This is one of those made for TV murder mysteries certain sections of the British public are obsessed with. I call these Middle Class Murder shows, because they are always about middle class people in leafy suburbs, as if this makes them any more "classy", they are still based on fairly base material with the motivations of those involved are anything but sophisticated.
The cast alone hints at a made for TV offering and nothing in the production value suggests anything otherwise. This is the youngest I have seen Emelia Fox and she must be around 22 but playing a 17 year old school girl. She is in a relationship with one of her teachers, obviously illegal, so wondering if this explains the reason for a woman playing a teenager. She is also prone to fugue states where she seemingly acts out of character and experiences blackouts. These are played out on screen by having her eyes change colour when in one of these states. When the wife of the teacher she is in a relationship is murdered, questions are asked of her possible involvement.
Its an interesting enough story but feels far too long as a stand alone movie. Its more suited as a mini series if kept at the same length. While there is nothing that original in the concept of the mentally ill person being a suspect of murder, it does reach a fairly satisfying conclusion, although it does take a second to figure out what that is due to their being what seem like fantasy scenes throughout.
This is just hosted on Talking Pictures TV Cellar Club, so is currently hosted there for free. A bit of 1997 TV that seems fairly hard to track down. Worth a watch though you may want a break midway through.
The cast alone hints at a made for TV offering and nothing in the production value suggests anything otherwise. This is the youngest I have seen Emelia Fox and she must be around 22 but playing a 17 year old school girl. She is in a relationship with one of her teachers, obviously illegal, so wondering if this explains the reason for a woman playing a teenager. She is also prone to fugue states where she seemingly acts out of character and experiences blackouts. These are played out on screen by having her eyes change colour when in one of these states. When the wife of the teacher she is in a relationship is murdered, questions are asked of her possible involvement.
Its an interesting enough story but feels far too long as a stand alone movie. Its more suited as a mini series if kept at the same length. While there is nothing that original in the concept of the mentally ill person being a suspect of murder, it does reach a fairly satisfying conclusion, although it does take a second to figure out what that is due to their being what seem like fantasy scenes throughout.
This is just hosted on Talking Pictures TV Cellar Club, so is currently hosted there for free. A bit of 1997 TV that seems fairly hard to track down. Worth a watch though you may want a break midway through.