Perrorist

On the basis of this first series, I'd have to say that it was more fun than Death in Paradise. Anna Samson as DI Mackenzie Clarke is most impressive as the tenacious detective on loan from the British police, while the other quirky characters stay within the bounds of credibility.

The unrequited love interest is included, this time by Tai Hara as Glenn Strong, a forensic pathologist, who is tall, dark, and handsome. Unfortunately for Mackenzie, he has a girlfriend in Andrea Demetriades as Daisy. All these main characters are well known to Australian audiences.

All in all, a good start to what will hopefully become a continuing series.

I cannot believe that so much money was spent on such an amateurish drama. The acting lacks conviction, the storyline is childish, and the dialogue must have been written by a cartoonist.

The camera work is good, with the usual Bondish theatrics, but the storyline is so incredible that it was a colossal waste of money to film it.

What were the producers hoping to achieve with this? A stunning success like Top Gun or a Bond movie? It seems to be emulating them in the theatrics department, yet it lacks the immersive quality those movies provide.

I'm writing this after abandoning the series halfway through episode 3, so it can't be said that I didn't give it a fair go.

The series was going well, then suddenly the end. Did the production company run out of money?

Sheridan Smith was impressive, but where did those blinding teeth come from (on display in the final scene)?