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mariocki · 2 months ago

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New Scotland Yard: Two Into One Will Go (2.9, LWT, 1972)

"Randall's our man. I know: don't jump to conclusions, don't make guesses; but if you'd seen him this morning, you'd have known. So cocksure, so convinced that nothing can touch him, that he's got everything covered. He invited us to try and nail him. That's just what I intend to do."

#new scotland yard #two into one will go #classic tv #1972 #lwt #howard ross #alun falconer #john woodvine #john carlisle #george baker #mark kingston #anne carroll #alan downer #alfred bell #david garfield #pamela salem #ruth madoc #anthony verner #adrian cox #illona linthwaite #more gangland intrigues. after a strong start‚ i can't help but feel this second series is settling too readily into an all too #recognisable formula; less moral quandaries‚ more shotgun killings. ho hum. it's especially disappointing bc this is an Alun Falconer #script and I've come to expect slightly more from him; the close of the episode‚ as Kingdom smugly congratulates a teen boy #for having 'the guts' to identify the villain where his mother didn't (and making little reference to the mother's obvious fear for her own #and her son's safety) is particularly galling‚ lazy copaganda vibes in which much is made of the 'duty' of the every day citizen in #preserving law and order. still‚ Baker is good value as the arrogant mobster‚ and it's fun to see Pamela Salem and Ruth Madoc pop up in #smaller supporting roles. very much a by the numbers uk 70s cop show episode‚ and i really hope this series can shake itself together and #find a little more to say in the remaining episodes (just over the half way point here)#(i mean halfway through the show as an entirety; two more seasons‚ the 4th slightly shorter than the other 3)

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