Inspector Michael Jericho (Robert Lindsay, Horatio Hornblower, Oliver Twist) is a brilliant detective and a darling of the media. However, he is haunted by the memories of his father, a policeman whose murder Jericho witnessed as a boy. Never married, and alone since his childhood sweetheart left him for another during WWII, Jericho is obsessed with his work at Scotland Yard. Yet, he finds himself drawn to his beautiful French neighbor Juliette (Aurélie Bargème)-–a prostitute with a tortured past.
Set amidst the social upheaval of post-war 1950s London, Jericho unravels headline-grabbing mysteries. His diligent team includes faithful friend and colleague Detective Sergeant Clive Harvey (David Troughton, Foyle’s War) and the ambitious young Detective Constable John Caldicott (Ciarán McMenamin, David Copperfield), whose warm relationship with his fiancée starkly contrasts Jericho's lonely nighttime vigils.
Includes four mysteries:
- A Pair of Ragged Claws
- The Killing of Johnny Swan
- To Murder and Create
- The Hollow Men
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"Jericho is one of the series' better efforts, with its noir sylishness mixed with contemporary angst." - Marilyn Moss, The Hollywood Reporter
"Both [new episodes] grab our attention with first-rate production values and compelling casts." - Marilyn Moss, The Hollywood Reporter
"...a cocky mixture of murder, mystery and a vintage time frame." - Marilyn Moss, The Hollywood Reporter
"[Robert] Lindsay is delicious in the part, cheeky and sardonic yet always watchable, never too emotionally withheld." - Marilyn Moss, The Hollywood Reporter
"Director Nicholas Renton gives the story a wonderfully serious tone with the right hint of humor." - Marilyn Moss, The Hollywood Reporter
"Writer Stewart Harcourt's characters, situations and witty dialogue have just the right emotional sap." - Marilyn Moss, The Hollywood Reporter
"The production is terrific all around." - Marilyn Moss, The Hollywood Reporter
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