Helen Barlow is a senior police officer and she has set up a clandestine unit, led by Jack Quinn, to go after the criminals the police can't touch; using methods that aren't strictly legal. This means breaking into properties and illegally bugging them, threatening associates into giving up their bosses and using unauthorised electronic surveillance. The unit is small; consisting of Quinn; Jessica Jones; computer expert TomTom and new recruit Charlie and because of the way they operate they have no real backup and no legal protection should things go wrong.
After watching the opening episode it came as no surprise to learn that this comes from the mind of Tony Jordan; the creator of Hustle unfortunately this is lacking something that made Hustle as good as it was; rather than being sharp and original this felt rather cliché. There is also the moral problem of having law enforcers who routinely break the law; at one point they dangle somebody from the top of a tower block to extract information which surely counts as torture! The actors do a decent enough job with the material. All that said it still managed to be entertaining enough to keep me watching till the end of the series. There were some decent laughs to be had and even some shockingly dark moments that came as a real surprise. The ending left things open for a second series but whether it will get one is anybody's guess. Overall I'd say that it is all a bit silly but passes the time well enough on a Sunday night if you don't have something better to do.
After watching the opening episode it came as no surprise to learn that this comes from the mind of Tony Jordan; the creator of Hustle unfortunately this is lacking something that made Hustle as good as it was; rather than being sharp and original this felt rather cliché. There is also the moral problem of having law enforcers who routinely break the law; at one point they dangle somebody from the top of a tower block to extract information which surely counts as torture! The actors do a decent enough job with the material. All that said it still managed to be entertaining enough to keep me watching till the end of the series. There were some decent laughs to be had and even some shockingly dark moments that came as a real surprise. The ending left things open for a second series but whether it will get one is anybody's guess. Overall I'd say that it is all a bit silly but passes the time well enough on a Sunday night if you don't have something better to do.