Jonathan Creek 4.03 The Tailor’s Dummy (2003) – 7/10 black comedy crime drama TV review

Cast / crew Alan Davies: Jonathan Creek Julia Sawalha: Carla Borrego Writer: David Renwick Adrian Edmondson: Brendan Baxter Maureen Lipman: Louise Bergman Nicholas Jones: Claude Bergman Jill Baker: Donna Henry Victoria Shalet: Carrie Bergman Bill Bailey: Kenny Starkiss Producer: Verity Lambert Director: Christine Gernon

Jonathan Creek 4.03 Tailor’s Dummy, The (2003) When a leading but aging fashion designer throws himself out of an upper storey window to his death, presumably after reading an extremely harsh review, it is viewed as a tragedy. The grieving family, however, take matters into their own hands and force the journalist to literally eat her own words at gunpoint. At one point, the gunman has to remove his mask after an allergic reaction to some flowers in her room and can be clearly identified as Claude Bergman, the designer’s son. When the gunman is apprehended leaving the room, however, the mask is removed to reveal not Claude but an unknown black man. 7/10 A couple of sweet gags are icing on the cake of a really solid episode with two mysteries, both wonderfully ingenious, with one serving as an audience misdirection for the other. He presents the audience with all the same clues as Creek but you’re not going to determine all the answers. However, Renwick does include a slightly odd white slavery subplot (featuring Bill Bailey) to fill the time and, most oddly, he resolves it in favour of the baddies. This Jonathan Creek episode contains mild swear words and repeated graphic suicide jump including impact and some genuinely world class décolletage. Classified 12 by BBFC. Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over. Links Jonathan Creek Screened by Slimm Previous episode: Angel Hair Next episode: The Seer of the Sands

Posted by Mister Slimm on May 27, 2011

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