Hot and cold running corpses

IF only Handy Andy had been around in the 19th century, things wouldn't have ended so horribly in Echoes, first in a new series of psychological thrillers under the umbrella title Murder In Mind. The Changing Rooms handyman could have mended the lock on the bathroom door that kept sticking (something we were told several times in case you missed this vital plot point) and Daniel Morton wouldn't have ended up locked in without any hope of rescue.

Morton and wife Elizabeth bought this haunted house with hot and cold running corpses in the bathroom.

It's off-putting to find you're sharing the shower with the bloody, screaming ghost of a previous resident. This was Eloise Duvall, who'd wooed Daniel's ancestor Sir Richard Morton 120 years previously.

James Wilby, at least, was given the chance to play both Mortons. Poor Tara Fitzgerald, as Elizabeth, was left to wander around the old dark house in her nightie after hearing strange sounds - probably the noise made by viewers getting up to make a cup of tea, confident that nothing unexpected would happen in their absence.

She asked a medium (Paul Rhys) to investigate, although how could she have any faith in a man who described himself as a cross between Uri Geller and Doris Stokes?

This was one of those stories that exists solely for the surprise twist (or not, in this case) at the end which, rather like Taggart, aims to keep you guessing whodunit until the very end. After a series of one-hour episodes that were too short, An Eye For An Eye was a two-hour Taggart that was too long. Matters began intriguingly enough with the shooting of a doctor at a women's health centre. She survived that, only to be finished off later on.

Anti-abortionists were the obvious suspects, but Taggart connoisseurs know from experience that plots are never that simple. It was good to see conflict within the regular team too with poor wee Stuart told to stay at home after letting someone get murdered under his nose.

The weekend wasn't all murder. The Youngest DJ followed the bid by 11-year-old DJ Kingy to become the youngest superstar DJ in the world. Just like youngsters with pushy stage mothers, young Ben King has his mum managing his career. The whole family - mum, dad, Ben and little sister Kara - left its Rochdale council home to live in Spain, within travelling distance of the music scene of Ibiza.

Parents Bev and Junior are making sacrifices to promote Ben's career. He's a happy, smiling boy, something he wasn't in England, where he was bullied and subjected to racial abuse at school. Now Bev tutors them at home, with the help of the English curriculum on the Internet.

The Kings had determination but little money and few contacts when they arrived in Spain. Expenses from the documentary-makers financed a trip to Ibiza to "sell" DJ Kingy to local bar and club owners. Bev was well aware that Ben's age gave him gimmick value, while pointing out it also gave him a foot in the door. News of the DJ who had to stand on a box to reach the record decks spread around the island, and a session in a nightclub was a big hit.

Bev answered the question many must have been asking at home - is spending his nights in clubs, where all sorts of things go on, really suitable for an 11-year-old? Bev, who said she didn't drink or take drugs, had no worries. "I know I'm doing the right thing," she said.

Only time will tell.