This series is based on a novel by
Julian Barnes. The setting is 1906 in Great Wyrley, Staffordshire. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has just lost his wife after a long
illness. He is overcome with grief
but he receives a call about an interesting case. A young Parsee solicitor has served 3 years in prison for a
crime that Doyle doesn’t believe he has committed. Doyle and his secretary Woodie travel to the home of Rev
Shapurji Edalji to investigate the case.
Edalji’s son George seems to be innocent but there are many twists and
turns involved in the case.
I didn’t have a clue
how this was going to end? I
didn’t know if George Edalji was innocent or was he guilty? I hated the nature of the crime!! Some of the events in the series are
based on several real events in the life of Doyle. In the case, there is a background of prejudice due to a feeling of
superiority, the rigid rules of a class society, manner, dress, questionable
behavior of law enforcement and the English school system. Doyle doesn’t let anyone get in his way
or deter him from his investigation.
There are several times he is spied on to keep track of what he’s doing? This case resulted in a major change in
British law. 4* (I really liked this
series)
60
min, 3 episodes, Bio with Martin Clunes, Arsher Ali, Charles Edwards, Art
Malik, Hattie Horahan, Emma Fielding, Alan McKenna, Conleth Hill, Pearl Chanda,
Hilary Maclean, Matthew Marsh, Timothy Watson.
Note: Imdb 7.1 out of 10, 79% critic 100%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon Video 4.4* out of 5* with 905 reviews,
Metacritic 73 of 100 with 10 critics 5.8 out of 10 with 4 reviews, Telegraph 2*
of 5*.
Special
Note: Filmed in London and
Staffordshire, England, UK. Charles
Edwards plays assistant Alfred Wood and he once played Conan Doyle in Murder
Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes of 2001. Doyle jokes with Woodie and asks him to respond to Doyle's fan
mail. He believes Woodie does a
better job at forging his name on the letters than Doyle’s actual signature!!
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