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Cast

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Jessica Oyelowo ... DS Alex Jones (8 episodes, 2006)
Loo Brealey ... Scene-of-Crime Officer Harriet 'Anorak' Tate (8 episodes, 2006)
Huw Rhys ... DC Martin Kite (8 episodes, 2006)
Alistair McGowan ... DI Gil Mayo / ... (8 episodes, 2006)

Lucy Evans ... Julie Mayo (7 episodes, 2006)
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The Gil Mayo Mysteries (USA)
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60 min (8 episodes)
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An excellent, witty parody of detective dramas, 13 December 2006
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Author: Tin Bates from Southport, Lancashire, UK

Those that have queued up to criticise this detective series have shown they have no idea of what constitutes quality TV (they are probably closet TV producers). Just once in a while a TV executive commissions something worth making, this is one of those occasions. To say that Mayo is quirky, witty and, at times, satirical is to state the obvious. The acting talents of Alistair MacGowan and his cohorts are remarkable, they each have, hopefully, long futures in TV and film. Critics or "people who have no abilities and hate seeing ability in others" have said "inane", "grating" "poorly written", these are the sort of people that praise the latest 'reality' show where shop assistants, cleaners, airport workers, bailiffs or wheel clampers parade their lack of talent, or of hopeful singers (some with talent) are crushed by non-entities. When loudness makes up for lack of humour and mediocrity for lack of imagination, it is unsurprising that one of the best TV series in 10 years is cancelled in favour of non-entities showing their inability to dance.

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