One of the great things about watching a lot of cop shows on television is the endless variety of mechanisms used to set up key characters. Recently we\u2019ve had\u2026<\/p>\n
The Island<\/em>: female detective born on Harris returns there after several years serving with the police in central Scotland.<\/p>\n Shetland<\/em> reboot: female detective born on Shetland returns there after several years serving with the Met in London.<\/p>\n Return to Paradise<\/em>: female detective born in a small town in Australia returns there after several years serving with the Met in London.<\/p>\n Get Millie Black<\/em>: female detective born in Jamaica returns there after several years serving with the Met in London.<\/p>\n The One That Got Away<\/em>: female detective born in Pembroke returns there after several years serving with the police in Cardiff.<\/p>\n Borderline<\/em>: female detective born in a small town in Ireland returns there after several years serving with the Gardi in Dublin. OK, she then has to deal with cross-border interactions reminiscent of The Bridge <\/em>working with a male detective from the PSNI, but still.<\/p>\n Thank god for The Turkish Detective<\/em>! Some variety at last!<\/p>\n The Turkish Detective<\/em>: male(!) detective born in Istanbul returns there after several years serving with the Met in London. Oh well\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the great things about watching a lot of cop shows on television is the endless variety of mechanisms used to set up key characters. Recently we\u2019ve had\u2026 The Island: female detective born on Harris returns there after several … Continue reading