Martin Compston's grown a beard - and that's the major shock in the opening episode. What? I know - no one's thrown out of a window or killed the wrong person. But Kelly Macdonald looks like she's up to something.
The fact that the announcer had to explain what CHIS means is I think both funny and a weakness in the writing (Covert Human Intelligence Source) - it's kinda obvious they meant 'informant' and it might have been easier to leave it at that. But that would be too simple for Mr Mercurio... Ooh - that's got a nice ring to it. Sounds like a cult seventies TV show for kids, like Ace of Wands.
Anyway it does build slowly but putting Kate in danger at the end of Episode 5, very good... Then to strangely fluff the next episode. Kate and Kelly do a runner? 'No comment'. Think Kelly very good, but don't buy her as senior police officer. Anna Maxwell Martin terrific. Don't care who 'H' is. Have to say I found the ending unremarkable, especially if you think of the show's highlights since 2012.
With Anneika Rose, Nigel Boyle, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Perry Fitzpatrick, George Costigan
DP on 5-7 is Ray Carlin. Tim Palmer shot the others.
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