I watched a great show this year "Special Ops Lioness" and was blown away by it. In fact, I watched it again straight after finishing. Proper tv for a change.

One character stood out to me and when I checked out the bio info on the actors, I was shocked to see that Jill Wagner had a long-standing career in Hallmark tv films.

Given how the casting would be such a contrast to her character of Bobby in Lioness, I set about watching one of the Hallmarks to see that contrast. I watched the first of the Mystery 101 series... Then proceeded to watch all of them. And I'm now working my way through her others.

She's a fine actor. A compelling presence onscreen and she raises the productions.

Out of all the films I've watched these last 10 days or so of hers, this is the peak so far. She's thoroughly charming, totally believable - and as predictable as you know these films will be - it's a well-paced highly enjoyable ride.

I am really pleased for Jill that she has been cast in a role that allows her to show her range outside of this genre. She was fantastic in Lioness and as an executive producer, I hope she is able to straddle both worlds going forward.