Dalziel & Pascoe: Season 7 (2000/BBC DVD Set)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: D Episodes: B+
Tough as
nails old school superintendent Andy Dalziel and his sidekick detective Peter
Pascoe aren't the best partners in this world, but together they get the job
done. As they face 5 mysterious murders
cases, Andy battles not only criminals, but also his failing body after years
of over eating, smoking and drinking have finally taken its toll. Is this a chance for Peter to get out of
Andy's shadow and finally take charge of his own cases?
In Season 7 of Dalziel and Pascoe, Andy health issues have become more serious,
while not willing to step down, he is not senile enough to push away Pascoe as
his most likely potential heir and as Peter takes official charge of the case,
he is not egotistic enough to not realize he needs Andy aid. Even with Andy on sick leave isn't going to
stop him from catching murderers, this season they face the rich & corrupt,
sleazy health resorts, pedophile priest cover ups, police corruption, and a
mysterious murder writer.
This is
another great murder mystery series from the BBC and a solid season of it. As always for the murders, there is usually
the main character and their partner who mainly solve the crime, but in this series
they have help from a cast of supporting minor police characters. Usually the detectives work outside the
police force and the law. Most of the in
episodes the audience can usually figure out the murderer before then end, with
each murder a new clue is given, but then when it is unrelated murders it
usually means there is more than one murderer involved. All the character suspects have reasons they
could be the potential murderer, but usually by process of elimination,
evidence and cross-examination leads to the true identity of the murderer. Extras include trailers, but that’s it and the
picture and sound is a little rough and aged, but I still enjoyed watching the
following…
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The Unwanted
A greedy
landowner finds a triple homicide on the day of his daughter's wedding.
Men's Sana
Andy is
off on sick leave but that doesn't stop him from finding who is killing old
people at a health resort for their inheritance.
Sins of the Father
Andy and
Pascoe finds a body of a dead girl buried over 40 years ago involving the
clergy cover up for child prostitution, sexual abuse and slavery.
For Love Nor Money
Will Andy
and Pascoe must investigate a murderer of a corrupt cop, but can they do it
when in involves a police pay off covered by a high ranking police official,
and a murderer from 20 years ago?
Dialogues of the Dead, Part 1
No love
is lost when a police hounding paparazzi journalist is found dead, but it
becomes a police matter when a serial killer writer is involved and he's not
finished yet.
Dialogues of the Dead, Part 2
With each
new murder the murderer leaves a short story of the murder, as the police
hurries to profile and predict the next murder, the murderer enjoys taunting
the police.
- Ricky Chiang
