What Is Magpie Mysteries About?
Is there anything more useless than a whodunnit without an ending?
There are certainly a few.
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The series also stars Timothy McMullan.
What Are the Magpies in Magpie Murders?
The rhyme refers tohow many magpies you must see together to have your wish granted.
It makes sense then to state thatMagpie Murdersis about betrayal.
In particular,Conway betrays himself by not becoming the serious writer he wanted to be.
Like envy and desire, betrayal (and the desire for revenge) can be a prime motivator.
The series also focuses on the interrelationship of inner and outer worlds: reality and the mind.
DirectorPeter Cattaneohandles the shifts between parallel worlds with ease and style, emphasizing the idea that art imitates life.
Most especially,Matthew Beardstands out as both Conways petulant boyfriend and Punds not-so-bright assistant.
All the thinly disguised twin performances are enjoyable and appropriate for their separate milieus.
Everything dovetails; everybody connects to everybody else.
Conways disgust with Pund hits a new low in the shocking (in more ways than one) finish.
Magpie Murdersis now re-airing on PBS every Sunday in the US.
The full series is also available to stream on Prime Video.
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