Wycliffe Series 4, Episode 27

     This is a British television series based on novels written by W.J. Burley about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, the head of CID.  The Cornish setting is an important feature and it provides beautiful landscapes and insights into the local way of life.  In this episode titled Seen a Ghost, Morna Petheric, a young woman deliberately runs over an elderly woman walking in a pedestrian crossing.  She not only runs her down but she drives over her?  The victim is identified as Dinah Curran.  During the inquiry by Detective Superintendent Wycliffe, Deputy Chief Constable Lane and Deputy Chief Constable Kersey, Morna insists that she ran over a ghost that had come back to life to haunt her!!

     During the coroners inquest, stab wounds from years earlier are seen on Dinah’s chest and hands?  During an interview with her second husband, he said he never noticed them?  An interview with Morna’s mother reveals that she doesn't’ know where her husband is?  He is the father of Morna and her older brother?  Morna believes she killed Dinah many years ago as a young child of about 7 and her brother was 9?  Dinah was once married to Morna’s uncle and Dinah’s second husband didn’t know she was married before?  Morna’s mother and her uncle run two separate bed and breakfast establishments that are right next door to each other.  In the past, the businesses were together but they physically separated.  Morna’s brother starts digging in the yard but his mother and his uncle pay no attention?

     I am reviewing this TV episode because I found it to be one of the most unusual plots that I have ever seen??  In the beginning, Morna bought something at an auction.  She was the highest bidder and it was placed in her car.  I thought there was some kind of connection between what she bought and running over of Dinah?  This turned out to be an entirely false assumption!!  Another item that I thought was unusual is how stoic Moana’s mother and uncle are??  I don’t think any occurrence would rattle them??  “Oh, my daughter will probably be charged with murder?"  It is treated like saying, my daughter forgot to buy milk at the market??  About the digging in the yard?  I would not be very happy if a family member or a stranger started digging up my grass and I would certainly stop them??  5* (I really liked this episode)