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  We found this intriguing show while checking out something to watch after finishing New Tricks. Based on a true story, this excellent cast does a fine job of bringing to life a complex case and a policeman’s decision. When good girl Sian O’Callaghan disappears one evening on her way home from a pub, Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher and his team work to find the girl. As he closes in on a viable suspect, Fulcher makes a decision that has far-reaching ramifications even though it gets him the culprit. There’s another girl, not so good, whose habitual running away results in a less-strenuous search for her;  both these cases end up being connected. The family dynamics of both girls are so well characterized — we feel their pain. Excellent show. 🎥🎥🎥🎥

                                             The first cast                                            The final cast We’ve spent the last month watching all 12 seasons of this show, its premise being that 3 retired male detectives and their female detective superintendent work together in UCOS (the Unsolved Crimes and Open Case Squad). At first there’s a clash between the younger female boss and her curmudgeonly colleagues, but that soon evolves into a tight unit whose members have each other’s backs. We then get to explore the character traits of each detective along with their family dynamics. Even when the cast changes over the last two seasons, it’s still a hoot watching these “old” duffers interact with each other and their bosses. It was a welcome break from ...