Out of the Blue (tv series 1995)

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One of the best UK police series ever

'Out Of The Blue' was the British answer to 'Homicide Life On The Street' and so suffered the same problems as the classic American series. Great reviews but low ratings. Viewers at the time seemed uncomfortable with the hand held camera work and bleak Yorkshire back drop. This was no 'Heartbeat' but instead Brazen Gate Police Station was an over stretched service dealing with the dregs of society. More of an ensemble piece than a star vehicle because writers Bill Gallagher and Peter Bowker were more interested in character development over plot. However the series did not shy away from strong topics including male rape and euthanasia. John Hannah, fresh from the success of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', was the most well known face in the show and his character DS Frankie Driscoll was regarded as a tough thief taker who finds his career threatened when he suffers a mild stroke in which battle to hid from his fellow officers. The light relief came from the excellent Neil Dudgeon who as DC Marty Brazil became more and more angry as each week passed as his disillusionment set in. In the second season David Morrisey came in for Hannah but 'Out of the Blue' was finished and more shame on the viewers for that.

• winsfordtown
• Dec 23, 2004

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A very inspiring and innovative show

The show was very innovative, it brought many new ideas to the teen TV sitcom genre. Among these pioneering ideas: music videos (which featured original music performed by the cast memebers of the show, videos where shown at the end of every episode along with the credits via split screen), Its setting(filmed on various sites of "Sea World" in Orlando Florida), Its cast (Out of the Blue introduced the first "All-Latino" cast on a North American television teen series), and its filming (Each episode was to be filmed twice, once in English and another in Spanish, this was the producer's prototype intention. "Out of the Blue" inspired many fans around the world, it even was the cause of a tribute site entitled "The Java Lounge: Internet tribute to Out of the Blue".

• wavexiii
• Feb 23, 1999

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