This post is about the series four finale of Dead Drunk Detective. You can listen to it here.
Four series in, I knew my format and wanted to see what else the show can do. Betty leads an mystery? Sure. A cosy Christmas special which doubles as a family reunion? Done. A bottle episode which essentially plays out in real time? Well, let's see...
I contemplated writing scenes that act as a counterpart to this plot. These would have been set in the office and feature Betty and Hairy realising that Johnny may be in trouble. I also considered concluding the episode with the police arriving at the brewery, but thought this was too similar to the final showdown in series three. As the final version ended up as a two-hander, this is the only episode in which Betty does not appear.
Despite featuring multiple members of the Van Helsing family, this is the first series in which Dracula (and Charles, the man who plays him) does not appear. He is namechecked here and in the wedding episode, but he could not be in the latter as he would recognise Van Helsing.
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