As i was watching the final episode of Series 8 a few days back, i began to wonder if i had watched Spiral from the beginning (2006). So i began watching Series 1 and though some of it was quite familiar (Gilou's drug addiction and use of prostitutes) i didn't recall too much of the story line. I have now finished Series 1 and will begin Series 2, possibly tonight. If Gilou does not have a drug addiction in this one, then i must have seen it all from the beginning.