I learned about no-rules boxing and the Cold War intrigue in East Berlin in which informants caused the imprisonment (and deaths) of thousands of their friends, acquaintances, and family members. As with “And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea”, this murder mystery is intelligent, restrained, witty, and informative. “Music to Die For”, the second episode of Inspector Lewis, Series 2 on PBS’s Mystery! did not disappoint, and in fact was among the best television I have watched in a long while. Missed the first episode? Recent episodes are available online on PBS for two weeks after they aired in the U.S.Įpisode Two, Music to Die for, Season Two PBS will be showing the Inspector Lewis series, season 2, from August 30 to October 18th. Emily Beecham is especially appealing as the doomed student, Nell, and Tom Riley (Lost in Austen fans will remember his delicious portrayal of Wickham) is unforgettable as art student, Philip Horton, a murder suspect who is probably autistic. The plot, while not particularly suspenseful, was complex and interesting enough to hold this viewer’s interest. Set in Oxford, the settings are stunning, with the story’s action occurring inside the Bodleian library, on the grounds of the university, and in and around that venerable city. How are these deaths connected? Inspectors Lewis (Kevin Whately) and Hathaway (Laurence Fox) are in a race against time to find out in “ And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea”, the first episode of the second season of Inspector Lewis. In fact, the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley is a key link to the murder of maintenance engineer Chapman (Darren Clarke) in the library and lovely student Nell Buckley (Emily Beecham), who is found floating in the river. The first murder at the Boleian Library in Oxford in 500 years is nothing to dismiss. Mullan’s sentence may be over, but have the scars healed for the Rattenburys, especially daughter Jessica who remains in a wheelchair from the incident? Lewis and Hathaway find a postcard at the crime scene of a Renaissance painting inscribed with the words, “It was no dream.” But the case is about to take a surreal, dream-like twist, leaving Lewis and Hathaway drowning in questions about crimes of the past and the present.”Ĭlick here for Radio Times images of Kevin Whately as Inspector Lewis.Įpisode One, Season II: And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea Lewis recognizes Mullan as having been recently released from prison after having tried to kill celebrity atheist Tom Rattenbury while driving drunk. Here’s the episode’s synopsis: “Steven Mullan is found dead in his bathtub, the scalding water indicative of the white-hot rage that motivated the murder. ![]() If you have missed the episode, click here to view it online for one more week. The Point of Vanishing was this season’s last Inspector Lewis episode. For a review of Inspector Lewis Series III, 2010, Counter Culture Blues, Click Here.
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