THE DETECTIVES ON BBC2 NOW 9PM MONDAY TUESDAY WEDENSDAY

Any good Doctor?

what makes a young man rape a 12yr old girl madness.he gets 8yrs

on again....part 2

what does it tell us abort anything though? Is it just titilation of watching paedos being questioned?

Shows there is a special police team on the case and may help deter similar future crimes.

You didnt know that the police investigate these crimes and people are convicted?

It's a specialised team though.

compulsive viewing better than a cop drama - I would like to know why Terret keeps things in his mouth ... is this some kind of Terrets syndrome ?

He's trying to hide his face....I thought.

Yes it was probably a protest at being filmed and wasnt allowed to cover his face.

on now

brave  women

Powerful documentary.  Who decided to call it The Detectives?

Jasper Carrott?

Three superb episodes. Rivetting and disturbing. The numbers of cases in that one police area alone were mind-boggling.

The one thing that leapt to from this series was just how tough it is to get any sort of conviction these days. The procedures are almost set against the Police and CPS getting one.

For my money the best 'True Crime' genre series since BBC2's magnificent "Anatomy of a Crime" documentaries from almost 10 years ago, which also coincidentally covered the investigation of serious crime in Greater Manchester.

Just watched episode three on  i-player and was amazed at the courage the women showed by going to court and having to go through questioning by his barrister in open court because of his not guilty plea. Fred Talbot the Granada weatherman didn't look too chipper (with good reason as it turned out) sat in a holding cell. Must be hard for the coppers going home to their families each night after dealing with scum like that every day.

Agreed. Excellent programme.

Back on , part 1 on bbc2 now, if you missed it.