I have enjoyed series 1 and series 2 up to now, but this episode didn,t gel for me, I,m still trying to work out what it was all really about! Am still glad you uploaded this series. And on to the next episode I go! 😊
i thought this episode was about how crack was changing policing, and overwhelming Britain's law enforcement, as well as worsening the already bad racial tensions. Slater defined what was happening on the streets. Tony's last line in the episode was, "We screwed up. From a height,." Meanwhile, the poor are still smoking crack in the closing shot, just like they were in the opening shot.
If the robbers weren't shooting when they came outside, I'd agree with the mother. But given that they were shooting left right and centre, I can't fault the policeman for trying to stop him.
Yvonne Brewster created the Talawah Theatre along with fellow Jamaican actress Mona Hammond. Yvonne played a critical part in enhancing the script of the hit Jamaican film Harder They Come. Kilburnite
'He was weak. He had pressures'. Excuses like 'my son was a good boy. He was kind'. There are millions of people who 'have pressures' but they are law abiding citizens. The best way to handle drug addicts is to keep arresting them and throwing them in a cell and make them withdraw cold turkey. They will eventually decide it's too hard.
last time I looked at the stats only less than 6% of police officers are armed. I do not think that increasing that number would make matters better or safer.
By the way, this series signifies stellar production for the measly budgets they must've been afforded over the seasons....if actors or casting happen to remain top notch during this day & age, then I would *love* to see its productions furthered . . . . . 🍸💋
@@scottgeorge4268 you know what seems these actors' hardest task? their DAMN poker faces they often have to trot out...at 1st, you'd idly suppose it signify means at stretching out their production budgets, right - you know: those players' drawn out pauses of ABSOLUTELY no tell-tale facial expression - but then watching the (whole) series the 4th time around, you realise the detectives are in bits of jiffy, and their robo faces are calculating how to best IMMEDIATELY squirm free of their predicaments, if you will 🍸 Thanx for liking my reply; I've been itching to get that tribute off of my chest 🍺
Oh dear... In a mostly believable and entertaining (if often fanciful) series, the writer here seriously lets the side down. It's clear that the writer didn't speak or research into people involved in 'crack' addiction, into methods used by real police officers and, most especially, to 99.9% of Afro Carribean British people living in the United Kingdom. As cliche is piled upon cliche, we end up watching what is really pastiche and even parody. (That ISN'T how you do 'crack'!!!) A low point in what's basically a really good cop drama. xx SF
yeah, I was surprised at the quality of the writing in this one, I feel it's dated quicker than other episodes. (Sorry for leaving a comment on your year old comment, but no one in my real life is watching this)
Actually mass immigration into the UK began under the post war Atley administration. The effects created by it on a population that never agreed to it and were never even asked stretch back decades before this drama was conceived. Most people are just trying to deal with the situation as best they can.
Didn't enjoy this one at all. It's hard to put my finger on what changed since season 1. It all feels a bit "by the numbers", more like an episode of The Bill or something. I miss the high-stakes political intrigue from the earlier episodes. Somehow, Clark trading playground insults with Gravesy isn't quite the same. It's quite telling : even after 30 years, I could still remember most of the story arc from the first season. But I have absolutely no memory of seasons 2 or 3. I hope it gets better. Incidentally, I was sorry to discover that the actor who played Graves (Robin Lermitte) passed away in 2022 :(
Thanks so much for this. Was an extra in this episode, great to see it again.
Brian Bovell. Class.
I have enjoyed series 1 and series 2 up to now, but this episode didn,t gel for me, I,m still trying to work out what it was all really about! Am still glad you uploaded this series. And on to the next episode I go! 😊
I agree
i thought this episode was about how crack was changing policing, and overwhelming Britain's law enforcement, as well as worsening the already bad racial tensions. Slater defined what was happening on the streets. Tony's last line in the episode was, "We screwed up. From a height,." Meanwhile, the poor are still smoking crack in the closing shot, just like they were in the opening shot.
Brian Bovell. Great actor. Prospects.
If the robbers weren't shooting when they came outside, I'd agree with the mother. But given that they were shooting left right and centre, I can't fault the policeman for trying to stop him.
shoot everbody in the face when it comes to money including your own mother. tap tap. gone. money buried somewhere. nice.
Thank you for uploading. Great series.💜💜💜
Actually, pretty much every race has a good number of members who are racist against other races. It's all over the world and in every culture.
