Fresh from showing the critically acclaimed Danish crime drama "
The Killing", BBC4 is now going to show another acclaimed foreign-language crime drama: series three of the French series "
Spiral".
It starts tonight on BBC4 at 9pm, with the second episode (of twelve) broadcast immediately after at 9:55pm.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Spiral (French: "Engrenages" literally "gears") is a French television police drama series created by the TV production company Son et Lumière. The first episode was broadcast by Canal+ in France on 13 December 2005. It returned for a second series on Canal+ in France on 12 May 2008. A third series of 12 episodes finished filming in January 2010[1], and will start on the 3rd of May 2010 in France. A fourth, fifth and sixth seasons have been ordered.[2]
Its title in French is Engrenages, primarily meaning "cogs" or "gears", but also with the sense of figurative spirals (into violence, for example).
Plot
The series describes in a highly realistic way the day-to-day work and life of six actors of the judicial system: a police captain and her two lieutenants, a judge, a prosecutor and a lawyer.
|
Charlie Brooker has said...
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Charlie Brooker
Spiral is like a more 'American' version of The Wire, even though it's French. MAKE SENSE OF THAT
|
and
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Charlie Brooker
You know what's good? Spiral. The 3rd series starts tonight on BBC4. Grisly as working blindfold on a meat counter, mind.
|
and
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Charlie Brooker
To those asking, it should make sense if you haven't seen the 1st two series. But would be better if you have. Record it & get them on DVD.
|
Grauniad article on Spiral:
"Will Spiral become your new favourite Saturday night Euro cop drama?"