The Suspicions of Mr Whicher 2011 detective show

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011, United Kingdom)

Original title: The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House

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Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Jack Whicher is sent to a small village to take over the investigation into the death of a three-year-old Saville Kent, son of a local factory owner. The local police did not made much progress in the case, so the superiors are sending Whicher to investigate. His initial impression makes him believe that someone from Kent household is the murderer, which makes his job even more complicated. The father seems to be heartbroken, but keeps his cold exterior, while stepmother is eerily quiet and the older sister of little Saville behaves suspiciously. Kent is a tough man, who hires a lot of locals, which makes the list of the suspects even longer, there are maids, servants...

A true crime film based on real-life Scotland Yard detective from 19th century, Jack Whicher. With strong cast, well written script and using a famous murder case, The Murder at Road Hill House, as the main plot, the film was so successful that later three more episodes were filmed. Unfortunately they were not based on real cases, but were fully fictionalised accounts of Whicher as private investigator after he finished his work for Scotland Yard. The cases presented in them were not that interesting, they lacked atmosphere and overall were a waste of potential built by the first film of the series, which was a shame. Still the first film, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder at Road Hill House, is definitely worth to watch.

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