Hart to Hart (TV Series) Blue Chip Murder (1981) User Reviews

Every House Should Have One

[aramis-112-804880 · 7/10 · 25 January 2023]

It must be nice to have a house so big you find a secret extra room you never knew you had.

Moving a clock, Max discovers a button on the wall no one seems to have noticed. Pressing it, Jennifer opens a secret passage to an empty room.

Or is it empty? Does it have anything to do with a burglar who turned the house upside down and missed the button as well?

And does it have to do with an architect who left a stack of bonds in the 1930s? It's only a forty-odd minute show. Of course it does. Everything has to dovetail, and quickly.

Then they have to get the blueprints . . . From France. Too bad they didn't have fax machines (Batman had one in the Batmobile fifteen years earlier, and it makes more sense than this does).

You have to believe in Hart-land to buy this one. Fortunately, I do. I'll never live there but it's a fun place to visit.

There's Gotta Be a Secret Compartment Here Somewhere ...

[HilaryElizabeth9 · 10/10 · 19 March 2009]

I'm a sucker for secret passages. And this episode really delivers. From the mysterious Howard Hughesian original owner of the Hart's house to the rumors and plans and clues that lead to one juicy surprise after another, this last ep of the 2nd season really delivers. But if mysteries aren't your thing, worry not, there's a car chase, Jennifer in trouble, and a veeery your Mark Pinter. Plus, if you loved Grease, you can live the drag race all over again as they film on location in the very same culvert. I loved the old broker in this one; he's proper and traditional and exactly what you'd think a broker who learned from the pioneers of banking would be. Played his character perfectly. Two different accents from Jennifer later, and you have a great old school final episode of the season the way they used to do 'em; no cliffhanger, no mythology, just a fun bottle story reminding you why you love this show, so come back next season.