Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries "Death Comes Knocking" #2.2 (2013)

Phryne and the Psychic, 12 May 2017

Phryne's friend, Freddy Ashmead, is set to receive an award for bravery during the War. However, he can't remember the events that led to his award. Aunt Prudence has hired famous psychic Mrs Bolkonsky to contact her dead godson, Roland, to provide details on Freddy's heroism. Later that night, someone murders a gravedigger while trying to break into Roland's grave. Surely these events can be random. There has to be a connection. Phryne thinks so and starts investigating.

I always enjoy these séance scenes where everyone sits around a table, holding hands, waiting on the voice of a long relative to reveal some secret. Lots of fun. The one in Death Comes Knocking is a little toned down to some of the others I've seen, but it is nicely filmed. Mrs Bolkonsky does the appropriate swaying, etc. before speaking for Roland. The mystery here is particularly strong. Phyrne goes down a lot of incorrect blind alleys before finally stumbling on the solution. Speaking of the solution, it's a little out of left field, but satisfactory nonetheless. Overall, it's a solid mystery story.

Since I began watching the episodes, I've been impressed by the costuming, sets, and locations. The attention to period detail never fails to amaze me. Here, the producers did a nice, though limited, job of recreating a WWI battlefield. I was shocked and delighted by the detail they put into these brief scenes.

7/10