Plot
The sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed, as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders.
Cast
as DI Annika Strandhed
as DS Michael McAndrews
as DC Blair Ferguson
as Morgan Strandhed
Creator
Network
Status
Canceled
First Aired Date
August 17, 2021
Last Aired Date
September 13, 2023
Production Companies
Black Camel Pictures
Masterpiece
Sahil Arora Creative Films SACF
Prime Link Media PLM
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
2
Number of Episodes
12
Links
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Reviews
The punch line is that I enjoyed the show and would recommend you give it a try, a few episodes to better appreciate it. I saw a lot of one-star reviews on this show. Usually that signals unhappiness due to racism or anger at having diversity in characters after 70 years of all straight white men all the time, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. So I will address a few of the complaint…
Annika is a touch above the usual conveyor belt, crime drama's we have come to expect from the UK. The key to its success, is its not afraid to be intelligent and witty. The key character often launches into what the world of drama call, asides. A dramatic technique, often associated with Shakespearean productions, where a character steps outside of the play and addresses the audience, directl…
This was my second show with this actress as the main character and I spent a lot of the first season wondering if she has a vibe she’s typecast in. And I am not usually one for the breaking of the fourth wall in this way, but it grew on me by the end of the third episode. I definitely wish there was more.