Undercover

[Dave2002]

Anyone brave enough to be watching this one? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b076vdbc

Intriguing so far.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yes - I saw it; I agree - lots of promise in the first episode.

[DracoM]

Good set up, central two among the best actors around, as said very intriguing and actually post Lawrence biz, not without resonance.

[jean]

Is anyone else finding it as unconvincing as I am tnat a lawyer with such an anti-establishment background would ever have been considered for a post such as DPP?

Not to mention her emotional involvement with her clients...

[Beef Oven!]

Is anyone else finding it as unconvincing as I am tnat a lawyer with such an anti-establishment background would ever have been considered for a post such as DPP?

Not to mention her emotional involvement with her clients...

DPP is an EOE for CS

[jean]

Meaning?

[Beef Oven!]

Meaning?

The Director Of Public Prosecutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer, for Christ's sake. The office says so, so who are we to question it?

[jean]

Irrelevant. I'm not questioning them appointing a woman or even a Black woman - no-one with her background would get near being considered for that job.

[Beef Oven!]

Irrelevant. I'm not questioning them appointing a woman or even a Black woman - no-one with her background would get near being considered for that job.

Blimey.

[jean]

Meaning?

[DracoM]

And, jean, is this based on any experience you have on such an appointment?

[jean]

Doen't really need to be, does it?

It's also very unlikely that a barrister who'd never done prosecution work would be appointed to this role.

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[jean]

Has everyone else given up on this?

[Dave2002]

We are still watching. I agree with the flaws which have been pointed out, but virtually all such TV crime series have major flaws. Despite that people still seem to like crime stories e.g. http://www.cromartyartstrust.org.uk/...-thrillers.asp and TV versions.

The Killing
The Bridge
Trapped
Follow the Money
Inspector Montalbano (Young and old)
Lewis
Miss Marple
Poirot
Morse
Rebus
Vera
The Professionals
Midsomer Murders
Wallander
Sherlock (Holmes)
New Tricks
Line of Duty
Scott and Bailey

etc.

[Richard Tarleton]

Doen't really need to be, does it?

It's also very unlikely that a barrister who'd never done prosecution work would be appointed to this role.

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Yes - Maya's best-known real life equivalent (at least as far as the work with death row inmates is concerned) is presumably Mr Clive Stafford Smith, an equally unlikely candidate (I should imagine) for the post of DPP. The death-row scene was harrowing, reflecting recent real-life cases where states with the death penalty have been forced to experiment with different drugs. The recently publicised real-life cases of undercover policemen who have formed liaisons whilst undercover have involved policemen who have also had real-life families/relationships, and who abandoned their undercover relationships. "Nick" has gone completely the other way.

Haven't seen episode 3 yet...powerful drama even if some suspension of disbelief regarding the basic setup is required.

Two fine leads - Adrian Lester the guest on Essential Classics this week. Philip Davis ("Jimmy" in Episode 1) does a good line in villains, shady solicitors and the like....