Great to hear another incarnation of the Eleven, the Two! The Charming, romantic, convincing, reasonable, lying and manipulative incarnation of that brilliant crazy Time Lord!
But almost every mystery show I have ever seen Michael Maloney in.
He’s either usually the guilty party or he knows some serious edvidence that cracks the case. Or is tied into what happened somehow.
These are the ones I have seen and this is just my theory.
1. Inspector Lewis: He’s the killer
2. Death In Paradise: His affair with the victim is one of the reasons she died.
3. Midsomer Murders: The first episode he is in, he knows the big dark secret on why the murders are happening. The second episode, he is the killer.
4. Father Brown: The episode I have seen, he’s the killer. I know he’s in another one, but I haven’t seen it yet.
5. Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators: He’s the guilty party, but he’s the good guy in the situation.
I just started Magpie Murders and I think he will be the killer in that simply from what I know of Anthony Horowitz’s writing. Also from what I know of Magpie Murders it’s inspired by Agatha Christie. She loved using misdirect to get everyone looking elsewhere when her suspect was hiding in plain sight.
I think that he’s casted in this type of role because he’s a talented actor whose good at playing those layered complicated characters that can be desperate or arrogant enough to commit murder.
When it comes to the big unmasking and show down scene with the guilty party you know that he can deliever a good show for the showdown between the guilty party and the sleuth.
So basically if he shows up in a mystery show, he might be fishy.
I’ve recently discovered this radio comedy. It is by no means new (2005 - 2006) and there are only 12 episodes so I’m trying to drip feed myself with it.
It is a cracking cast (as you can see) and is very much a dry humour rather than laugh out loud.
It’s set at Cambridge University. A man dies, seemingly naturally, but the Master doesn’t believe it so calls in Simon (Sam West) to investigate. Simon is bored with his job as a health and safety exec, eternally snarky, and determined to solve the murder that nobody else thinks happened whilst also trying to get back with Zoe (Sharon Small) his ex. Meanwhile Gilbert (Geoffrey Palmer), the Dean (Michael Maloney, Bernard (Jonathan Coy), and Patricia (Rebecca Front) all involve themselves in the competition to become the new Master when the old one dies suddenly.
If dry British humour is your thing, I’d recommend it. With a cast like that how can you go particularly wrong?
You would never guess who this is, guys. It's Ava's voice in Mr Michael Maloney's young body. I must say, he looked very good. Not anything close to our dear sage but imposing and kinda attractive in his own way 🥰
Yes, the system is unequal and unjust and cruel. Primogeniture divides and destroys families. The system stinks. But in its cruelty and injustice, it reflects something else, which is harsh and brutal, which no one is suggesting we rearrange. Life. We all desire equality, but here's the thing. We were not born equal.