I'm glad this series got a high rating-- it certainly deserves it. I went all in with 10 stars because I have no criticisms at all. It's amazingly realistic (I think-- I am not a cop) which is rare. At first, the episodes seem to end very abruptly. But that's it-- case solved, on to the next!
Also, a shout-out to the small-role actors-- but of course there are no small roles! This class of actors in Britain are phenomenal. Compared to the main players-- who are great, but clearly actors-- the many bit players, the perps, witnesses, etc., seem 100% real. I keep thinking, where did they find this guy???
Something that makes me chuckle in each episode are those shots of the elevated tracks outside the police station, with a train rumbling along. That's it! Just a-- i dunno-- an establishing shot? Very funny. In the third season, they toss in more exteriors of the building and less of the elevated train. Sometimes the train is seen through one window, other times through a different window of the same type. Like, WHY???But please don't stop. Perfect show for the person who, like me, craves and devours British crime shows.
One last side-note: It's fun to watch the public defenders who sit in on suspect interviews. These actors sit there, expressionless, motionless, they don't even appear to be listening. They have zero lines. It's like the casting people just pull someone in off the street and say "just sit here, say nothing, do nothing, and you'll get a check at the end of the day."
Which is not a criticism of the show! I wouldn't have it any other way.
Also, a shout-out to the small-role actors-- but of course there are no small roles! This class of actors in Britain are phenomenal. Compared to the main players-- who are great, but clearly actors-- the many bit players, the perps, witnesses, etc., seem 100% real. I keep thinking, where did they find this guy???
Something that makes me chuckle in each episode are those shots of the elevated tracks outside the police station, with a train rumbling along. That's it! Just a-- i dunno-- an establishing shot? Very funny. In the third season, they toss in more exteriors of the building and less of the elevated train. Sometimes the train is seen through one window, other times through a different window of the same type. Like, WHY???But please don't stop. Perfect show for the person who, like me, craves and devours British crime shows.
One last side-note: It's fun to watch the public defenders who sit in on suspect interviews. These actors sit there, expressionless, motionless, they don't even appear to be listening. They have zero lines. It's like the casting people just pull someone in off the street and say "just sit here, say nothing, do nothing, and you'll get a check at the end of the day."
Which is not a criticism of the show! I wouldn't have it any other way.