Having read a couple of Helen West books I was very much keen to watch this series and I was not disappointed - much!! There are only 3 movie length episodes but they definitely feature a woman's angle from all sides.
1. "Deep Sleep" - Starts with Helen recovering from an operation and things are fine on the romantic front but Helen is not convinced about the death of a chemist's wife that has been called "death by misadventure". Creepy is the only word to describe the chemist (Dermot Crowley), most of the customers think he is a saint but he has lustful fantasies about his young assistant and her little boy doesn't like him (some children have a sixth sense about things). This episode was intensely gripping and exciting - especially the last minute rescue of the drugged victim.
2. "Shadow Play" was extremely slow to get started but after the first 45 minutes pieces started slotting into the jigsaw. There was a bit too much of Helen West's relations with Bailey and not enough of the criminal plot which involved a man completely destroyed by his wife's disappearance with their daughter almost 20 years before. He then starts following children around - but is he as innocent as he claims??
3. "A Clear Conscience" deals with domestic violence. In a chilling tale of a sadistic boxer, a psychotic brother and a young woman caught up in it all who just happens to be employed as a cleaner by Helen West.
Amanda Burton does a tremendous job as Helen. The first episode is far and away the best. The other two were both slow to get going and the romantic entanglements of Helen and Bailey took up more time with each episode.
Highly Recommended.
1. "Deep Sleep" - Starts with Helen recovering from an operation and things are fine on the romantic front but Helen is not convinced about the death of a chemist's wife that has been called "death by misadventure". Creepy is the only word to describe the chemist (Dermot Crowley), most of the customers think he is a saint but he has lustful fantasies about his young assistant and her little boy doesn't like him (some children have a sixth sense about things). This episode was intensely gripping and exciting - especially the last minute rescue of the drugged victim.
2. "Shadow Play" was extremely slow to get started but after the first 45 minutes pieces started slotting into the jigsaw. There was a bit too much of Helen West's relations with Bailey and not enough of the criminal plot which involved a man completely destroyed by his wife's disappearance with their daughter almost 20 years before. He then starts following children around - but is he as innocent as he claims??
3. "A Clear Conscience" deals with domestic violence. In a chilling tale of a sadistic boxer, a psychotic brother and a young woman caught up in it all who just happens to be employed as a cleaner by Helen West.
Amanda Burton does a tremendous job as Helen. The first episode is far and away the best. The other two were both slow to get going and the romantic entanglements of Helen and Bailey took up more time with each episode.
Highly Recommended.