The writing and the acting are sublime. We must also credit the editing, which keeps things moving smartly along.
I had not seen this series before today.The first episode whilst not outstanding was well worth watching, decently acted and entertaining.
Very mild spoiler alert: No specific shows are discussed, but the review does discuss tendencies in the show that might help you guess some endings.How about a defense drama where most of the clients are guilty, most of the rest may or may not be guilty (so the defense's efforts may well set a dangerous person free) and only a tiny, tiny minority are truly exonerated by crafty court work?
I agree with Chris from Australia re this series -- it is outstanding, intelligent TV (the kind no longer produced in the USA.)John Thaw is absolutely magnificent in the title role his quiet, but incisive courtroom style is the kind I'd want from a lawyer representing me.
The only reason why I didn't give this a 10, is because I still think that Morse is John Thaw's best role. But I just want to say, he is absolutely magnificent here.
This was is not a bad crime drama on its own. However, it really just is a British version of Perry Mason.
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q C gives us a glimpse of Inspector Morse, if he had become a barrister rather than a Chief Inspector,found love rather than solitude,and had hailed from Sargent Lewis's neck of the woods rather than Cambridge. This sort of television should be the norm, not a rare exception.
