A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

A mini-series about the adventures of the outstanding amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey and his extraordinary companion, the writer Harriet Vane.

Another series based on the works of the famous Dorothy Lee Sayers. Once again, it is quite rare for the British television industry to fail in staging a work with an English author, characters and location. Although Lord Peter Wimsey looks much more like the "original" here than in most other film adaptations, he does not behave at all like his dashing and charismatic prototype, which seriously spoils the impressions of the series, at least for viewers familiar with the original source, who like the book character, cheerful, energetic and a little naughty. And here he's kind of melancholic, with romantic, sad eyes and sad, pained intonations.

Perhaps the director made his character so frozen to show his "infatuation"? I don't know, fortunately, the attention to the romantic relationships of the main characters is not given excessively. The plot is very good, the stories are interesting and intricate, the intrigue is complex. It was shot quite simply, nothing outstanding, the picture is normal (for that time), they play diligently. Fans of detective stories of that time can easily watch it once.

Language. I didn't notice any slang or heavy regional accent. They speak very well, correctly and not too fast, but sometimes it's a bit difficult. It's clearer with subtitles.

And he's only 22 years old according to the book.

There are too many suspects: 1,500 ladies. I didn't really remember any of them. But at least there's no body.

I didn't like the main actor either. But I basically don't like him everywhere. But the actress who plays the writer Harriet has a 1in1 appearance that was considered to be mega-beautiful in the 1920s. I'll keep looking, more for the sake of the plot.

There's also the movie Busman's Honeymoon (1940), which continues the story.