#almost edwardian style co conspirator). that's part of the problem‚ that the colourful characters in the case are just a little at odds
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New Scotland Yard: And When You're Wrong (1.13, LWT, 1972)
"You sent for me."
"I sent for you four days ago."
"I didn't get the message till yesterday."
"Right, you can put your diary down. Where have you been?"
"Busy."
"Doing what?"
"You know what I'm doing."
"I know what you're supposed to be doing, nobody seems to know what you're actually doing."
"You'll have my report when it's all wrapped up."
"I'll have it now. Whatever you were playing at before, you're now a witness in a murder case."
#new scotland yard#and when you're wrong#1972#classic tv#alun falconer#bryan izzard#john woodvine#john carlisle#jeremy wilkin#sheila fearn#robert fyfe#frederick treves#keith marsh#leon sinden#tony caunter#yvonne manners#david king#john tatham#a good attempt at a dramatic season finále but it fluffs a couple of key moments and never quite gels together as it should have#Carlisle's sneering‚ increasingly bullyish DI is involved in a high end art theft case‚ tho the degree to which he's involved (and on which#side of the law) is quite cleverly obscured; up until about the halfway mark anyway (one of those fluffed moments i mentioned; it would#have been far more effective to keep us guessing right through). things are complicated by the murder of his informant‚ and then further#complicated by an array of suspects and third parties‚ all just a little larger than life (Treves makes for a wonderfully dithering and#almost edwardian style co conspirator). that's part of the problem‚ that the colourful characters in the case are just a little at odds#with the more serious tone that a potentially corrupt main character should provoke. Woodvine mostly struts around being very annoyed at#proceedings but he is notably sympathetic towards Fearn's (implied) sex worker and even subtly provides some legal advice at the close#with Carlisle busy being partly the subject of investigation‚ his place is taken for this ep by the lovely Wilkin sporting quite a 'tache#oh and it may not come across in text but the quote above quite takes you aback for the sheer lack of respect bordering on relaxed contempt#that Carlisle shows his immediate supervisor (the way he nails that 'You know what I'm doing' with arch disinterest.. the character may be#a shit but give him his dues‚ Carlisle plays it incredibly)
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