Episode forty five - "Grace" (season three, episode one, "Dead Like You")
Trigger warning - there is a LOT of talk of sexual assault in this episode as it is the main theme of the program we are discussing. If you'd rather give this one a swerve, we completely understand and we'll see you again next time.
Brighton, 2012: Lots of women are attacked in Brighton by a man in a rubber suit, wielding a sex toy.
Brighton, 2023: The rubber suit man is back, and Roy Grace is out to get him.
There's a lot to be grossed out by in this episode, and it doesn't help that there's no Sue Johnston to help us through. Lex squeaks with laughter at the idea of an undertaker preparing a dead body, and Lily manages to slander one of the UK's top character actors. We have put both the shambles and the bolic back in shambolic, which is a shame because we actually really liked this one.
This episode contains descriptions of fictionalised violence, including sexual violence, and, of course, is full of SPOILERS.
Our next episode is on Foyle's War, season two, episode four, "The Funk Hole." This is available on ITVX in the UK, and on Acorn TV and PBS in the USA.
Original artwork by Mike Luckie
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Music: Mystery Box by V. Draganov
Crime Drama Queens
Two old friends, Lily and Lex, chat about their love of TV crime dramas and murder mysteries. Each episode they watch and discuss a different show and what it means to them.
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