Based on the true story of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie’s quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel.
Creator
Peter Manuel
William Muncie
Iris Laird
Agnes Muncie
Bridget Manuel
Mary McLaughlin
Theresa Manuel
Det Supt Leish
Hugh Kirk
I suppose one reason we have cliches in movies is that cliches are often based on reality. So here we have a police detective so dedicated to his cases that his home life suffers. And we see this a lot with fictional policeman, but this show is based on an actual case and its participants. And the villain is so cocky and just plain evil that he seems to be a product of an overwrought scriptwriter’s imagination. Was he really like this? But of course it doesn’t really matter in a way. This is a drama, not a documentary, so some license is allowed and perhaps even expected. I watched this ...
Facts
Status Ended
Network
TypeMiniseries
Original LanguageEnglish