Amazon Prime viewers are ‘very sad’ that they have binge-watched the entirety of a ‘jewel’ of a crime drama.
They have been devouring detective drama Murphy’s Law, which was recently added to the streaming platform.
First airing on the BBC in 2001, the series stars James Nesbitt as undercover police officer Tommy Murphy as he tackles various investigations.
Murphy’s Law ran for a total of five seasons until 2007 and was also adapted by the screenwriter Colin Bateman into a novel.
On Google, viewers have been raving about the police procedural, including Mark, who shared: ‘If I could give this great series 100+ stars I would. I’m 61 years old and tired of the new Hollyweird and have been for a few decades. I live in the States and have been watching different UK shows over the past few years or so, then I stumbled across this jewel. Thank to all who made this show some 25 years ago!!!! I will binge Murphy’s Law this weekend…’
Echoing their sentiment, James F Manning commented: ‘One of the best police dramas ever made, James Nesbitt’s best performance as Undercover Cop Tommy Murphy, dark, gritty, and I feel a lot more realistic.’
Dave Phillips agreed and shared: ‘Just started watching series 3, excellent. James Nesbitt is a class act. Going to watch the rest of the series as soon as.’
Faye Nicoli also added: ‘Wow! Very sad, hubby and I have watched all the episodes. James Nesbitt was fantastic, as were all the actors. Sad ending, but we hope that it gets many awards for the acting being recognised.’
While there has been no chatter of a Murphy’s Law reboot, James did previously tease that another of his hit shows could return.
Last year, he told ITV show Lorrraine that he would not rule out Cold Feet’s comeback five years after it was last seen on screens.
The British comedy-drama that followed the exploits of three couples was a smash hit when it first burst onto the screens in 1998
When James was asked if Cold Feet could be rebooted, he replied: ‘I’d love to do that.
‘It was such a big part of my life, it opened so many doors for me, people still talk to me about it on a daily basis.
‘It’d be good to do more of it because I think people are still interested in what the characters are doing.’
Viewers can also binge-watch James on Channel 4 in gritty thriller Suspect in which he plays detective Danny Frater, called in to identify a corpse, only to find it’s his estranged daughter Christina.
It’s assumed that she took her own life, but Danny suspects foul play and questions her friends and associates to get to the truth.
Speaking about the drama, he previously told Metro: ‘The real challenge for me was sustaining Danny and being alert to what the other characters were saying to me,’ says Nesbitt. ‘The week before the first episode, we’d do a readthrough and rehearse for a day, then shoot for four days. Then I’d have a couple of days off to learn the next episode, come in and spend a day talking about the script, and then shoot again.
‘It was thrilling, demanding and an affirmation of why I still love the job – an opportunity to show myself what I could do. This was a job where I could form a relationship with the person I was playing and not be scared by it, but embrace it.’
Murphy’s Law is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
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