Change Your Image
Adam-Hinchliffe
Reviews
Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)
witty, funny and inspiring
okay, the theme to this series was a bit far fetched (a priest and a nun investigating the goings on in the criminal underworld indeed!) but nevertheless, it was enjoyable, funny and easy going to watch. It was first shown on British TV around 1989/90 and I instantly became hooked! To me Father Dowling himself was the inspiration I had been looking for. When I was a teenager I had only two ambitions in life; to become a priest or a criminal investigator. Father Dowling was both these rolled up in one! brilliant! Although I must admit, he didn't seem to take Mass all that often considering what his job was. As for Sister Stephanie, she too is the perfect model any young woman could want to follow if they were thinking about becoming a nun. Dressing up like a penguin does not necessarily you won't look pretty, as Stephanie managed to show! It's a pity the Catholic Church can't churn out more people like these two in real life. If it did, its future may look a bit more rosey too!
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
boring, predictable and poorly written
Murder she Wrote has got to be one of the most appalling TV murder/detective series ever to grace our screens. Why on earth do they keep showing re-runs on BBC daytime TV? I can only assume because it's cheap and fills in viewing time when most ordinary people are out at work. It belongs in the same trash bin as other similar series like Quincy. I've yet to meet another person who actually watches the show. So there, I've finally said what I think of it!