In Deep

I have never liked cop shows. They do not appeal to me at all. I don't find the story of two cops, going undercover as bad guys to catch the real bad guy very gripping, but this show is different. it has two very likable main characters, who are played extremely well by Nick Berry and Stephen Thompkinson. The stories are constantly changing and the characters are always developing. It is funny, scary, thrilling and above all a really great show. The writers, directors and editors DO NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, and the NICK and STEPHEN belong in their roles. it is one of the most enjoyable T.V show out at the minute and i definitely would watch the news to see the last part to it.!

Apparently other reviewers can't separate Nick Berry from his character in Heartbeat. If you can't do this either, I suggest you skip this show and go look up Harbour Lights instead for his sweetness and light. It doesn't help that his wife is very similar blonde actress to the one in Heartbeat. If you can separate the two this is a pretty good crime show. Not as good as Line of Duty which is bloody good, it's still a solid cop drama. Each story is told over two episodes. So they're more complex than the American one hour shows but shorter than Line of Duty's in depth 5-7 episodes. It's sad there's only 3 seasons.

Wow what a brilliant series. 'In Deep' is a first class cop show. Here in Australia we have just found the DVD sets and bought them all. Far better than all the other cop shows around. The two stars Nick Berry & Stephen Tompkinson are excellent in their roles and the stories are quite complex. We couldn't stop watching them until we had seen them all. If you haven't seen them yet - then do so! You won't be disappointed. Great action, good actors, and good stories.I have seen 'The Professionals'(years ago) and loved it, BUT this is much better. I just wish there were more episodes to see. Series 1-3 so far! Great television. Each story is in 2 parts, which make for an 2 hour in-depth storyline. There are also some really good supporting actors in it too. Best show for years!!Well done BBC.

I don't often write reviews, but I was bemused to see the high rating that four of the other five reviewers gave this show. It is, in my opinion quite dreadful. I watched the first story and was hugely disappointed by the frankly unbelievable plot lines and poor acting . The actors are woefully miscast and the very idea of Stephen Tompkinson and Nick Berry as 'hard men.' Is laughable. The police officers who are the subject of the investigation are cack-handed idiots and the ones investigating them are laughably naive and incompetent, not to mention clueless. There is not one shred of reality about any of it. There is no excitement, no tension and it is more like a comedy than a thriller. I strongly advise anyone who is thinking about watching it not to do so.

I'm not a fan of either Nick Berry or Stephen Tompkinson - and regardless how much the BBC tries to ram down the throat that these two guys shouldn't be messed with - I just don't buy Nick Berry as a hardman. I don't care how much melodramatic music, lighting or story they pump into the script I just smirk as an unshaven Berry tries to con his way into every eb of the episode's bad guy.

To its credit, the writing isn't bad but the idea's been done many times before - such as "Thief Takers", "99-1", "The Knock" and the inevitable comparison to "The Professionals", which I find quite bemusing.

Sure there's action sequences, stunts and the bravado of these Bodie and Doyle wannabe's - but somehow I just don't care about the characters as much as I want to. I care more about Berry's family and Berry's view on fathership than what he does to sting a drug baron.

Anyway, its not bad for what it is. Another Professionals type show. Shame it doesn't have the charm of Bodie and Doyle, but then again - not many shows have.

I don't buy Nick Berry has a hardman, I'm sorry - but I don't.

Overall: 4/10