The Sweetest Thing

Personally I think this episode is my personal favourite of the first series. While the identity of the murderer is seemingly ambiguous, then again I need to see this episode again, it is a fine episode with good writing and acting. The title of my review is the line from the script that stuck with me after watching, there is something very foreboding about it. The story about a prostitute accused of killing an entrepreneur is well constructed and has some very compelling courtroom scenes to boot and a charming cricket match scene. Once again the acting is top drawer with John Thaw excellent as always, Anastasia Hille an alluring and somewhat mysterious defendant, Jesse Birdsall as Des and Lisa Harrow looking beautiful here. Plus Tony Haygarth is good with the screen time he has as the victim Patrick Hutton. Also good are the camera work, which is fluid and beautiful and the music which has one of the most hauntingly poignant piano themes I've heard. Overall, my personal favourite episode of the 1st series. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Keep that camera moving, I said keep it moving!

Sorry just giving some direction to Paul Greengrass, famous for the Bourne movies.

This episode is an antidote to those courtroom dramas where to get the accused off, you have to find the actual killer.

Kavanagh is hired to defend Annie Lewis, a high class prostitute accused of killing a wealthy businessman. It seems he was violent towards her but she denies he had anything to do with the killing.

The businessman's wife is shocked that her late husband had anything to do with prostitutes, although he used them regularly.

Lewis's pimp is willing to hang her out to dry just to make money from the tabloid press.

Kavanagh does the best for his client, but the final verdict is left to the jury. A big risk but that's the way it is in real life.

It is hinted who the actual killer might be. There is some light relief as Julia Piper wants to play cricket with the boys.