If you want a screenplay in which the word 'Snark' recurs, look no further, as Lewis Carroll's enigmatic poem features, along with the botanical gardens, feuding brothers, an obsessive mother and the ubiquitous dodgy drugs company - a nice pot pourri.
Daisy May, Oliver Johnstone, Annabel Mullion, James Fleet, Alex Jennings, Celia Imrie.
Lewis Carroll claimed he didn't know what the poem meant, but agreed with a suggestion that it was an allegory for the search for happiness.
Generation of Vipers d. David O'Neill, scr. Patrick Harbinson
A feminist (Julie Cox) is murdered, around the time Q predicted she would be. Former college friends are slowly revealed as Toby Stephens, Daniel Lapaine and Kate Maravan.
Royce Pierreson may be involved - I can't remember. When not assaulting his cousin Freddie Fox, Hathaway develops a little thing for Roxanne McKee, but she is bumped off next to a skip. The Foxes bizarrely look like they're from the wrong fathers. I would have bet you that Laurence was Edward's and Freddie was James's, but it's the other way round.
Not sure this is the most convincing story. Someone should have read their letters. Oh, there's a wannabe Chief Constable Jason Durr involved as well, but he doesn't really contribute to the plot, other than making Lewis and Hathaway internet targets - stuff about trolling etc. unfortunately still (more) relevant. Nicely balanced as well by the opening, in which our Dynamic Duo enjoy 15 seconds of fame on TV.
We saw Dexter for a change, looking older, chatting at a drinks do. Is Dexter the Snark? Is Russell Lewis?
Fearful Symmetry d. Nicholas Renton scr. Russell Lewis
A baby-sitter is found tied up and dead - it links to her work as a photographic model, and an orphanage. A somewhat messy episode, strewn with red herrings.
Ciaran McMenamin, Lucy Cohu, Con O'Neill. Dexter is I think with walking stick at the Ashmolean.
The Indelible Stain d. Tim Fywell scr. Simon Block
David Soul is a proponent of the Theory of Dangerousness, well, for the short while before he's dead. Then Patrick Baladi, David Calder, Jason Durr and other people turn up. And Lewis has a toothache.
Rare sighting of the Dexter in college quad.
Nancy Carroll is brilliant as extremely rude businesswoman, evidenced here:
"Wouldn't it be courteous to turn that thing off?"
"I'm at work, not at the theatre."
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