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Bloodlands (2021)

Crime, Drama56m
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The past isn't dead.

Overview

Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance.

  1. Chris Brandon

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. James Nesbitt

    James Nesbitt

    DCI Tom Brannick

  2. Lorcan Cranitch

    Lorcan Cranitch

    DCS Jackie Twomey

  3. Charlene McKenna

    Charlene McKenna

    DS Niamh McGovern

  4. Lola Petticrew

    Lola Petticrew

    Izzy Brannick

  5. Chris Walley

    Chris Walley

    DC William 'Birdy' Bird

  6. Victoria Smurfit

    Victoria Smurfit

    Olivia Foyle

Last Season

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Season 2

2022 | 6 Episodes

The murder of a crooked accountant reveals a trail of greed and a dark mystery.

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A review by Peter McGinn

6.0
Written by Peter McGinn on Mar 3, 2021

I couldn’t get into this series, but I wouldn’t discourage anyone from giving it a try. I really like the lead actor — isn’t he the pig farmer from Ned Devine? — and a few others in the cast seemed fine. The plot never really grabbed me, however. It seemed familiar to me, but to be fair, there are only so many police detective themes out there, and the detective who takes on a cold case that no one wants him to handle and which is part of his own past and turns dangerous, is one of them. Perhaps the show fell victim to my long waiting list of shows and movies I have lined up to watch. P...

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StatusCanceled

Networks

  • BBC One

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Keywords

  • assassin
  • police
  • northern ireland
  • cold case