"Helen West" (2002) TV series

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Writers:

Frances Fyfield (novels)
Jacqueline Holborough (writer)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Nicholas Woodeson	...	Brian Redwood (3 episodes, 2002)
Amanda Burton	...	Helen West (2 episodes, 2002)
Conor Mullen	...	Chief Supt Bailey / ... (2 episodes, 2002)
Anthony Howell	...	Dinsdale Cotton (2 episodes, 2002)
Jessica Oyelowo	...	Rose Darvey (2 episodes, 2002)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Queen's Park, London, England, UK

Company:

The UK Film & TV Production Company PLC

First entry in the new series, "Deep Sleep" gives Helen an interesting case.

Here's an interesting crime story about a pharmacist with a lustful eye on his young apprentice after his wife dies of an apparent heart attack. Helen West, recovering from an operation, has her hackles raised by the whole situation and sets out hot on the trail when chloroform is found in the wife's blood. The pharmacist is a suspect, naturally, but there are others as well. Purists in the mystery genre may think that the love affair of Helen and Chief Inspector Bailey is overly obtrusive. Add to that some of the worst TV movie editing yet and you have room to cavil. The acting is pretty good, especially Amanda Burton as Helen, and the London backgrounds are well photographed. I rate it 7/10.