"I hope you're married." Hahahhaha!
Steve Coogan 😂😂😂
Yvonne Brewster created the Talawah Theatre along with fellow Jamaican actress Mona Hammond. Yvonne played a critical part in enhancing the script of the hit Jamaican film Harder They Come.
Kilburnite
Charlie Creed Miles/Nil by Mouth.
and there went the most inept, useless robbers in history...
you seen crimewatch lately?
They got the "Trojan" call sign right for the ARV
'He was weak. He had pressures'.
Excuses like 'my son was a good boy. He was kind'. There are millions of people who 'have pressures' but they are law abiding citizens.
The best way to handle drug addicts is to keep arresting them and throwing them in a cell and make them withdraw cold turkey. They will eventually decide it's too hard.
Yes. But back to the fictional drama it was a great episode wasn't it?
This episode has a right double-hard bastard in it.
13.00, It's Jack Osbourne from Hollyoaks
Where is he now?
He's all over the place
Those cops need to start carrying. The black guy in relation to racism told the truth. 'YOU MIGHT NOT BE (A RACIST), BUT I AM. I HELP BLACK PEOPLE.'
last time I looked at the stats only less than 6% of police officers are armed. I do not think that increasing that number would make matters better or safer.
Probably would be better for the police, but best the way it is.
Superintendant means apartment building caretaker to us (anglos) over here.
Why not caretaker?
hmmm...good question...French is the official language of this (GINORMOUS) jurisdiction here, where even us anglos say "concierge" for 'caretaker'
By the way, this series signifies stellar production for the measly budgets they must've been afforded over the seasons....if actors or casting happen to remain top notch during this day & age, then I would *love* to see its productions furthered . . . . . 🍸💋
@@trainrover 👍
@@scottgeorge4268 you know what seems these actors' hardest task? their DAMN poker faces they often have to trot out...at 1st, you'd idly suppose it signify means at stretching out their production budgets, right - you know: those players' drawn out pauses of ABSOLUTELY no tell-tale facial expression - but then watching the (whole) series the 4th time around, you realise the detectives are in bits of jiffy, and their robo faces are calculating how to best IMMEDIATELY squirm free of their predicaments, if you will 🍸 Thanx for liking my reply; I've been itching to get that tribute off of my chest 🍺
Oh dear... In a mostly believable and entertaining (if often fanciful) series, the writer here seriously lets the side down. It's clear that the writer didn't speak or research into people involved in 'crack' addiction, into methods used by real police officers and, most especially, to 99.9% of Afro Carribean British people living in the United Kingdom. As cliche is piled upon cliche, we end up watching what is really pastiche and even parody. (That ISN'T how you do 'crack'!!!) A low point in what's basically a really good cop drama. xx SF
Same screenwriter for Midsomer Murders, Death in Paradise, Torchwood, Silent Witness and many other cop series.
yeah, I was surprised at the quality of the writing in this one, I feel it's dated quicker than other episodes. (Sorry for leaving a comment on your year old comment, but no one in my real life is watching this)
Well I,m still wondering what happened, because this didn,t make sense to me!
Unfortunately I must agree.
Some of the weakest 'ethic dialogue' ever caught on camera - Man -
“ _Yeah yeah. Some of your best friends are Black._ “
LOL. Christ, I had no idea racists had already made that a cliche by the early 90s.
Actually mass immigration into the UK began under the post war Atley administration. The effects created by it on a population that never agreed to it and were never even asked stretch back decades before this drama was conceived. Most people are just trying to deal with the situation as best they can.
That cliche was around in the 1970s!!!!!
Quite liking that long haired ginger, until I watched the rest of the show. Shame. I would have enjoyed him coming onto the cast full time.
Looks more like Jamie in Outlanders than the guy who plays him.
dc rob thatcher of the bill
Didn't enjoy this one at all. It's hard to put my finger on what changed since season 1. It all feels a bit "by the numbers", more like an episode of The Bill or something. I miss the high-stakes political intrigue from the earlier episodes. Somehow, Clark trading playground insults with Gravesy isn't quite the same. It's quite telling : even after 30 years, I could still remember most of the story arc from the first season. But I have absolutely no memory of seasons 2 or 3. I hope it gets better. Incidentally, I was sorry to discover that the actor who played Graves (Robin Lermitte) passed away in 2022 :(