Recap / The Mrs Bradley Mysteries S 1 E 2 Death At The Opera

Death at the Opera

Original Airdate: 16 January 2000

Tropes:

• Bury Your Gays: The murder victim is implied to be a lesbian.
• Foregone Conclusion: Adella predicts that with the advancements that women have been making, England will one day have a woman prime minister. This is scoffed at, though history buffs will know that this would eventually happen by 1979 and Margaret Thatcher will take the role.
• Hypno Fool / Weak-Willed: Plum is effortlessly hypnotised by Mrs. Bradley.
• Hypno Pendulum: Mrs. Bradley uses this to get Ms. Plum to admit she instigated the murder.
• Known Only by Their Nickname: Prunella is best known by her nickname “Plum.”
• Lessons in Sophistication: Adella’s Alma Mater specialized in these. She even calls it “ a garden for growing wives.”
• Primal Fear: The murder victim was deathly afraid of spiders.

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