"Ruth Rendell Mysteries" A Case of Coincidence: Part Two (TV Episode 1996) Poster

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8/10
The net draws in.
Sleepin_Dragon27 October 2020
Eddie Brannel is in custody, but there is still a doubt about his guilt.

A very good second episode, it's just a good old fashioned murder mystery. The main element that makes this story different is the suspect, Eddie is unable to articulate a defence or offer up any challenge to The Police.

The ending is very good, and satisfying, particularly if you've put the pieces together and guessed correctly.

Lovely attention to detail throughout, great sets and costumes, and of course surprise at seeing a television at The Quin household.

Michael Fitzgerald is very good as Eddie, he's thoroughly believable as a character. Keith Barron does perhaps steal the show though. Pip Torrens is great, that guy has been at the top of TV drama for many years, not surprising though.

Very good, 8/10.
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5/10
A Case of Coincidence: Part Two
Prismark102 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
In Eddie Brannel the police have their main suspect for the murders of the women.

Despite being of lower than average intelligence, he admits to the killing of four of the women but not Sarah Quin.

This leads Inspector Masters to suspect Sarah's husband, Michael. Maybe he could had just driven from the hospital in time and murder his wife. As Master's probed Sarah's life, it seems she and her husband had contrasting lives.

However it is going to be difficult to pin the murder on Michael Quin.

It soons becomes clear that Michael is the main suspect. The motive was unclear, maybe he was having an affair with Dr Lucas. It was clever of him to use the existing murders to disguise his wife's death. He has also noticed Eddie Brannel once staring at Sarah.

I did think a lot of the nuances of the novel did not translate well. The performances were good but it was just an average second episode.
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