Chief Inspector: The Beginning

This series definitely does not take itself too seriously :)

It is very quirky, funny and always clever and engaging.

A young police detective gets transferred to Seoul from the countryside in 1958.

There he had distinguished himself as being the police officer who had caught the most cow thieves :)

In 1958's Seoul (which they recreated very convincingly) he finds gangs and corruption - especially within his own police station.

But he and his new superior pick up the good fight (adding two more later on).

The always handle their cases with a lot of wits and smarts, never get deterred, even when the going gets tough and it is just great fun to watch them do so.

The series is part comedy, part police drama whereas the comedic parts are clearly paramount.

But it is also very interesting to watch how they had to solve cases in 1958 solely relying on their smarts because there was no CCTV, internet or modern forensics back then.

When the rookie detective from the countryside asks his older superior in Seoul early on, why he fights his lonely fight against injustice and for law and order, he says: "It does not hurt when there are people like me in this world too."

It also does not hurt to watch this series because it always stays clever and smart and is great fun to watch :)