Pretty good show all around. Good production, good actors. Definitely slow as molasses though, with not a lot going on and very little action.

[tv+] There is a tense construction in the two central characters of this show that manage to maintain a constant pulse throughout the entire season. Especially when it surrounds them with an ambiguity in which we sometimes doubt both the probable corrupt activities of Peter Capaldi's Hagerty and the psychological stability of Cush Jumbo's June Lenker. So the story always manages to stay on the knife's edge to lead to an outcome that is less predictable than it might seem. Which is already an important merit.

After four episodes of this I can't watch any more. It's beyond glacially slow. Nobody is particularly likable and the plot is difficult to follow or get into. They tried to make a "dark" British cop show and ended up with this wanna-be artsy high production value series that misses the mark on everything except the actual production itself.

4 episodes in and I like the "bad" guy more than I like the protagonist. She is just not likeable and I have no care what happens to her. It's also very slow paced and it's kind of hard to like. I'll see what happens but so far.... there's nothing here.

Kelly and Joey show recommendation

I'm all for a good social justice narrative, but this is just lazy, aggressive, preachy writing. Every villain is an over-the-top misogynist white guy, and the heroes are all minority women. I mean, give me a few misogynists, but having a therapist husband who gaslights beyond all reason at every opportunity... what on earth?

The main character is insecure, selfish, and unlikeable. Give us someone noble, someone who cares more about right and wrong than proving herself. If you want me to cheer for the black women all you have to do is make her a person worth cheering for.

The corruption of the cops is blatant and obvious, and yet no one bats an eye. It's just absurd. They're way to smart to go from extremely professional and tactful to aggressive gaslighting where everyone can see. There's a whole investigation department for the slightest bullying accusation but constant, blatant, public demeaning and harassment is ignored by everyone?

Cmon. This is just bad writing.

(And the irony is it was written by white guys, lol.)

Lost interest in the show after the mostly White Company of Apple started preaching to all of us about race and how every black person is persecuted. What is it with these companies trying to divide us.

Boring way boring according to the standard of appletv series.

6/10 fair

Slow moving and ultimately disappointing….
The female police officer is just a bitch with one hell of a chip on her shoulder and is so unlikable.
She just needed to be killed off and in the true world she would have been dismissed from the force…..

AppleTV+ is a small player, but after See, Ted Lasso, Silo and Hijack they manage to again produce QUALITY. THIS is not a flashy, fast-paced tvshow. Criminal Record is real suspense and for sure a serie worth the time.

I'm having a hard time getting into this, the first episode is glacially slow and you really don't connect with anyone. I enjoy British police dramas and this one just isn't hitting the mark for me as of yet. I'm going to try to push through the first season but am not really looking forward to episode two.