It gets more preposterous as it goes on and makes the council estates of London look more dangerous than trying to put lipstick on a crocodile but Idris Elba’s gritty cop show is one of the better things he’s done post Stringer Bell.
Elba’s he-doesn’t-play-by-the-rules-but-god-damn-he-gets-results schtick is a little clichéd but with an excellent parade of nutters to apprehend over the course of three series (the fourth is showing on the BBC now) it’s that little bit cleverer than most British police procedurals churned out these days. Just don’t watch it when you’re home alone.
Elba’s he-doesn’t-play-by-the-rules-but-god-damn-he-gets-results schtick is a little clichéd but with an excellent parade of nutters to apprehend over the course of three series (the fourth is showing on the BBC now) it’s that little bit cleverer than most British police procedurals churned out these days. Just don’t watch it when you’re home alone.
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