DCI Banks

Watched the first episode won't watch another. DCI Bank's emotional expressions were frequently inappropriate, immature for a DCI for sure and downright ridiculous at times. I mean the last scene of the first episode was eye rolling. Then you have the Catz character. One minute

DCI Banks and her are meeting and the next they're drinking and conversing like old lovers. The plot was uneven, all over the place. I can't take this show seriously after that mess. No flow, no depth or believability with characters. Focused on irrelevant aspects and ignored proper tension building and story flow. Probably one of the most disjointed detective shows I've ever seen.

It's as it was written for the character/actor himself. Sadly it was discontinued, in which I don't understand.

This was an amazing mystery series.. but the character of DS Annie Cabbot wasn't well written, she was irritating and smiled all the time for no reason even in the matter with such deep seriousness!

It's either the writer who didn't wrote the character well or And.tea Lowe who was so bad an actor.. with all other actors doing their best she was the worst of the all.

She was just so annoying and irrating and irrational all the time!!

Having read the other reviews here I was quite surprised about the negative ones, and the "too predictable" complaints. I find the cast to be really enjoyable to watch, and the stories are interesting and well written. Sure the chief is a little glum here and there, but overall he seems like a relatively happy fellow, even with the reasonable hope of a love interest. There is a minimum of forensic or medical nonsense that makes it hard for someone who knows a little bit about such things to watch without squirming. The interaction with the new DI in the most recent season is fun, and the character actors are very familiar to those of use who watch a lot of BBC. So for open minded viewers my recommendation is to not be put off by the negative comments.

I only started watching DCI Banks just a few months ago, but once I saw the first show I could not stop watching until I saw the last one. I'm glad I was able to see all the seasons at once because I was so hooked I would not have wanted to wait years to see them all. The cast is great, especially Stephen Tompkinson. His character is so totally honest and charming and he just gets right into you mind and heart. It makes you feel that DCI Banks and Stephen Tompkinson is the same person. The stories are great and the mysteries are real. People actually die in the show and are not all saved just in the nick of time like every other detective show. I obviously highly recommend this show and hope it will be back for a fifth season.