The Naval Treaty is an episode I always enjoy watching, mostly for the acting, characters and the story itself. I think it's fair to say it is lacking in any suspense or mystery, I would argue that even a casual viewer would guess 'whodunit' within minutes.
As mentioned the performances are particularly fine, Brett is particularly strong in this one, commanding you to watch him, when he's not even so much as uttering a word. David Gwillim gives a particularly fine performance as Percy, the victim, you watch him and truly believe he's suffering. The late Gareth Thomas is also great in his role, he had such a command and presence.
So it lacks any real mystery, but it's a fine watch nonetheless. The production values, costumes etc are the glorious standard expected from this series.
One of those episodes it's nice to watch curled up with a cup of tea. 7/10
As mentioned the performances are particularly fine, Brett is particularly strong in this one, commanding you to watch him, when he's not even so much as uttering a word. David Gwillim gives a particularly fine performance as Percy, the victim, you watch him and truly believe he's suffering. The late Gareth Thomas is also great in his role, he had such a command and presence.
So it lacks any real mystery, but it's a fine watch nonetheless. The production values, costumes etc are the glorious standard expected from this series.
One of those episodes it's nice to watch curled up with a cup of tea. 7/10