The series is very intense, it brings together psychological elements, and an observational style which I imagine was part of the training and experience of top old school inspectors. It really stretches the mind of the viewer, in a good way. You feel you learn things. It feels like an intellectual experience, and it also has a sort of understated humour that makes it even more unique. The characters are complex, the whole thing is rounded, not schematic. Good piece of TV. Wonder if they will continue it at the same level, or at all.
Review of McDonald & Dodds
