M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team (2003–2005)A London MIT investigates a number of gruesome murders. Creator:Paul Marquess |
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M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team (2003–2005)A London MIT investigates a number of gruesome murders. Creator:Paul Marquess |
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Lindsey Coulson | ... |
DC Rosie MacManus
(12 episodes, 2003-2005)
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| Richard Hope | ... |
DS Barry Purvis
(12 episodes, 2003-2005)
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Michael McKell | ... |
DS Trevor Hands
(12 episodes, 2003-2005)
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| Samantha Spiro | ... |
DI Vivien Friend
(8 episodes, 2003)
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Richard Huw | ... |
Dr. John Cornell
(8 episodes, 2003)
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Steven Pacey | ... |
DCI Malcolm Savage
(8 episodes, 2003)
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Vincenzo Pellegrino | ... |
Dr. Fergus Gallagher
(8 episodes, 2003)
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| Joe Shaw | ... |
DC Scott Granger
(8 episodes, 2003)
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Andrew Somerville | ... |
DC Patrick Lincoln
(8 episodes, 2003)
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Howard Ward | ... |
DS Jim Daws
(8 episodes, 2003)
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A London MIT investigates a number of gruesome murders.
Another alleged spinoff from "The Bill", since the first episode arcs off from the murder of Sgt Boyden. They solve the crime in the first episode, despite the fact that "The Bill" had been carefully cultivating several suspects over several episodes. In the end their lengthy and complicated setups came to nothing and all the anticipation and mystery evaporates immediately. And for some reason it takes about six officers to solve a pretty obvious crime.
What's left? Five more pedestrian police drama episodes where the murderer always ends up being the first person you thought it was, over-produced and over-acted, in typical "quality British crime drama" fashion. "Burnside", the previous spinoff, was likewise a pretty ordinary set of police dramas with a character called Frank Burnside inserted. In "M.I.T." they could have at least used DC Duncan Lennox (wonderful George Rossi), since that character now works for MIT.
At the end of the day, the whole affair is obviously a fairly cynical attempt to build a franchise from "The Bill" by inserting a few cameos in the first episode. The fact that this show isn't continuing probably tells you a fair bit.