Masterful

Gentleness and charm: not qualities one normally associates with American tv series, particularly those of the crime genre. But the wonderful Monk overflows with them. Plus the viewer gets a master-class in acting from Tony Shaloub.

For reasons too complicated to explain (but which relate to the idiotic scheduling attendant upon excellent programmes of all varieties) I've not really been a regular viewer since the first series, which I watched in its entirety. Having just watched one of the episodes from the final series, in which erstwhile assistant Sharona comes back for a guest appearance, I'm wondering why.