Wednesday, October 24, 2018

The Coroner Season Two 2016


     Jane Kennedy is the coroner for the fictional small Devon coastal town of Lighthaven.  She investigates sudden, violent and suspicious deaths.  She had been living away from Lighthaven but a failed relationship has brought her back home.  She is living in cramped quarters with her 15-year-old daughter Beth, mother Judith and Mick Sturrock, Judith’s boyfriend and employer.  Jane works closely with Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins and he’s also a former boyfriend who is now married.
     I thought this was an interesting series and I liked the characters.  At times I had a little trouble following the motive and the identity of the murderer.  The countryside is very beautiful and the town reminds me of the filming location Port Isaac, Cornwall, England, UK for Doc Martin. 3 ½* (I liked this series) 
       
45 min each episode, 10 episodes, BBC day-time TV Series, created by Sally Abbott with Claire Goose, Matt Bardock, Beatie Edney, Oliver Gomm Grace Hogg-Robinson, Ivan Kaye, Archie Rush, Megan Barnard, James Barriscale, Iain Batchelor.

Note:  Imdb 6.8 out of 10, Amazon 3.9* out of 5* with 19 reviews, Shop BBC 5* with 11 reviews, Acorn TV 5* with 2 reviews.
Special Note:  Filmed in Dartmouth, Totnes, Devon and Cargreen, Cornwall, England, UK.  Mick owns The Black Dog Inn in Cargreen.  The scenes for the Black Dog were filmed in the derelict Crooked Spaniards Inn.  Claire Goose and Matt Bardock worked together previously on the series Casualty.  The production team also worked on Father Brown and they used the same formula for this series.  Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracey in Adam’s Rib were the models for the characters.  There is also a set of best-selling books with the same title written by M R Hall.  He stated that the enormous similarities were disconcerting but the BBC said the series is not based on or inspired by the books?
Titles for episodes:  The Drop Zone, Perfectly Formed, Those is Peril, The Beast of Lighthaven, The Captain’s Pipe, Life, Perfect Pair, The Foxby Affair, Pieces of Eight, Crash.

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