[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

I was, to be honest, a bit disappointed. I don't know if you know the big thing in this episode so:

Spoiler:

Richard is killed off in the first couple of minutes of this episode. From what I've read the actor Ben Miller didn't have time to film all the episodes, though he had time for more than one, but they decided to write him out. Somehow it didn't feel like they did Richard justice. I like Kris Marshall as the new DI, but this wasn't a worthy exit for Richard, he had so little acting time that the real Richard, as we've come to know him, was seen. To me it almost feels like the writers/people behind the show wanted to take revenge on Ben for not being able to film a full season. I hope it will go back to the series we know in future episodes.

Since you are in the UK you should be able to watch it on BBC iPlayer, if you want to follow the rest of the series I wouldn't skip this episode.

That's OK. My wife watched it and had told me. The 'big thing' was also featured in the trailers for the program. I'll probably try to catch up - I should at least give it a try I think