2024 · 2 seasons · Mystery

5.8 Modest

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Mystery Crime

DCI Ellis, a tenacious cop, is parachuted into failing investigations alongside her partner DS Harper. Each case will bring her to a different police station where she'll have to not only immerse herself in the case, but also win over the local police.

Country of origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Year: 2024

Created by: Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre, Paul Logue
Channel: 5
Studio: Company Pictures · All3Media International · Acorn TV

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Origins

The series was written by Paul Logue and Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre and produced by Company Pictures for Channel 5.

Filming

Filming for the first series took place in Northern Ireland in spring 2024, with locations including Dromore in County Down and Gracehill in County Antrim near Ballymena.

Filming

The second series was renewed with filming scheduled for June 2025.

Trivia

The show was internationally launched shortly after its UK debut on Acorn TV under the alternate title 'Inspector Ellis'.

Reception

The season premiered with the episode 'Hanmore' as its pilot, drawing 1.3 million viewers on Channel 5.

Reception

The series later began airing in the Netherlands on BBC NL starting 17 July 2026.

Reception

Writing in the Radio Times, critic Morgan Cormack praised the show as 'really rather good', noting it avoided the cosy-crime genre in favor of 'very topical, gritty subject matter' with eerie real-world similarities, and commended the lead character for avoiding stereotypical detective tropes.

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