Sleepin_Dragon

Hugo and Jack are used to a hedonistic life of luxury, partying and living it up, unfortunately things have to change, their cash box is empty, their solicitor drops dead and worse, the bank manager has called time on bailing them out. The time has come for Hugo and Jack to join the numbers of the working class.

I took a punt on this show, purely and simply because of the cast, I'm a big fan of both Richard Griffiths and Benjamin Whitrow. I wasn't sure what to expect, so my thoughts on this first episode, it's a typical comedy from the eighties, it's full of the middle classes.

I'm hopeful that we'll get to see Hugo and Jack having to deal with the humdrum of the lower classes.

I can't say I'm enthralled yet, but I can definitely see some potential, as a youngster, my father had a criticism of 'posh comedy,' he used to say such shows simply weren't funny, I'd place this in such a category, but I'm going to stick at it.

6/10.

Having faced a grilling from Mr. Fry, Jessica Mortland has to face a tough questioning from Mr. Lotterby, who highlights inconsistencies in the original Montford inventory. The Prosecution make a great deal of Jessica's assertion that the collection is not to be sold. Montford's case rests on the evidence of Lorraine Telcher, a historian and expert in medieval needlework. Doctor Attwater is the final witness, an employee of the British Museum.

It's been a messy case, but it's been a truly enjoyable trio of episodes, a complex case, with three different view points, there were lots of grey areas here, which made it so interesting.

I honestly had no idea who this collection should have belonged to, David Fisher must have had his inspiration from some sort of personal event, the story is so unusual, so complex, I'd love to know where the inspiration came from.

I'm sold on Mr. Lotterby, he'd definitely become a firm favourite of mine and as for Mr. Justice Mitchenor, John Barron was a joy to watch.

Lovely to see the late Roger Lloyd-Pack, this is how I imagine a young Trigger looking, chilled out and casual.

Mary Wimbush is great as Lorraine Telcher, such a wonderful actress, she had appeared earlier on in the series and would return in series four, playing a barrister.

8/10.

Father Pike makes it clear that he felt perfectly justified in taking the collection from St. Juste and that if he hadn't done it, he'd never had gotten it back. Mr. Kumar questions the legal ownership of the collection, insisting that his client, Miss Montford is the rightful owner. Schoolteacher Jessica Montford claims the collection was part of her late uncle's estate, and that it was left to her, by her fruity uncle.

It's a fine second episode, it's entertaining and intriguing, trying to undercut the plot is a little like trying to wade through treacle, it's sticky and messy, but definitely rewarding.

I love that three people have a claim on the objects, I'm just a little perplexed as to why so many people would be so desperate to get their hands on a monk's undergarments.

I like Father Pike, he's definitely no fool, he's not a bumbling priest or a mild mannered reverend, he's blunt, somewhat harsh and forthright, he's refreshing as a religious figure.

I loved the judge's definition of the period of limitation, beautifully put, I would have thought that a teacher would have known the law.

I love Miss Montford's glasses, and her amusing discussion of her uncle, a melon, that's very funny.

8/10.