Vexed 

Two Detectives Jack and Georgina who share chemistry but have complicated personal lives.

Creator:

Howard Overman

Stars:

Toby Stephens, Ronny Jhutti, Roger Griffiths

Cast

Series cast summary:
Toby Stephens	...	DI Jack Armstrong 9 episodes, 2010-2012
Ronny Jhutti	...	Naz Omar 8 episodes, 2010-2012
Roger Griffiths	...	Tony 8 episodes, 2010-2012
Miranda Raison	...	DI Georgina Dixon 6 episodes, 2012
Lucy Punch	...	DI Kate Bishop 3 episodes, 2010
Rory Kinnear	...	Dan Bishop 3 episodes, 2010
Nick Dunning	...	Peter Dixon 3 episodes, 2012
Stuart Porteous	...	Policeman 3 episodes, 2012
Sam O'Mahony	...	Mack 2 episodes, 2012

Storyline

Two detectives; one is cynical and over sexed, the other an asset to the profession. Their unbalanced partnership gets them through a series of strange cases almost smoothly. While managing work life, they have to manage each other and their personal lives.

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Plot Keywords:

forensic technician | detective inspector | male sexist | self deprecating female | male female relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Series 2 Episode 2, DI Jack Armstrong (Toby Stephens) states the assumption that DI Georgina Dixon (Miranda Raison) was "watching endless episodes of 'Poirot'". Both actors played characters on Poirot; Toby Stephens as Philip Blake in "Five Little Pigs" (S9;E1) and Miranda Raison as Mademoiselle Blanche in "Cat Among the Pigeons" (S11;E2). DI Kate Bishop (Lucy Punch) did as well as Susannah Henderson in "After the Funeral" (S10;E3).

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Goofs

Georgina and her partner visit the apartment of a murder victim which remains a crime scene several weeks after the fact. However, Georgina moves into the apartment of another murder victim on the same day the crime occurred.

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Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.150 (2012)

User Reviews

Irreverent humour. It appealed to me.

It is always very tempting to write a comedy drama off if the laughter factor is low from the start. It is a dangerous thing to do so so early - I only have to point to the Blackadder First Series and the first two series of Only Fools and Horses and say actually they weren't that funny to be honest.

With the pedigree of the writer of Misfits and the Producer of Little Britain I expect this series to develop positively. The first episode went along at a lightening pace and I have to say it sucked me in. The jokes hit my spot. The idea of building a comedy around a loyalty card stalker is a nice one - and there were plenty of one liners to please. Not everything came off - no "pussy cat" jokes again please - they went out with Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served.

OK it is not easy to replace the very excellent Sherlock but no comparison should be made. I'll be tuning in hoping to see this one progress. Toby Stephens and Lucy Punch were a delight but they carry the whole show on their own. Deepen the involvement of secondary characters and we might see this improve.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vexed

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greenlit Rights

Technical Specs

Color:

Color