"City of Vice" is an exceptionally well written historical crime drama enacted by a superb cast led by Ian McDiarmid as Henry Fielding, author of "Tom Jones." His witty and thoughtful delivery of dialogue is especially worth watching. Ian Glen, portraying his blind brother, is also a most capable actor. These harrowing productions have a dark and stage-like quality full of action and unexpected twists. I was disappointed that there are only 5 episodes about the origins of the London police force and would gladly continue watching if more episodes become available but magistrate and novelist Henry Fielding suffered from increasingly poor health and died in his 50s. Subjects of this short but frightful series include murder, sex crimes, home invasion, kidnapping, thefts, muggings, blackmail - and the despair of victims of high moral character vs the tight-fisted attitude of those holding the purse-strings. Not for the faint-hearted! >> Alas, today's immorality and crime problems are much like those of yore - and funding for the police, at least here in the United States, is equally problematic so "City of Vice" is most timely. >> I enjoyed viewing the map of London becoming 3D as the action speeds viewers from one neighborhood to another along densely structured city streets. Having visited London several times over the years, I have always found it a dangerous place with some pretty nasty characters roving about. >> I recommend this series to anyone with an interest in true crime.
Review of City of Vice
