As some of the others have commented, this is also one of my favorite episodes. The plot involves rumors of fraud at a nursing home where Barnaby's aunt (Phyllis Calvert) is temporarily convalescing. Are residents being coerced into changing their wills in favor of the home and then being bumped off or not? The viewer does have to pay attention to keep track of all the threads, but at the end everything is sorted out.
There were several interesting things of note in this episode. First, whatever filming technique was used, the result is a gray gloom cast over the interior of the nursing home that creates an atmosphere of finality and loneliness. The scene with Barnaby and Phyllis Calvert in the rose garden is charming and the bright pink of the flowers highlights the gloom of the other scenes to lend to the idea that while the residents are cared for and happy they also feel forgotten and useless. Or, as Nigel Davenport puts it, invisible. One of the sweetest scenes is that of the nurses dancing with the residents to big band music, and Nigel Davenport having one last ride in a sports car was priceless. There may not be enough action for some, but I enjoyed the departure from the more normal (if such a word exists in Midsomer) murders.
There were several interesting things of note in this episode. First, whatever filming technique was used, the result is a gray gloom cast over the interior of the nursing home that creates an atmosphere of finality and loneliness. The scene with Barnaby and Phyllis Calvert in the rose garden is charming and the bright pink of the flowers highlights the gloom of the other scenes to lend to the idea that while the residents are cared for and happy they also feel forgotten and useless. Or, as Nigel Davenport puts it, invisible. One of the sweetest scenes is that of the nurses dancing with the residents to big band music, and Nigel Davenport having one last ride in a sports car was priceless. There may not be enough action for some, but I enjoyed the departure from the more normal (if such a word exists in Midsomer) murders.