chingu123 1:38 pm on March 23, 2017

I’ve gotten hooked on this Irish series

called The Fall – it actually stars Gillian Anderson. There are 3 seasons so far and I’m thinking that this is the final one but I’m really enjoying the way it is written. The set up is not unique at all… I’ve seen many similar police dramas, but what I like is that the characters (including the serial murderer) are really well written and as each episode appears they continue to be fleshed out..and that includes our heroine/chief detective. Some scenes are really hard to watch..not really gory but cringeworthy..but it’s definitely gripping..I think we all love intelligent yet flawed characters and these certainly qualify and when they are pitted against each other it’s a real treat as a viewer. Also..I could listen to that Irish accent all day..lol..or is it a Belfast accent?

Don’t want to say too much but if you like these kind of series..do check it out!

Robin N 4:02 pm on March 23, 2017

I’ve seen this (and btw, I edited your post because it’s Gillian Anderson, aka “Scully” of The X Files who is the police detective and agree that it’s really well done as a mystery series goes. Her adversary you might recognize from Fifty Shades of Gray (or not) – Jamie Dornan. The accent should be Northern Irish as the series is set in that part of the island.

Here’s the plot synopsis from Wikipedia:

Metropolitan Police Superintendent Stella Gibson, a senior investigating officer tasked with reviewing investigations, is seconded to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in order to assess the progress of a murder investigation that has remained active longer than 28 days. When it becomes apparent a serial killer is on the loose, local detectives must work with Stella to find and capture Paul Spector, who is attacking young professional women in the city of Belfast. As time passes Stella’s team works tirelessly to build a case, but they are met with complications both inside and outside the PSNI. Paul, concurrently, builds a relationship with his children’s babysitter, Katie, to unknown ends. As Spector’s world comes crashing down, it may turn out to be his professional and not his personal decisions that cause the killer to face a fate he did not expect.
chingu123 6:26 pm on March 25, 2017

Thanks Robin. It was quite a run I must say and it’s the first time I’ve seen him though I hope to see more and I guess if I ever watch Shades I definitely will!
yenchan69 6:34 pm on March 26, 2017

I actually downloaded this series last year, but I drifted away in the middle of the first ep, for some reason. Probably was not in the right mood. But thanks for reminding me I still have it on my hard drive!! Crap, I have a ton of stuff on there I haven’t gotten around to!!
- chingu123 10:22 am on March 27, 2017
  
  mood is everything! I’ve been in that mood lately so I’ve borrowed tons of series on dvd from the library ..Wire in the Blood is another one for instance..and many more which I can’t remember but I thought this one was particularly interesting…so much so that I had to hunt the 3rd series online since my library didn’t have it!