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Fitz is a classic antihero, unfaithful to his wife, alcoholic, addicted to gambling, manic, foulmouthed and sarcastic; and yet cerebral and excellent at his speciality: getting into the head of violent criminals.
Since each case spanned several episodes, cliffhangers were quite often used. Some of the plotlines seemed to take as their starting point real events such as the Hillsborough disaster, but to keep the stories about discovery this generally did not lead where one might have thought.
A huge number of psychotic types were explored during the run of the show, but towards the end it may have taken the actors' full abilities to keep the increasingly convoluted psychological motivations believable.
Another problem that stressed the later period of the series was the continually developing overarching storyline between the regular characters. It did not give additional support to the viewers' willing suspension of disbelief. First Fitz had an affair with Penhaligon. Then Penhaligon was raped, and this strand of the plot may have drawn too much attention from the cases. Someone may claim that this stress between the regular characters' work environment and the work itself provided drama. But sometimes too much really is too much.
Also some might argue that toward the end, Fitz's ebullient charisma may have crossed the line into grandstanding.
As well as Coltrane, the show starred Christopher Eccleston as his "boss", Bilborough, Geraldine Somerville as love interest Jane "Panhandle" Penhaligon, Lorcan Cranitch as loose cannon Jimmy Beck, Barbara Flynn as Fitz's long suffering wife and Kieran O'Brien as his teenage son. When Eccleston's character was killed off by disturbed soccer fan Albie (memorably played by guest star Robert Carlyle), Ricky TomlinsonRicky Tomlinson is a British actor, born in Blackpool but a long-time resident of Liverpool. Before turning to acting, he worked as a labourer for many years, becoming involved in trade union politics and activism. In 1972 he was sentenced to two years in took over as the police boss.
Some of the later episodes of the series were written by Paul AbbottPaul Abbott (born February 22, 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire, UK) is a British television scriptwriter, who has worked on many critically acclaimed and highly popular series and is widely regarded as being one of the finest dramatists currently working in t, who later went on to forge a highly successful career as creator of his own high-profile dramas such as Touching EvilTouching Evil was a 1997 British television drama serial, produced by Granada Television and screened on the ITV network. It consisted of six fifty-minute (one-hour with adverts) episodes. It was created by Paul Abbott, and written by Abbott with Russell ( 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t), State of PlayState of Play is a British television miniseries first broadcast in 2003. It was written by Paul Abbott, and stars David Morrissey, John Simm, Polly Walker, and Bill Nighy. Bill Nighy won a British Academy Television Award for his role. The series has als ( 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U) and ShamelessShameless is the name of an offbeat comedy drama set in Manchester, UK. The first show was aired on Channel 4 in 2003 and was met with critical acclaim in sections of British media as diverse as The Sun and Newsnight Review. It was created and written by ( 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co).
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