Ben Miller as Detective Inspector Richard Poole is brilliant in his role as all the other actors in these early shows. Since Miller was only around for the first seventeen episodes, a special focus to his portrayal of DI Poole should be mentioned as the character reveals a strong knowledge of police work searching clues, evidence and suspects when solving these crimes. The overall acting is refined, without the language, weapons, and other sophisticated forensic science other crime stories exhibit. Buy or accept the premise, and the program is accepted by its audience. Some levity is mixed while proceeding with a murder investigation, as the regular characters work well with one another, not necessarily sharing everything in common, but accomplishing the tasks at hand.
Episode three deals with a prediction of death by a mother of a deceased daughter from fifteen years prior. The mother is a voodoo spiritualist, calling her own demise in an attempt to reveal the killer of her daughter. The mother confronts the husband, accusing him of murder, then poisoning herself to bring light to the authorities. The woman was murdered by a scarred man meaning her daughter was that woman. It is for Poole and his team, Camille, Dwayne and Fidel to solve the crimes, the mother and the daughter.
DI Poole moves from suspect to suspect, usually with DS Bordey, with questions concerning the predicted dead woman's prophecy come true. Poole is sharp after he is bewildered by lack of motive, discovering afterward the mother poisoned herself to focus attention on the crime of her daughter from fifteen years prior at the hands of the son-in-law, the husband. Poole solves both mysteries and in excellent fashion. The surprise comes of course late in the episode which makes this season one program worth a watch.
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