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Thursday September 7

Crime drama: BLUE LIGHTS

With all the police procedurals there are in the world, it seems implausible that“one of the most thrilling shows of the year so far”). The secret seems to be the utterly relateable characters, who include three green recruits, mixed with unbelievably tense situations and the legacy of sectarian violence. There are mundane call-outs too, but storylines intersect in unexpected ways as the cops are part of a network dealing with organised crime and the drug trade.

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