The eight-part Inspector Vivaldi Mysteries miniseries proves that a good mystery never loses its intrigue or goes out of style.  Seeing the characters talking on flip phones and dumb phones, and watching them research crimes on antiquated computers is a minor distraction but it is a dead giveaway that this isn’t a brand new production.

In fact, now streaming on MHz Choice, the Inspector Vivaldi Mysteries first aired on Rai Uno (Italian TV) in January-February 2010, a sequel to My Son (mio figlio), a successful 2005 movie with the same characters.