Prey

The themes of both seasons are very similar, give yourself a break between watching them. The acting is excellent and does make up for some contrived plotting.

I enjoyed this series, or is it a mini-series?

It's an interesting story. I won't give it away.

The production is very well executed. Good use of available light and normal locations. The acting is very good. Everyone really seems to be living their roles convincingly.

There are a few places I thought the plot kind of faltered.

It should have been either more believable or generated more intrigue. But instead it did neither, opting for a more emotional outcome. Or at the very least kept our protagonist in play.

For example, I would really have enjoyed a bit more detective work and shaking down the bad guys. Finding out more tantalizing clues that lead to more revelations. I enjoy watching crime dramas and cop shows for that aspect. Like the Mike Chiklis show The Shield.

This series has some of that rotten cop aspect but they don't explore it very much. I also wish that they had explored a bit more of the female co-star's life while all this is going on. She is actually the protagonist. And Simm's character would be better described as the anti-hero. Overall pretty good, darn site better than most American TV these days which is all about explosions and cliff hangers.

Nick Murphy's drama 'Prey' is a fast-moving, gritty crime drama, with a typically strong performance from John Simm in the lead role. Although the plot is complex, the audience isn't really encouraged to waste too much time on it: the twists and turns are mainly Maguffins, serving mainly to justify the next explosive chase. If aspects of the series (lone hero set up for a crime he didn't commit) are generic, Simm keeps it real, and with just three episodes, it doesn't outstay its welcome. It's not quite up to the level of 'Prime Suspect', but it's nice to see ITV still keeping their hand in with authentic-feeling police procedurals.

Very similar to the Harrison Ford offering, but, at least there is a motive for our protagonist-cop to resort to violence. (Harrison had no clear motive to have brutally murdered HIS wife, although the 'she was more rich' is proposed.) One of the lessons a skilled detective SHOULD know is: don't tamper with the crime scene since that may link you to the homicide via forensics. However, in neither film does that slip-up create any irresolvable issues.

We know John Simm (a Martin Freeman DR WATSON doppelgänger) from LIFE ON MARS & GRACE. For this role, there's a lot of faces to put on, but, above all, is he shrewd enough to stay on the loose & put the pieces together as to who framed him? I am only in Episode 2, so, no spoilers here. The character actor Craig Parkinson can be be counted on to be slippery (he played the 'crooked cop' in LINE OF DUTY). And is there a Brit cop show without P. Glenister? Action-packed so far, with twists & turns. 8/10 (bit of language).

This is one weak British crime drama. Falsely accused fugitive...got. Implausible at best and not remotely entertaining. Not a lot of coppering going on but plenty of running back and forth. Acting...not much to work with give the story and available dialogue.