Code of Silence

Out of the 2 recent crime dramas with deaf leads, this is the better one. Code Of Silence has a far fetched premise but is so honest with it we're up for the ride. Great cast helps a lot but it's the slow building romance hiding in plain sight that makes this show a stand out. The main characters are flawed and constantly asked to question their moral compass which makes for a very fun watch. Yes the ending is very silly and unbelievable but this must be the first time a crime drama builds its storyline around a blossoming and forbidden love. Season 2 please! And with the same leads if possible!

Alison, a deaf working class girl is enlisted by police to read lips for a case regarding a gang of thieves and their latest caper. When she falls for one of the suspects, things get complicated. Fantastic and tense 6 part mini-series will keep you engaged the entire time. Crackerjack writing and a great performance by Rose Ayling-Ellis are the draws here. If Ellis wasn't deaf IRL i'd say she was a star in the making, but being deaf will limit the amount of roles available to her and that's a shame. COS isn't perfect there are a couple things I found to be not quite believable, but there so minor you won't mind much. I don't see a world where this doesn't at least get a couple BAFTA nods. Extremely enjoyable and highly recommended.

Detectives find themselves without an expert lip reader, urgency means they have to turn to Alison Woods, an employee at the Station canteen. The team are attempting to bring down a group of dangerous criminals, who only meet in wide open spaces, Alison prices invaluable, but things get complicated when she gets close to one of the suspects.

Code of Silence is an excellent series, if you haven't seen it yet, I'd urge you to make some time and binge watch it, it's gripping, must watch TV. It's important, amazing that we're seeing more deaf actors having central roles.

So many shows struggle to fill 6 episodes, not that case here, every episode is rich in content.

It's packed with tension and intrigue, in the first few episodes you will quite literally be on the edge of your seat, it will hold your interest from start to finish.

Rose Ayling-Ellis follows a busy spell, appearing in Dr. Who and the terrific Reunion, she puts in another superb performance here, as does Kieron Moore, who's equally good. If you haven't seen Reunion yet, I urge you to do so.

I loved it.

9/10.

I see others had the same frustrations with the lead character's reckless behavior as I did at times. However, as each episode progressed I realized how badly she either wanted to prove herself or else attempt to help someone. Let alone appear invaluable to the police in hopes of bringing in much needed income. She had been dismissed her whole life & never given a chance. She said as much towards the end. I thought Rose Ayling-Ellis's acting here was superb. She hit all the right notes of naïvety, ambition, hope, love, frustration, fear & fearlessness. Her face was so expressive. I was really rooting for her & Liam. And the suspense was top notch. A bit of an overly tidy ending, but overall a refreshing POV & a fun binge watch.

I found this show too stressful to watch. The principal character is a young woman Allison, who is a gifted lip reader due to her deafness. In a break from waitressing, she is temporarily recruited by the police of a British city, to lip read surveillance videos. The police clearly warn her, for her own safety and in order not to compromise their investigation, not to research the names or have any contact whatsoever with any of the subjects of the surveillance, who are very dangerous.

So, unbelievably, this is exactly what she does. She takes one foolish risk after another, with no sense of danger, with minimal precautions, and carries on oblivious to police warnings, in order to play detective. In the end, I found it just too stressful to watch, even though Allison was a personally very appealing character in several ways.