Season 3 • Episode 8
LatestRosemary is delighted to be working on the garden of an open-air theatre with Laura, as her cousin Charles is an actor preparing for his role in an amateur production. But during rehearsals, one of the actors is suddenly killed by a prop gun, which police discover had been loaded with live ammo instead of blanks. The two gardeners soon wonder if someone is out to sabotage the play, or whether there is another motive at work...
Brought together by professional and personal heartache, two plucky ladies plant the seeds for a brighter future. Rosemary Boxer, with a doctorate in plant pathology, and Laura Thyme, a former police constable and avid gardener, discover their shared love of green-thumbness and start a gardening business. As they restore various English gardens back to their lavish states, the inquisitive pair also find themselves uncovering an assortment of mysteries.
Acting
Kendal and Ferris have chemistry that could power a greenhouse.
Production
Every garden is a character—gorgeous, lived-in, meticulously real.
Writing
Cozy mystery formula executed with genuine wit and heart.
Creators
Clive Exton, Tom Clegg, Brian Eastman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Felicity Kendal was already famous from 1970s sitcom 'The Good Life' about self-sufficient living—basically typecasting as a plant queen.
The show helped launch the 'cozy mystery' TV boom, proving audiences wanted smart older women solving crimes without gratuitous violence.
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