Memento Mori

Memento Mori was an outstanding Kavanagh QC episode, intelligent, moving and well acted. The opening scenes at Lizzie's funeral were beautifully done, thanks to the beautiful music and production values. The writing is some of the most intelligent writing in the history of Kavanagh QC, making the courtroom scenes truly compelling. In terms of acting, John Thaw is excellent and so is Nicolas Jones as Jeremy Aldermarten. And Daisy Bates gives a moving performance as Kate, particularly in the scene where she confesses she misses her mother. But the best performance comes from Tom Courtenay, one of the best supporting performances of the series, understated mostly but when he loses his temper at Jeremy he is especially good here. Overall, outstanding episode that is worth watching for Thaw and Courtenay. 10/10 Bethany Cox