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Back in the late 70s, when the original TV show was set, there was a certain level of authenticity about the series. Back then, unofficial backhanders to criminals in exchange for information were quite common and some of the more unorthodox methods employed by the Flying Squad landed a few of them in prison and to more losing their jobs and pensions. In our more enlightened times, I was quite surprised to find that the Flying Squad still exist, and even if they are more of a specialist intelligence gathering team than a gang of semi-reformed thugs these days, they still foil some very high profile cases.
So where does this leave the new film? A couple of hours of serious minded professional police officers holding clandestine mobile phone calls with their grasses, filling in the paperwork and then phoning SO19 for a tactical strike really would not make great viewing. I cannot quite imagine being riveted to the screen as Regan asks for permission to be involved in a...
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So where does this leave the new film? A couple of hours of serious minded professional police officers holding clandestine mobile phone calls with their grasses, filling in the paperwork and then phoning SO19 for a tactical strike really would not make great viewing. I cannot quite imagine being riveted to the screen as Regan asks for permission to be involved in a...
Read the full review...