Copper 

Set in the Five Points neighborhood of New York City in the 1860s, focusing on a rugged young Irish cop who is forced to navigate his unruly and dangerous immigrant neighborhood while ... See full summary »

Creators:

Tom Fontana, Will Rokos

Stars:

Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tom Weston-Jones	...	Detective Kevin Corcoran 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Kyle Schmid	...	Robert Morehouse 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Anastasia Griffith	...	Elizabeth Haverford / ... 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Ato Essandoh	...	Doctor Matthew Freeman 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Kevin Ryan	...	Detective Francis Maguire / ... 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Dylan Taylor	...	Andrew O'Brien / ... 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Tessa Thompson	...	Sara Freeman 22 episodes, 2012-2013
Franka Potente	...	Eva Heissen 22 episodes, 2012-2013
Ron White	...	Captain Ciaran Joseph Sullivan 19 episodes, 2012-2013
Kiara Glasco	...	Annie Reilly / ... 16 episodes, 2012-2013
Geordie Johnson	...	Norbert Morehouse 15 episodes, 2012-2013
Adrian Griffin	...	Morehouse's Butler 13 episodes, 2012-2013
Donal Logue	...	Brendan Donovan 12 episodes, 2013
Alex Paxton-Beesley	...	Ellen Corcoran 11 episodes, 2012-2013

Storyline

Set in the Five Points neighborhood of New York City in the 1860s, focusing on a rugged young Irish cop who is forced to navigate his unruly and dangerous immigrant neighborhood while interacting with the uptown Manhattan crowd and the black community.

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Plot Keywords:

african american | doctor | priest | police corruption | french | 

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Taglines:

New York, 1865. There are no city limits.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

BBC America [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Copper - A törvény ára

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineflix Studios,BBC America,Shaw Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Franka Potente had to cover most of her own tattoos during filming, except one of Chinese symbols, because this would have actually been fairly usual for her character at the time.

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Goofs

Corcoran and company are Irish immigrants working for the Metropolitan Police. The Metropolitan Police was formed by the state in 1857 as a counter to the pre-existing municipal police, and they were rival agencies. Irish immigrants worked almost exclusively for the municipal police rather than the Metropolitan Police, so it is highly unlikely that a Metropolitan Police precinct would would have been manned mainly by Irish.

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Quotes

Detective Kevin Corcoran: I have a favor to ask.
Elizabeth Haverford: Well that's fortunate. I've brought you here to ask a favor of my own.
Detective Kevin Corcoran: [pulls out Elizabeth's letter] Next time, could you ease up on the rose water? I will not hear the end of it at the precinct-house.
Elizabeth Haverford: Embarrassing you was not my intention. It's just the way I smell.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, there is a map showing the Five Points as it stood in the show's time period.

User Reviews

Gave it a chance..

And it delivered. I was not expecting much from this show, not because of the relatively unknown actors, but because there's a lot of "back in the day" shows coming out the last couple of years (Deadwood, Hell On Wheels, Boardwalk Empire etc) though this show has certain hints from other shows, it has it's own gritty feel about it.

The characters are great, and you never know who is doing what or who they are doing it for, there's no "Oh I know what's about to happen" and even if you get that thought process, it's a very unlikely chance you'll have guessed it right.

As stated in a previous review it's not the greatest show on earth, but just when you're about to give up on it, you get smacked in the face with the next scene which leaves you hanging for the next season, I do recommend watching this if you are a fan of Deadwood/Hell On Wheels.