{"id":30006,"date":"2021-11-13T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T06:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=30006"},"modified":"2021-11-12T18:44:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T00:44:02","slug":"audio-drama-review-the-seamstress-of-peckham-rye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/audio-drama-review-the-seamstress-of-peckham-rye\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Drama Review: The Seamstress of Peckham Rye"},"content":{"rendered":"

This story is set several months after Big Finish’s previous Holmes release, The Master of Blackstone Grange<\/em> (review: here<\/a>). Watson (Richard Earl) has moved into a gender-segregated rooming house to be near the American actress he met in the previous story while they continue the task of obtaining a divorce from the lady’s estranged husband. At the same time, Holmes (Nicholas Briggs) has sunk deeper into melancholy and drug use. The two are brought back together when a young Inspector Silas Fisher (played by James Joyce) enlists Watson’s help to get Holmes to investigate a baffling murder.<\/p>\n

The Seamstress of Peckham Rye<\/em> continues a couple of major threads from the Master of Blackstone Grange<\/em>, but otherwise stands on its own. The previous work felt Doylesque in its overall plot and structure. This story is a different beast. It feels like a modern-day mystery in its structure, while still being true to its Victorian setting and characters. It does work. It’s an intriguing and engrossing three-hour story. The mystery has a lot of turns and the story is given a lot of space to breathe. However, it never feels padded. It’s engaging from the beginning of the story until the final rendition of the closing themes.<\/p>\n

The casting and acting performances are impeccable. Mark Elstobb and Lucy Briggs-Owens turn in flawless performances as Americans. India Fisher offers one of her most vocally unique performances. Briggs and Earl know their characters well and turn in a superb performance that highlights the strength and the complexities of the relationship between Holmes and Watson. The characters are well-drawn and engaging from start to finish.<\/p>\n

There’s at least one major mystery that’s left unresolved at the end of the set and a few plot points that remain open questions. All of which should be resolved in next year’s release. I can only help that story is as superb as this one.<\/p>\n

Rating: 4.5 out of 5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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