When a woman is found dead young home office pathologist Lennox Collins attends the scene; he soon determines that she was strangled; there is something more sinister about the case than that though; she had a swastika carved onto her tongue! His inspection of the scene is interrupted by reporter Molly Cooper but rather than getting the story she hoped for she gets offered a job as Collins' secretary. The only clue to what the woman had done earlier on the night she was killed is a letter 'M' on her hand; an indication that she had been to the Metropol dance hall. There are a handful of suspects here; including the somewhat seedy owner and a German refugee with a penchant for collecting saucy postcards. Soon another murder takes place; it appears they are dealing with a serial killer.
This two part story is very much a melodrama despite being inspired by the memoirs of somebody who worked with a pathologist at the time. Surprisingly it was quite fun despite there being numerous moments when the viewer will think 'that wouldn't have happened back then' for example at one point Molly walks down a well lit night time street so much for the blackout! Guessing the killer shouldn't be too difficult either; in such dramas it is never the first accused or the obviously nasty person! Patrick Kennedy and Tamzin Merchant put in good performances as protagonists Lennox and Molly; I rather hope we see more of them in further stories one day. Overall I'd say this is a fun melodrama; just don't expect it to be another 'Foyle's War' or you'll be very disappointed!
This two part story is very much a melodrama despite being inspired by the memoirs of somebody who worked with a pathologist at the time. Surprisingly it was quite fun despite there being numerous moments when the viewer will think 'that wouldn't have happened back then' for example at one point Molly walks down a well lit night time street so much for the blackout! Guessing the killer shouldn't be too difficult either; in such dramas it is never the first accused or the obviously nasty person! Patrick Kennedy and Tamzin Merchant put in good performances as protagonists Lennox and Molly; I rather hope we see more of them in further stories one day. Overall I'd say this is a fun melodrama; just don't expect it to be another 'Foyle's War' or you'll be very disappointed!