Being from Edinburgh, it gives me an upper hand with the accent. It is well made, with some really interesting cinematography and Edinburgh settings. I have not seen a single series, or movie, which showed so many parts of Edinburgh venues and architecture before. European crime (Nordic thrillers) thriller tv series really took a turn in 2011 with Forbrydelsen (The killing) coming out, and this is in someways in a similar vein. Anything by Irvine Welsh has its own humour and character dynamics, and this is the first tv series that comes to mind written by him. I felt it was a high level crime thriller, and the play off between the lead detective and the child killer was well handled. Its not a gory film, but the subject matter and the character development is for mature audiences only, as it is descriptively horrific. Again like Filth Irvine Welshes feature film, it features a less than perfect Police Constable. Yet it is his flaws which also enable him to achieve the results he does in the work place. Its a harrowing honest series. Could definately lay claim to a Silence of the Lambs influence. Further watching may be the1992 film by Abel Ferrara, Bad Lieutenant, & also Sidney Lumets1981 film Prince of the City. It is not a stereo typical British series like The Bill, or Taggart. The characters are flawed and its much closer to reality on the force. This is where British crime drama/ thrillers should be heading; making adult entretainment, not watered down hogwash. It is much braver and more raw. Production value is very high, and it did the city of Edinburgh proud for once. One of the best British series I have seen in a while.
Review of Crime
