"The Vice" (1999) TV series 1999-2003

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creators:

Rob Pursey
Barry Simner

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

4 January 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Can You See The Truth?/Can You See The Lie? (Tagline used in first and second series ad campaigns.)

Plot:

The veteran Inspector Chappel heads up the Metropolitan vice squad as he and his team investigate prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade.

Plot Keywords:

Vice Squad | Prostitution | Drugs | Murder | Sergeant

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Caroline Catz	...	PC Cheryl Hutchins / ... (26 episodes, 1999-2003)
David Harewood	...	D.I. Joe Robinson / ... (11 episodes, 1999-2003)

Runtime:

54 min (6 episodes) | UK:90 min (4 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Carlton Television

Soundtrack:

Sour Times

very slow

this is a 30 minute show stretched to 60 using bad editing and holding shots of people thinking for ages....the same problem with 24, i.e. lots of shots of Sutherland walking IN CAR PARKS, going upstairs etc....

lots of tits and ass though as the subject matter is indeed vice in all its manifestations....acting is okay. Writing is okay, but the soundtrack is too schmaltzy for the show... strings and slow piano notes held for a longtime

overall they stretched the budget with tricks that in the end don't work....