Jinxy Sings The Blues
- Episode aired 2023
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7.7/10
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Ian Andrews boards a bus in Bath but is discovered lifeless upon arrival, leaving DCI McDonald and DS Dodds puzzled by the daytime homicide case with no apparent witnesses.Ian Andrews boards a bus in Bath but is discovered lifeless upon arrival, leaving DCI McDonald and DS Dodds puzzled by the daytime homicide case with no apparent witnesses.Ian Andrews boards a bus in Bath but is discovered lifeless upon arrival, leaving DCI McDonald and DS Dodds puzzled by the daytime homicide case with no apparent witnesses.
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Charlie Jones
- DC Samuel Goldie
- (as Charlie Chambers)
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Did you know
- TriviaClaire Skinner appeared with Jason Watkins in the recent Channel 5 drama Coma.
- GoofsWhen the singer begins at the funeral, the brass players are not in sync with the soundtrack.
- SoundtracksThe House of the Rising Sun
traditional
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Bad Blues History
Robert Johnson was not the father of the Blues, nor did he invent the blues. William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 - March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who is referred to as the Father of the Blues.
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938) was a traveling performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public recognition in his lifetime. He participated in only two recording sessions, one in San Antonio in 1936, and one in Dallas in 1937.
Johnson's poorly documented life and death have given rise to legends. The one most often associated with him is that he sold his soul to the devil at a local crossroads in return for musical success.
Robert Johnson was murdered in 1938. Johnson's mother recounted what she knew of her son's poisoning to Alan Lomax: "Some wicked girl or her boyfriend had give him poison and wasn't no doctor in the world could save him, so they say. When I went in where he at, he layin up in bed with his guitar crost his breast. Soon's he saw me, he say, "Mama, you all I been waitin for." "Here," he say, and give me his guitar. "Take and hang this thing on the wall, cause I done pass all that by. That what got me messed up, Mama. It's the devil's instrument, just like you said. And I don't want it no more." And he died while I was hangin his guitar on the wall."
The most interesting character in this story is the Blues professor, played by Hugh Quarshie. He is full of energy, and he runs circles around McDonald and Dodds. Quarshie really puts a lot of jazz into his character.
This is at least the second time that a murder is somehow connected to Dodds. Dodds tells McDonald that Jinxy was Dodds' best friend when they were in elementary school. Dodds has never been inside Jinxy's apartment. This is where Jinxy lived for forty years. Seems like they were not that close? Is Dodds exagerating the level of friendship with Jinxy?
Then Dodds sits in Jinxy's recliner to listen to his Blues music collection, and to look sad. A bit creepy and disturbing. Jason Watkins gets to play the mourning friend again. Dodds is going to tears, and leaving the room in a sad huff while he is interrogating suspects. It comes across as morbidly grotesque.
McDonald continues to be an unpleasant character. Her face alternates between sneering, smirking, and looking annoyed. I am not sure why the writers have taken this approach with Tala Gouveia. She seems like a bright actress who could do a lot more with her role.
The story goes around in a lot of directions. It is interesting to follow the trails, especially for the map to the crossroads demon; but then the resolution seems contrived. When the true killer is unmasked, it is ridiculous and very unlikely.
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938) was a traveling performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke joints, and at Saturday night dances, Johnson had little commercial success or public recognition in his lifetime. He participated in only two recording sessions, one in San Antonio in 1936, and one in Dallas in 1937.
Johnson's poorly documented life and death have given rise to legends. The one most often associated with him is that he sold his soul to the devil at a local crossroads in return for musical success.
Robert Johnson was murdered in 1938. Johnson's mother recounted what she knew of her son's poisoning to Alan Lomax: "Some wicked girl or her boyfriend had give him poison and wasn't no doctor in the world could save him, so they say. When I went in where he at, he layin up in bed with his guitar crost his breast. Soon's he saw me, he say, "Mama, you all I been waitin for." "Here," he say, and give me his guitar. "Take and hang this thing on the wall, cause I done pass all that by. That what got me messed up, Mama. It's the devil's instrument, just like you said. And I don't want it no more." And he died while I was hangin his guitar on the wall."
The most interesting character in this story is the Blues professor, played by Hugh Quarshie. He is full of energy, and he runs circles around McDonald and Dodds. Quarshie really puts a lot of jazz into his character.
This is at least the second time that a murder is somehow connected to Dodds. Dodds tells McDonald that Jinxy was Dodds' best friend when they were in elementary school. Dodds has never been inside Jinxy's apartment. This is where Jinxy lived for forty years. Seems like they were not that close? Is Dodds exagerating the level of friendship with Jinxy?
Then Dodds sits in Jinxy's recliner to listen to his Blues music collection, and to look sad. A bit creepy and disturbing. Jason Watkins gets to play the mourning friend again. Dodds is going to tears, and leaving the room in a sad huff while he is interrogating suspects. It comes across as morbidly grotesque.
McDonald continues to be an unpleasant character. Her face alternates between sneering, smirking, and looking annoyed. I am not sure why the writers have taken this approach with Tala Gouveia. She seems like a bright actress who could do a lot more with her role.
The story goes around in a lot of directions. It is interesting to follow the trails, especially for the map to the crossroads demon; but then the resolution seems contrived. When the true killer is unmasked, it is ridiculous and very unlikely.
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- Johnny_West
- May 27, 2024
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