Long-running series following uniformed constables are a TV tradition going back 70 years – Dixon of Dock Green spawned Z-Cars, which in turn gave way to Juliet Bravo – but many have dated badly.
Long-running series following uniformed constables are a TV tradition going back 70 years – Dixon of Dock Green spawned Z-Cars, which in turn gave way to Juliet Bravo – but many have dated badly. The exception is this gritty serial drama set at Sun Hill Station, which went on to become Britain’s longest-running police procedural. Shot on location with hand-held cameras for an immersive documentary feel, it was tightly scripted and strongly performed. Indelible characters like DC Jim Carver, Sgt June Ackland, DC Tosh Lines and DCI Frank Burnside became as familiar as old friends. Sierra Oscar Two receiving.