I watched this show in 2009 and have been looking for it since then with no luck. As a grammatical pedant myself, I felt right at home with Mayo's attempts to correct the speech of some of the characters. Because I managed to record all episodes - except for Ep01! - I have been watching the show again, and enjoying it just as much as the first time I watched it. It was a joy to see Jessica Oyelowo's character dressing in such beautiful clothes and shoes - unfortunately, the shoes in particular did not serve her well in the area in which she was working. I have spoken to friends who also want the show to be available on DVD, because we all know there won't be another series. Why is it that a quirky, intelligent and funny show is shafted because TV show producers believe the mindless majority are all that count? Please, a DVD! Pretty please!

This program has what you might call an "actor's script" - in other words, it needs a considerable input from the actors to bring the characters to life and make the dialogue sparkle. The deadpan delivery it gets from this crew of C-listers just doesn't do the job. Judging from the plot types and visual style of this series, the producers were trying to re-create "The Avengers". That, too, depended on the actors, and stopped working after Diana Rigg left. This material might work if delivered by a really over-the-top team, like Monty Python or the Comic Stip. With these actors, it's just a turkey. I'm surprised it lasted as many episodes as it did. Well, you get that with the BBC I guess: their lack of slavery to the ratings sometimes leads to some brilliant TV that wouldn't succeed commercially - but also to total rubbish like this.

Other have mentioned some of the merits of this witty, often funny mystery. It isn't deep, dark and gut wrenching. It IS light, well written and has a fine cast.But, there is something seriously familiar about the cast and characters. Here's what I mean. There is the (relatively) handsome male lead and the gorgeous female lead. They are backed up by a long-haired (shaggy) male who provides a lot of the comic relief and a short, dark- haired, bookish, glasses-wearing, female. The team travel around in a large van solving mysterious deaths in out-of-the-way places.The only thing missing is the dog.Freddie, Daphnie, Shaggy and Velma?No... there aren't ghosts and glowing, algae-covered sea Captains rattling chains, but I would bet a bucket of Scooby snacks that the people who created and cast this fun show are real fans of Scooby Do, Where Are You?And, if you watch these shows with that in mind, it becomes even more entertaining.

I liked this program. Alistair McGowan is clever, pedantically wordy, dry and a little needy. With a wife that's gone missing, an obsession with shopping on eBay and Lucy Evans as a wise beyond her years daughter. Jessica Oyelowo is funny and gorgeous. Deliciously curvy with a fashion sense rooted in the fifties. If only I knew how to pronounce her name. I've always wonders how Jessica actually sounds. The two side kicks, Loo Brealey is cute and clever as anorak and Huw Rhys as a stereo-typical Welshman is considerably more endearing than his two timing character in Cardydd. OK, so it's Sunday evening, pre-watershed entertainment for the family. There is no violence, swearing, nudity or excessively stylish music. There is wit, an attractive cast, and the potential to build on a successful start. Roll on series two.