Paranoid On Itv.

[sapelesam]

Did anyone watch this at 9 tonight. Any serving police officer must have been horrified at the lack of correct procedure. I couldn't work out the rank of any of the cast. Officers berating each other in front of witnesses, jumping to conclusions, not collecting evidence. I know it's fiction but surely they could have got a police advisor. Don't think I will continue with it. What do you think?

[ummmm]

I watched it. Quite enjoyed it. I wouldn't spot the details you mentioned as I know nothing about the procedure.

[hc4361]

I have seen police officers behaving unprofessionally in front of witnesses.
Gut instinct is no different to jumping to conclusions and we did see SOCOs or whatever they are called these days collecting evidence.

I enjoyed it.

[Mamyalynne]

It was all rather bizarre, but yes I found it watchable.

[Buenchico]

I watch very little telly (and I've not seen the programme you're referring to because 'Passport to Pimlico' was on Gold at the time anyway) but I'm often astounded by the basic errors shown in police dramas.

For example, I was at friend's house when a soap (Eastenders?) was on the box. The police took the suspect to the police station, immediately charged him and then started interviewing him. The provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act were completely ignored.

Similarly, dramas like 'Frost' and 'Lewis' frequently feature the lead characters asking a suspect loads of questions in their own homes (or, for example, at their places of work), without first cautioning them, without any other officers being present as witnesses to the questioning but often with other people (who might later base their own stories upon what they've heard the suspect say) in the room.

I was once travelling back from Paris on Eurostar, while the passenger seated next to me was reading through a script and making notes in it. I couldn't resist reading it out of the corner of my eye and I found myself struggling to burst out laughing at the preposterous actions of the police characters in it. I assumed that the script was simply the self-penned ramblings of a novice writer until he turned back to the front cover, where I saw the title of the production together with the name of the director, which matched the name on his rail ticket. Yes, he was the director of 'The Bill'!

[Lie-in King]

Very odd so far, I'll keep watching though 8 weeks feels as though it might be too long, we'll see.

[sapelesam]

I don't get how they identified a suspect with no evidence and then stopped looking for anybody else.

[hellywelly4]

I watched it tonight. After reading some of the comments on here I wasn't looking forward to it, but enjoyed most of it. Didn't like the female police officer who was jilted, but I think she is supposed to be irritating. There's something strange going on if the doctor and the boy's father have been killed, and who is sending the boxes to Bobby? The Quaker lady is a bit odd - I will stick with it for the time being.

[Smowball]

Oh I missed it!!