Blue Murder

My wife and I were pleasantly surprised by this detective series based on the reviews. It was definitely a well-acted and scripted detective show that kept you guessing about who did it. However, it was a little uneven with some great episodes and some that were implausible (e.g., the final episode). Also, several episodes were incredibly sad. I want to give it 7.5, but can't so it gets a 7.0. I'm sorry they didn't make more than 5 seasons.

Just streamed the series on Netflix over the weekend...quite enjoyed it. They put together a very good ensemble cast that played off one another rather well throughout the 5 seasons. Sure there were some hiccups now and again...characters appearing then vanishing without notice or trace...lol...and on a police drama too ;P. It gives a more realistic view of the police that make up the squads in the UK, 'real' people with 'real' lives mucking up the works and managing somehow to keep all the balls in the air. DCI Lewis is as 'real' as it gets being a full time cop and mom...never quite getting it all right...but life is messy and this drama really brings home that reality. The story lines played out as well as any drama on TV British or US. Sorry to see it didn't survive a while longer...I grew to really like the characters and would have liked to see where they got on to. :) Well worth a watch if you like police dramas...Brits got this spot on I think.

British cop series; quite entertaining IMHO! You'll like this a lot as it's quite original and spicy too. Series ran from 2003 through 1008? For about five seasons I think. It's full of intelligent and cohesive dialogue and detective processes. You'll being paying attention as each episode runs in many sub plots and clued up mysteries at once. Enjoy on Amazon, and tell me what you think! ? Murf

I started to watch this a few times and kept getting put off by the intro music because the theme song on just the first episode made me think this was going to be a super light detective series. I finally watched this whole series recently and really liked it. After the first episode there is no silly theme music or any intro. This is a well balanced detective crime drama with good personal interaction between the cops.

Caroline Quentin and Ian Kelsey have good chemistry together and their characters are very believable. Detectives Butchers and Shap are well developed characters along the way. The show seemed to just be hitting it's stride before it was canceled.

Many of the plots seemed more original than most. The forensics aspect was not particularly interesting in this series but adequate and realistic.

This is definitely worth watching.

Loved, Loved Caroline McQuentin and Ian Kelsey in this series. I wish it had run more seasons. I would have liked for the two of them to get together, eventually.