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"The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" Well Schooled in Murder (2002)
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Elizabeth George (novel)
Simon Block (screenplay)
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Original Air Date:
8 April 2002 (Season 1, Episode 2)
Plot:
When an old school friend contacts Lynley about a missing schoolboy, the inspector soon has to launch a murder inquiry. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | John Sessions | ... | John Corntel |
| Lisa Stevenson | ... | Patsy Whateley (as Lise Stevenson) |
| Curtis Woodruff | ... | Matthew Whateley |
| Paul Herzberg | ... | Barry Summers |
| Glyn Grimstead | ... | Mr. Whateley |
 | Nathaniel Parker | ... | Thomas Lynley |
| Sharon Small | ... | Barbara Havers |
| June Watson | ... | Mrs. Havers |
 | Anthony Mark Barrow | ... | Uniformed Officer |
 | Alex Giannini | ... | Mike Canerone |
 | Henry Cavill | ... | Chas Quilter |
 | Bill Nighy | ... | Lockwood |
 | Martin Jarvis | ... | Cowfrey Pitt |
 | Samuel Barnett | ... | Brian Byrne |
| William Mannering | ... | Clive Pritchard |
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90 min
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Followed by "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: In the Presence of the Enemy (#2.2)" (2003) more
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Unlike the other reviewers, I have never read the book this episode is based on. But I have seen quite a lot of detective shows, and I would argue that this is a good one. The detectives' lives and personalities are put second to the central mystery, but they provide an engaging background to the main plot. The acting, by the leads and the many familiar-faced guest stars, is excellent.
The solution to any mystery, in my opinion, should be two things: surprising and believable. Many detective shows try so hard to shock the audience that they fail to make the solution at all plausible. Too often the murderer's motive is outrageous or based on some vague aphorism like "a person in love will do anything" or "people would do anything for money." The motives in "Well Schooled in Murder" are much more complex, and much more involving, and the film has a strong social message as well. In short, this mystery does what it ought to do, and does it with style. Recommended.