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Beyond Paradise: Episode #2.6 (2024)
Beyond Poor
This show has a brilliant pedigree and a great cast. But it's poor, so poor, badly written and shallow that it made me cringe whilst watching it. The final episode of series three was just an embarrassment for all concerned. The device at the end when the solution is revealed is clever, except that the actual crime is secondary to what passes for a story. Dixon of Dock Green did it better and that's saying something!
If the BBC is to commission a further series, or maybe has already done so, I suggest it goes out as a lunchtime 'treat'. It certainly does not deserve the peak viewing slot of Friday evenings, which is what the current series has enjoyed.
Death in Paradise: Episode #13.8 (2024)
Sloppy Performance with Terrible Music
I wondered whether this episode was left to the work experience bods to get it done as fast as possible. But then again, they would have made a better job of it.
Some of the camera work, particularly scenes in the police office, was so distracting that I couldn't concentrate on the story. Coupled with some less than on the ball acting and the execrable and continuous music that drowned out what they were saying, the whole thing was sloppy beyond belief.
This is all a great pity because a lot could have been made of the story, which was a bit more original and interesting than those of recent previous episodes. Ben Miller coming on at the end would have been a highlight.
If this series is to continue for a further season then I hope they get a new inspector and also probably new script writers and director, in order to refresh the show.