Rooms (TV Series) Susan: Part 2 (1975) User Reviews

Talk about keeping it in the family.

[EdinaJambo · 7/10 · 17 December 2020]

This episode, together with the previous episode, Susan Part 1, deals with the tricky subject of parental child abuse, in particular sexual abuse on a daughter by the father. Although there was no explicit abuse shown in this episode, the inference was clear enough. I suspect that at the very least a scene, or at least parts of some scenes have been cut for broadcast in 2020, and there may at least have been a bit more to this episode when first broadcast in 1975. Incredibly, this is Jane Wymark's screen debut, and considering the subject matter, a very impressive debut it was. She would later go on to find fame as Joyce Barnaby, the wife of Midsomer Murders DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles).

A young Jane Wymark in a very great role

[sherondalewis-20531 · 10/10 · 8 September 2022]

I am a big fan of Midsomer Murders and love Jane Wymark. I saw that she starred in an show called "Rooms" episode, "Susan" where she plays the title character. This 2 parter is about a young, shy-ish student/worker, who is renting out a room in this house from this couple. She has a cute upstairs neighbor she likes but, not too fond of the owner, and doesn't like to be touched. And in this episode, you'll understand why. Because in this episode, Susan is an abuse victim...sexually abused by her father who makes a visit...and tries his "luck" with her. But, he doesn't succeed.

The whole episode, especially part 2, is really dark and deep for its time. And a 22yr old Jane Wymark (whom I was told from other reviews that this was her debut) did a wonderful job. She played this part very well.

Nigel Havers, Pauline Yates, Bryan Marshall all did a great job in this story.

Worth watching...wish there was a part 3 and 4 to this because this would have been amazing 👏!