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!

I was drawn to the unusual premise, for sure. And the acting is fine. I've watched the first 3 episodes. The problem is, the writing goes off the rails for me. Alison's continual naivety-- blowing off instructions, not thinking through the ramifications of her overly obvious attempts at surveillance, the police team's inexplicably vague explanations --gets old for me. And the willingness of the investigators to go along with Alison's clumsy efforts to infiltrate the mob is just too unrealistic. All this judgement decreases my caring about Alison and that's not helpful. I hope she gets better before episode 6...

I bingewatched the series over a couple of days.

The first episode was very good but then starts to slide into the same hum drum of many other dramas these days.

The premise of a deaf girl helping police in the cathedral city of Canterbury does seen rather similar to the recent Channel 4 series Patience which had an autistic girl helping police with their enquiries in the cathedral city of York a couple of months ago and it is only just over a month since Rose Ayling-Ellis appeared in Réunion on BBC 1 (she was also in Ludwig late last year set in the cathedral city of Cambridge).

You have to constantly watch the screen as there are a lot of subtitled parts but it wasn't totally engaging and really seemed to lose its way not knowing where the story was heading.

Itv's new liking for 6 part dramas can be a bit much for shows and this was no exception going on too long and included one officer having an affair which didn't really go anywhere in the story and then their was the robbery which really didn't make any practical sense.

Watchable but let's itself down.

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 watched Rose Ayling-Ross on Eastenders. Now I see she is flourishing as Alison Brooks. Despite being hearing impaired, Alison wants to be useful to the law enforcement and is a young woman who ends up falling for the wrong man. She lives with her deaf mother in an apartment complex in Canterbury, Kent, England. They're going to lose their longtime home. Her mother can't get a job without having an interpreter for training. Both mother and daughter are hearing impaired in real life as well. Their relationship onscreen feels quite genuine. The story about a secret gang trying to rob a jewelry store seems far fetched. Why would law enforcement there be so keen on this crime? Alison goes too far but that's the story. I'll enjoy it and hope to see more of the actress in the future.