Crime Stories

Country: United Kingdom
Length: 1 season, 20 episodes
Elsewhere: IMDb

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How it feels

A crime drama that uses a documentary style and unscripted dialogue. It follows two detectives as they investigate crimes using evidence and interviews inside their police station.

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What happens

Crime Stories is a British television crime drama series that aired on ITV from 12 November until 7 December 2012. Described as "groundbreaking" television, the series was one of a number of series developed by Paul Marquess which makes use of a documentary-style feel and unscripted dialogue. The series was panned by critics and viewers alike and was axed by ITV after just one series. The series made use of the set previously occupied by fellow ITV drama The Bill, for which Marquess served as executive producer from 2002–2005. The series starred Jane Antrobus, a former real-life chief superintendent, and Ben Hull, as protagonists Jane Preston and Ben Shaw. Each episode features a select guest cast, made up of well-known actors including both soap and drama stars. Each episode follows the team as they investigate a given crime, including collecting CCTV, witness statements and interviewing suspects, all within the confines of the station. A total of 20 episodes were produced, airing daily at 2:00pm on ITV. The series has never been released on DVD, although the show is regularly repeated on ITV Encore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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