lame. I tried to stick it out but boredom set in just before halfway & I switched off I no longer cared what she did. A good lead can't really lift a show if the writing & plots are poor. Tho not at the stinkbomb level of Sister Boniface & Death Valley it lacks credibility. Can't see another series of this being commissioned but please find Phyllis Logan something better to do she's wasted in this.

Found this lacking in both the comedy & the mystery elements, even the presence of Timothy Spall couldn't save this tosh. Spall's presence generally indicates something good but this is dire & a complete waste of his talents. Usually a poor or indifferent first episode I'll give the benefit of the doubt & try a second episode but I can't see this getting any better. For good comedy mystery inspiration need to take some cues from likes of Randall and Hopkirk Deceased with good writing, plots & strong elements of both. It came out in 1968 & still stands up well today Death Valley won't stand up much past next week.

This ain't a great show by any stretch yet neither by any stretch is it terrible. Most of the characters in this seem rather bland some of the wokeism doesn't help the credibility at times. Story line slow paced. It's passable but no more the kinda show half an hr after watching it you've forgotten. Did it hold my interest?- just but only just - would I watch it again? - only if there was nothing better on. Producers really need to take a look at some true classic shows eg Crime Story with Dennis Farina which I watched in the 80's & vividly sticks in my memory why? Because the storyline & the acting throughout are top notch - I'm not saying copy it but watch it & draw inspiration from it a show which gets a load of 10 ratings from users & fully deserved a show that still cuts it today. I want to see more top class shows like that rather than the mediocrity that this show is.