STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
Detective Nicky Cole (Don Gilet) has moved from London to Newcastle after blowing the whistle on a corrupt colleague.Every week,he solves a different case.
An underlying theme of the show seems to be the institutional racism that seems to go on in the police force on the Tyneside,originally highlighted in the first episode with the arrival of a new black copper.
I could go in to great depth in to discussing how average I thought the show is,but ultimately,I have to admit my OLS above really hits it in a nutshell.Despite the huge effort the actors and writers appear to be going to in order to make it otherwise,the show just fails to ever
really come together and be engaging or absorbing in any way.Despite a few nice touches (a thrilling chase scene in the first episode,some slick visuals,nice dialogue and a cool soundtrack),the illusion that you are not watching just a very average show is just never marred.
Surprisingly,Tim Healy never made a guest appearance in any of the episodes.Oh well,there might be another season.Lets hope it's better.***
Detective Nicky Cole (Don Gilet) has moved from London to Newcastle after blowing the whistle on a corrupt colleague.Every week,he solves a different case.
An underlying theme of the show seems to be the institutional racism that seems to go on in the police force on the Tyneside,originally highlighted in the first episode with the arrival of a new black copper.
I could go in to great depth in to discussing how average I thought the show is,but ultimately,I have to admit my OLS above really hits it in a nutshell.Despite the huge effort the actors and writers appear to be going to in order to make it otherwise,the show just fails to ever
really come together and be engaging or absorbing in any way.Despite a few nice touches (a thrilling chase scene in the first episode,some slick visuals,nice dialogue and a cool soundtrack),the illusion that you are not watching just a very average show is just never marred.
Surprisingly,Tim Healy never made a guest appearance in any of the episodes.Oh well,there might be another season.Lets hope it's better.***