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So, a week on from the famous\/infamous Series 6 Episode 7 and the dust has almost settled after the shock\/surprise\/disappointment that the Fourth Man was non other than Ian Buckells.
My initial reaction was one of disappointment and disbelief. How on earth could the bumbling Buckells be the brains? But I have had time to rewatch that final episode and it actually now all makes sense.
He wasn\u2019t the brains – just the fourth man – a corrupt police officer motivated by greed. And trapped because he couldn\u2019t spell the word definitely.
Watching the interview scene again I was able to appreciate the sublime performance by Nigel Boyle. It was an acting masterclass. The shifty side-eyed looks at the documents on the screen, the slightly cocky \u201cno comment\u201d answers, the shadow of a smile occasionally crossing his lips and then the hilarious line to Ted who was getting worked up – \u201cDo you want a drink of water?\u201d And then when he knew the game was up, the boast \u201cI\u2019m the one that\u2019s made mugs of all of you.\u201d
The whole episode – not just Nigel\u2019s performance – showed us that sometimes less is more. We had the clever switch of Kate and Steve into the prison van that was off camera and the long march in of the prisoner for interview before the Buckells reveal but there were no shoot outs no \u201curgent exit needed\u201d scenes like the memorable end of Series Three with Cottan. And I suppose if that\u2019s what you wanted or were expecting, then you would be disappointed.
And how on earth did they persuade James Nesbitt to agree to a role that consisted of appearing in two photos? Masterstroke!
Good job Chloe was in the department – she did all the work. And I shed a tear when Terry – the brilliant Tommy Jessop – cuddled his girlfriend and finally had a safe home.
I think all the signs are there for a Series 7 – Ted\u2019s appealed against his forced retirement and Kate\u2019s back in the AC12 fold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the thing that pleased – delighted – me most of all was that Ted IS a good man. Hooray! Unless Jed Mercurio shows us differently in a seventh series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I think I\u2019d quite like to move to Witness Protection. It looks like a wonderful place!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So, a week on from the famous\/infamous Series 6 Episode 7 and the dust has almost settled after the shock\/surprise\/disappointment that the Fourth Man was non other than Ian Buckells.My initial reaction was one of disappointment and disbelief. How on … Continue reading