I discovered Rosemary and Thyme a few years (through Wikipedia I think) and it's one of the finest TV series from the UK. This episode has its twists and turns, and features Miranda Pleasence (daughter of Donald Pleasence of Halloween fame). The rapport between Rosemary and Thyme is charming and I wish this series went for more than three seasons.
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Fatal tree
TheLittleSongbird9 June 2018
Have always adored detective dramas/mystery series. This has been apparent from an early age, half my life even, when getting into Agatha Christie through Joan Hickson's Miss Marple and David Suchet's Poirot and into 'Inspector Morse'.
Whether it's the more complex ones like 'Inspector Morse' (and its prequel series 'Endeavour') and anything Agatha Christie. Whether it's the grittier ones like 'A Touch of Frost' (though that is balanced brilliantly with comedy too) and particularly 'Taggart'. And whether it's the light-hearted ones like 'Murder She Wrote'. 'Rosemary and Thyme' is an example of a light-hearted detective mystery series and always gives me a lot of pleasures and banishes the blues when watching. It is a shame that it didn't last longer because it deserved to.
Despite some somewhat familiar elements in the story, "The Tree of Death" for me is one of my favourite 'Rosemary and Thyme' episodes. It is lifted by some creepy atmosphere, a surprising ending, one of the show's more inventive kills and that there are plenty of suspects where one is thinking any of them could have been the killer.
Visually, "The Tree of Death" looks wonderful, beautifully photographed, vibrant in colour and as always with the show with a stunning setting, have always been envious of the gardens seen on the show. The music has a lot of charm with a main theme tune that is soothingly folksy that matches the whimsy of the setting appropriately.
The writing is engaging and suitably light-hearted without being frothy. Some of the dialogue for Laura and especially Rosemary is very funny. The story is suitably twisty, with a very well done ending and one of the show's most unpredictable murderers, without being too convoluted, and is entertaining and with a relaxing vibe without being simplistic.
Similarly the characters engage, with Rosemary and Laura already being interesting and distinct in personality, and the chemistry between the two sparkles. Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris are simply great, individually and as a sparkling double act, love Kendal's fire and feistiness and Ferris' more restrained and thoughtful approach. The supporting cast are hard to find fault with too.
In summary, a great episode where some familiarity didn't get too much in the way. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Whether it's the more complex ones like 'Inspector Morse' (and its prequel series 'Endeavour') and anything Agatha Christie. Whether it's the grittier ones like 'A Touch of Frost' (though that is balanced brilliantly with comedy too) and particularly 'Taggart'. And whether it's the light-hearted ones like 'Murder She Wrote'. 'Rosemary and Thyme' is an example of a light-hearted detective mystery series and always gives me a lot of pleasures and banishes the blues when watching. It is a shame that it didn't last longer because it deserved to.
Despite some somewhat familiar elements in the story, "The Tree of Death" for me is one of my favourite 'Rosemary and Thyme' episodes. It is lifted by some creepy atmosphere, a surprising ending, one of the show's more inventive kills and that there are plenty of suspects where one is thinking any of them could have been the killer.
Visually, "The Tree of Death" looks wonderful, beautifully photographed, vibrant in colour and as always with the show with a stunning setting, have always been envious of the gardens seen on the show. The music has a lot of charm with a main theme tune that is soothingly folksy that matches the whimsy of the setting appropriately.
The writing is engaging and suitably light-hearted without being frothy. Some of the dialogue for Laura and especially Rosemary is very funny. The story is suitably twisty, with a very well done ending and one of the show's most unpredictable murderers, without being too convoluted, and is entertaining and with a relaxing vibe without being simplistic.
Similarly the characters engage, with Rosemary and Laura already being interesting and distinct in personality, and the chemistry between the two sparkles. Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris are simply great, individually and as a sparkling double act, love Kendal's fire and feistiness and Ferris' more restrained and thoughtful approach. The supporting cast are hard to find fault with too.
In summary, a great episode where some familiarity didn't get too much in the way. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Archery and murder
coltras3529 January 2023
Asked to restore a church garden to its former glory before an upcoming fête, Rosemary and Laura find a man killed by an arrow. As they work against the clock to restore the garden they also weed through a village full of archers to find the murderer.
More sleuthing in the backdrop of greenery when a rather unpopular character is killed near a cursed tree via an arrow, and there's a plenty of sharpshooters who could've done it. A medievalist, a priest, the ex-girlfriend of the victim, and the victim's sister. The investigation is really good, and the denouement is well done and is far from being predictable - the least likely suspect is revealed to be the murderer. A little medieval action follows ... a good episode.
More sleuthing in the backdrop of greenery when a rather unpopular character is killed near a cursed tree via an arrow, and there's a plenty of sharpshooters who could've done it. A medievalist, a priest, the ex-girlfriend of the victim, and the victim's sister. The investigation is really good, and the denouement is well done and is far from being predictable - the least likely suspect is revealed to be the murderer. A little medieval action follows ... a good episode.
The girls come across murder as they putter around a garden...
Doylenf16 June 2009
The stories in this series are becoming increasingly familiar. Once again, FELICITY KENDAL and PAM FERRIS are working to restore a church garden to its former glory before a festival takes place, when they discover a man impaled by an arrow at the foot of an ancient yew tree.
Naturally, the little town where the festival is being prepared has a bunch of archers waiting to practice their sport for the medieval ceremony. Any one of them could have a reason for wanting to kill the man who was fighting them over property rights.
If it all sounds familiar, it is. But everything happens in bright sunlight in beautiful surroundings, the acting is uniformly excellent, the clues are few and far between, and the denouement is far from being predictable when the least likely suspect is revealed to be the murderer.
Another fun episode with the usual good dose of humor thrown into the mix.
Naturally, the little town where the festival is being prepared has a bunch of archers waiting to practice their sport for the medieval ceremony. Any one of them could have a reason for wanting to kill the man who was fighting them over property rights.
If it all sounds familiar, it is. But everything happens in bright sunlight in beautiful surroundings, the acting is uniformly excellent, the clues are few and far between, and the denouement is far from being predictable when the least likely suspect is revealed to be the murderer.
Another fun episode with the usual good dose of humor thrown into the mix.
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