There are plenty of formulaic crime series' on TV these days, from many countries.
I'm not a fan of crime drama that resolves itself in a single sub-hour episode. It's obviously going to be a shallow affair with clumsy exposition and conveniently missed facts that lead to a rushed denouement (often accompanied by more woeful exposition).
This is not one of them. First off, it is a single case dealt with over 8 one hour episodes (pre-dating The Killing by 3 years). The characters are introduced a seemingly haphazard way (reminiscent of The Wire), without visual or aural clues to label them 'good guy' or 'bad guy'. The cast are excellent and the plot on the whole believable (SLIGHT SPOIL: There is one silly bit at the end when a bomb is defused over the phone).
There was a follow up made in 2009 (Morden) which retained the writers & cast but under a different director and suffered as a result.
I'm not a fan of crime drama that resolves itself in a single sub-hour episode. It's obviously going to be a shallow affair with clumsy exposition and conveniently missed facts that lead to a rushed denouement (often accompanied by more woeful exposition).
This is not one of them. First off, it is a single case dealt with over 8 one hour episodes (pre-dating The Killing by 3 years). The characters are introduced a seemingly haphazard way (reminiscent of The Wire), without visual or aural clues to label them 'good guy' or 'bad guy'. The cast are excellent and the plot on the whole believable (SLIGHT SPOIL: There is one silly bit at the end when a bomb is defused over the phone).
There was a follow up made in 2009 (Morden) which retained the writers & cast but under a different director and suffered as a result.