Shaun Parkes (The Mummy Returns, Casanova, Doctor Who, Blue/Orange) plays Moses Jones in his first leading role for television. The story, told over three 60-minute episodes, begins when a wave of violence hits London following the discovery of the bizarrely mutilated body of a man in the Thames. First appearances suggest a .. Read more
| Starring | Tom Goodman-Hill, Wunmi Mosaku, Shaun Parkes, Matt Smith |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Offer |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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Shaun Parkes (The Mummy Returns, Casanova, Doctor Who, Blue/Orange) plays Moses Jones in his first leading role for television. The story, told over three 60-minute episodes, begins when a wave of violence hits London following the discovery of the bizarrely mutilated body of a man in the Thames. First appearances suggest a witchcraft killing. But the dark reality is more complicated - and even more frightening.
Assigned to the case is young, hopeful DS Dan Twentyman (Matt Smith) and his senior partner DI Moses Jones (Shaun Parkes), seconded from Scotland Yard due to cultural links with the local community. But, confronted by a wall of silence, Jones and Twentyman become increasingly confused as they grapple with the various complexities.
All roads lead to the Afrigo Club, where kingpin band leader Solomon (Eamonn Walker) plays with his band. As the search deepens, the violence escalates and the investigation grinds to a halt. But one name crops up again and again - a mysterious godfather figure rumored to have both terror links and supernatural powers. Forced to ask himself tough questions about his own sanity and cultural identity, Moses Jones embarks on a frightening quest to track down his man and redeem himself before the community implodes... and the killer strikes again.
| Starring | Tom Goodman-Hill, Wunmi Mosaku, Shaun Parkes, Matt Smith, Shaun Dingwall, Sonila Vjeshta |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Offer |
| Studio | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 58 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 09 Mar 2009 Production year: 2008 |
| Format | DVD |
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Dark, complex, sexy and brimming with colour, fabulous music, great dialogue and some incredible set pieces, this is at times jaw droppingly violent, but ultimately joyous. A gripping roller coaster ride through a thoroughly true to life contemporary London. Tells it like it is.
Loved the London Soho atmosphere, great music and dark backstreet locations. Good, but often predictable storyline, but at least Dennis Waterman didn't sing the theme tune!! The ending was a bit of a cop-out! No pun intended. Is there a second Disc as it was printed 'Disc 1' on DVD? It would make a good series.