Plot
A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.
Cast
as DCI Carl Morck
as Merritt Lingard
as DCI James Hardy
as Akram Salim
as DC Rose Dickson
as Dr Rachel Irving
as Moira Jacobson
as William Lingard
as Jasper Stewart
Creator
Network
Status
Returning Series
First Aired Date
May 29, 2025
Last Aired Date
May 29, 2025
Production Companies
Left Bank Pictures
Flitcraft
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
2
Number of Episodes
9
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Reviews
Based on the Danish novel "The Keeper of Lost Causes" by Jussi Adler-Olsen and no doubt the 2013 Danish film, the Scottish series, "Dept.Q" cant quite fill the boots, of its scandi crime thriller, counterpart. Lets look at the positives. The acting is undeniably superb. This series is backed by a strong cast, of veteran UK actors. As a result, the complex characterisations, are brought to ful…
Well-written and acted; especially Goode, Pirrie and Manvelov - but seriously, all of the actors were great. Also, a nice blend of humor and dark themes. My only problem is with the Lyle Jennings angle. Merritt knew Lyle, and even though he would have changed due to age, she would have recognized him. I'm guessing some of us have known someone since we were in grade school or more recently, and …
"Haven't I seen this before? Department Q... [PONDERS] Wasn't this a movie?!" At the end of episode 1, I was a bit confused, because I distinctly remembered watching something with [INSERT EPISODE 1 SPOILERS]. For about an hour after, I sat wondering if I should bother watching the rest of it because I've seen the movie adaptation from some years ago, so I know the general gist of the plot.…