TV show watching: Rosemary & Thyme

[cimorene]

waxjism: This show's a bit rubbish, isn't it?
me: Yeah, but no worse than Nancy Drew. Better written, actually. And better than some crime tv I've watched. And hey, at least it's dumb with two middle-aged lady protagonists instead of just a bunch of dudes.

Rosemary & Thyme has 3 seasons, starting in 2003. We've watched two so far. It stars Pam Ferris (Smithy's mum from Gavin & Stacey, Aunt Marge from Harry Potter) and Felicity Kendal as landscaping botanists who keep stumbling over murder mysteries and then shamelessly snooping. A lot. So far I've seen tons of Hey It's That Guys, most excitingly Graham McTavish as a boastful police officer in 103. Apparently this is a staple Cosy Mystery, which one can't really argue with, but the likeness to Nancy Drew is at times uncanny and it's definitely more Carolyn Keene than Agatha Christie.

Comments

[pineapplechild]

Rosemary and Thyme is one of my perpetual rewatches that I should probably actually buy on DVD sometime, because I watch it a lot when I need something cute and easy to watch while I'm packing or cleaning or knitting something complicated. I do like some easy brain candy with ladies, ladies who are friends, and who are decently competent at their actual jobs, sometimes. :)

[msilverstar]

I tried to get my girlchild to watch it -- she likes British mysteries -- but for some reason she turned against it. I might try again.

[kay_mulan]

from recent spiritual gleaning, Castle is the best show ever. Hawaiian 5 O is #2. La Femme Nikita of USA stands as three. I love you, keep safe. Yours, your dearest friend.