I love the acting, I love bits of the story, and I love the fact that John Thaw is as wonderful as ever. Fat Chance on its own merits is a good mystery, with a seemingly baffling crime, and an interesting theme, with women climbing to higher positions in the Church, in spite of male protestation. Zoe Wanamaker is excellent as Emma Pickford, and her on screen time with Thaw is excellent.
On the downside the first half of the episode is somewhat boring, it takes about forty minutes for the story to open up and become interesting. The conclusion is one of the least satisfying, it just doesn't fully add up somehow. When I saw that name 'Peggy Mount' in the titles I was so pleased, but then gutted to discover she had less then three minutes screen time, such a shame, more then a match for Morse, she'd have been marvellous in a bigger role. The story on the whole is a little mundane, there are definitely some interesting parts, but the final outcome leaves you wanting the likes of Masonic Mysteries or Driven to Distraction.
Still decent, but the average Morse episode is so much higher, 7/10
On the downside the first half of the episode is somewhat boring, it takes about forty minutes for the story to open up and become interesting. The conclusion is one of the least satisfying, it just doesn't fully add up somehow. When I saw that name 'Peggy Mount' in the titles I was so pleased, but then gutted to discover she had less then three minutes screen time, such a shame, more then a match for Morse, she'd have been marvellous in a bigger role. The story on the whole is a little mundane, there are definitely some interesting parts, but the final outcome leaves you wanting the likes of Masonic Mysteries or Driven to Distraction.
Still decent, but the average Morse episode is so much higher, 7/10