I really used to enjoy this show especially with Ben Miller but also with the replacement Kris Marshall...
But in his second series I must say the fizz has gone flat.., OK it was formulaic but this was lifted by the characters their situations and the great location... Those characters worked well together and their differences and interactions made the show what it was...
This series I feel that's been lost... I think Kris Marshall has lost the benefit of the new guy edge as well as being sidelined to a degree by the involvement of the other cast members most notably Sara Martins... It almost feels like she has to be part of the role that Kris is playing unlike when Ben was playing his role...
It comes across like she has to have equal lines throughout and especially at the climax when all is being revealed... This loses the original basis of the reveal where the main character would through some unrelated comment or action suddenly realise the key to the whole murder and therefore identify the murderer... Although Kris still does this that final scene has been usurped by his subordinates who now know all too before the reveal.,.
I could just see Sara looking to the writers to give her some of the lines originally intended for the main character and in doing so this is negating what made this show different ...
I don't like it... I also think the introduction of the new female police constable has removed the comedic potential for Dwayne and what he had with Fidel has been lost and so has that potential ... It just isn't there with the replacement...
So for me what was a big part of making this a good enjoyable show has been lost or diluted to the point that I really haven't enjoyed watching this new series... And for the first time found myself fast forwarding especially during the scenes with Kris tripping over his tongue around asking Camille out... That's another sub plot I really don't feel works...