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| Genre | Comedy drama Police procedural |
| Created by | Howard Overman |
| Starring | Toby Stephens Lucy Punch (Series 1) Miranda Raison (Series 2) Roger Griffiths Ronny Jhutti Nick Dunning Rory Kinnear (Series 1) |
| ComposerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Willie Dowling Ray Harman |
| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from text | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Jill Green Simon Wilson (Series 1) Chris Sussman (Series 2) |
| ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Eve Gutierrez Carolyn Parry Jones (Series 1) |
| Cinematography | Tim Palmer Peter Robinson |
| EditorTemplate:Pluralize from text | Charlie Phillips |
| Running time | 55 - 60 minutes |
| Production Template:Pluralize from text | Greenlit Rights Productions Eleventh Hour Films |
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| Network | BBC Two BBC HD |
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Vexed is a British comedy-drama, police procedural television series for BBC Two that aired in 2010 and 2012.
Created and written by Howard Overman, the first series starred Lucy Punch as D.I. Kate Bishop and Toby Stephens as D.I. Jack Armstrong, a detective duo with a fractious relationship. Jack is lazy and disorganised but charming, whereas Kate is efficient and usually exasperated by Jack's way of doing things. The show also starred Rory Kinnear, who plays Kate's husband Dan, with whom she is going through marriage counselling. Other recurring characters are Naz, an eccentric crime scene specialist, and Tony, owner of the bar at which the characters relax. The drama is set in contemporary London.
Next series
In the second series (first announced on 18 January 2012) Punch and Kinnear did not return. Lucy's character was replaced by Miranda Raison playing D.I. Georgina Dixon, with Nick Dunning playing her father, a retired policeman with a dubious security business.[1][2] The portrayal of Jack in the second series has him being a bit more competent and less comedically over-the-top than in the first series, but still having sufficient character traits to consistently annoy his new partner. She has her own personality issues, which Jack is quick to point out.
Cast
- Toby Stephens as D.I. Jack Armstrong
- Lucy Punch as D.I. Kate Bishop (series 1)
- Rory Kinnear as Dan Bishop, Kate's husband (series 1)
- Ronny Jhutti as Naz Omar
- Roger Griffiths as Tony
- Miranda Raison as D.I. Georgina Dixon (series 2)
- Nick Dunning as Peter Dixon, Georgina's father (series 2)
- Patrick Baladi as Mark Armstrong, Jack's brother (series 2)
- Ashley Artus as Tim (series 1: episode 2)[3]
Production
The series was filmed in South West London, in particular Kingston upon Thames, Richmond on Thames, and Twickenham. Some of the second series filmed in Ireland.[4]
Series 1, Episode 2 (TX 22-8-2010) was extensively filmed in the grounds and interior of Stoke Court (Stoke Poges). This had earlier served as Bayer Group UK's conference centre and laboratories.
The first series was produced by Greenlit Rights Productions and the second is produced by Eleventh Hour Films.[2]
During the UK transmission of the programme in July 2010, it was reported that Greenlit had entered administration.[5]
The theme tune for the series one was composed by Willie Dowling, former keyboardist with rock group The Wildhearts.
DVD releases
Series One was released by Acorn Media UK on 20 August 2012. Series Two was released exclusively by Acorn Media UK on their website in December 2012 and was released elsewhere on 4 March 2013. Series One and Two boxset was released by Acorn Media UK on 8 July 2013.
Critical reception
The first series received a mixed response from critics.
The Liverpool EchoTemplate:'s Paddy Shennan called it "deliciously black" and added that it could become a "cop classic". He also praised Stephens's performance, likening it to Leslie Nielsen's in The Naked Gun.[6]
The GuardianTemplate:'s Sam Wollaston also liked it, saying "It's cheeky, irreverent, puerile, sometimes inappropriate. It also made me laugh, almost out loud a few times, and that's no bad thing in a comedy" and again praised Stephens's "fabulous" acting, while Punch's performance was "excellent".[7]
He asserted:
"Toby Stephens is fabulous as übertwerp Jack. He has a nice, pleased-as-punch-with-himself complacency, changing his voice and raising an eyebrow when he talks to ladies. There's a hint of self-doubt there, but not enough to stop him being a total cock. And Lucy Punch as Kate is excellent at being appalled by him, but also just a tiny bit impressed, even attracted to him. Together they're wonderfully awful."
Most others disagreed with this. The Metro called it "rubbish" and said Stephens's acting was "over the top"[8] The Daily TelegraphTemplate:'s Patrick Smith lamented its "[t]huddingly lame humour",[9] Rachel Cooke of the New Statesman called it "atrocious".[10] "Truly abysmal" said Kevin Myers of the Irish Independent[11] while Sean Myers blamed "a sub-standard script totally lacking in style and imagination".[12] and Damien Love of The Herald (Glasgow) said it was "[b]ad beyond belief... one of the worst things I have ever seen on television.",[13] and likened Toby Stephen's performance to "Hugh Grant doing an impression of Ross Kemp, doing an impression of Hugh Grant doing an impression of Bodie from The Professionals", although he believed there was a chance that Lucy Punch was "wasted" in the show.
Episodes
Series One (2010)
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Series Two (2012)
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Series two of Vexed was broadcast Wednesdays at 9pm at the same time as the London Olympic games. Episode five was broadcast at the same time as the opening ceremony of the London Paralympics games.[14]
Both Series One and Two are available on Netflix in Canada, the U.K. & U.S.[15]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vexed - Production Details & Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grant, Suzy (18 January 2012). "Vexed is Back in Production". BBC Comedy Blog. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vexed (TV Series)". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ End credits of second series.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jordan, Eilis (18 August 2010). "Independent producer Greenlit enters administration". business-sale.com. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TV Review: Vexed (BBC2)". Liverpool Echo. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wollaston, Sam (16 August 2010). "TV review: Vexed and Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vexed will leave you wondering what Howard 'Misfits' Overman is up to". The Metro. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Patrick (21 August 2010). "Vexed, BBC Two, review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cooke, Rachel (19 August 2010). "New Statesman - Vexed". New Statesman. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Myers, Kevin (18 August 2010). "Kevin Myers: Yes, we're in trouble, but not when compared to that gibbering loon lying across the water". Irish Independent.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Myers, Sean (13 August 2010). "Vexed Review: Worrying…". channelhopping.onthebox.com. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Love, Damien (16 August 2010). "Vexed, BBC One, Sundays". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Opening ceremony peaks with 11.2 million
- ^ Netflix listing, retrieved June 21, 2018
External links
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- Vexed at British Comedy Guide
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