We've been watching a show on Acorn called Signora Volpe. There are only three episodes to date and we normally wouldn't bother but it stars Emilia Fox who has been involved in Silent Witness for as long as I can remember. This is a different part; she is a disillusioned MI6 spy who moves to Italy looking for a new start.
Immediately, the locals identify that she is something special and turn to her to sort out their problems, such as find the missing truffle-hunting pig.
Acorn seems to like this format; there was another show on their site called Madame Blanc Mysteries with a similar theme.There's more than a touch of British exceptionalism about these shows and they must go down well in the British heartland struggling with the post-Brexit blues and Boris.
It reminds me of a recurring theme of many American shows of the 60s and 70s where Americans would show up in poor communities in South America and South-East Asia and would almost be crowned King of the Village. I remember one where an ex-Marine found himself in some ill-begotten village and, was able to solve a long-term shortage of food by showing the farmers better ways to grow their crops. As if!
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