blanche-2 This Welsh series stars Philip Madoc as DCI Noel Bain, a widower with a young, rebellious daughter (Ffion Wilkins). The show deals with his cases, his relationships with the people he works with (Sharon Morgan and Gillian Elisa) and his problems with his daughter.The stories are dark, gritty, realistic, and atmospheric. There always seems to be a background, however, of youth violence, which doesn't make Wales seems like an attractive place to visit.The late Philip Madoc was a wonderful actor, and he creates an interesting character in Noel Bain. Not one to show emotion, the actor manages to give us a character who is a compassionate, perhaps disillusioned man, still mourning his wife and in pain over some of his daughter's behavior. It's quite a masterful performance.I can't say I love this series as it always leaves me a little sad. Even if there is closure of the case, one is left with a hopeless feeling. That's realistic, of course. It's just not very entertaining.

eoh5 What a pleasure to see 'old haunts' used in the making of this program, it was nice to travel down memory lane.It seemed to all fall into place, location, script, Actors, blended well to produce an intense modern day who-dun-it.Philip Madoc, Gillian Elisa and Sharon Morgan, to name a few, were fantastic.Great story lines, delving into the nitty gritty of Wales, such a pity it came to an abrupt end.The first two series of 'A Mind to Kill' were excellent, but it was a shame that only three members of the original cast remained for the third, or maybe they felt as I did, the script was too deep. It had lost it's way, the stories became too sinister, there was no longer a sense of joviality in the script, it was so serious and not what we had all, grown to enjoy. No longer like the Bain we knew and loved, the flirt, who could be a little rude, serious when needed, wicked when not.Why change a good thing?, it was not the move to C5 from C4 that proved fatal.It would be wonderful if it was possible to have the original actors and writers return, and maybe have it shown on either BBC, ITV or it's first home C4, and show the rest of the Country what Wales has to offer in good drama.Edward Harrhy.

shirleyafranklin I love the music being played by a country and western group, song seems to be Guardian Angel, I am not sure of the episode as I have it on an old tape and no title. It has to do with a bunch on vigilantes who drag a boy behind the truck and he gets strangled, they think that he killed one of their sons in a hit and run.I would appreciate any help, I am going to take the music off the tape but their is a lot of talk going over it.I really like the series, I am not sure how many we have on our great pile of tapes and must have more on them.It is difficult to understand sometimes but he plays such a good part, I liked the ones with his daughter in them.

Tiny-19 Philip Madoc is a very dependable actor and he plays his character, DCI Noel Bain, very well with a touch of humour. The sub-plot has him a widower with a late-teenage daughter and there is also a consistent thread of other sub-plots in and around the police station.The story-lines were good, up to the standard of such major series as 'Frost', and the direction firm.The pity is that this series (I don't know how many episodes were made, but it must have been 13 or so, having been made by Pearson, was aired on Channel 5 and therefore went largely ignored.