Title: Derivitive, Imitative, and Sub-standard British Fare
Product review: There are a lot better mysteries from Britain than this one (Inspector Lewis, for one). Nathaniel Parker plays a landowning Oxford grad who decides to become a police detective (a la Lord Peter Whimsey, who was far more interesting and entertaining). The decision is questioned by his peers, and rightly so, because all he brings to the table is a pretty face, a cow-eyed look, and an aggressive manner. The plots are standard--the hero and heroine are detective partners who secretly are in love with each other. And you really don't care about who the murderer or murderers are. The character of the medical examiner is a direct steal from the one played by David Macallan on NCIS, except that he is younger and better looking. In fact, the shows tend to feature handsome men and plain women, plainly dressed,some in need of dental work. On the plus side, the background music and the photography (beautiful looks of London) are superior.
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