This French-British show is based on a Danish/Swedish show
called "Bron/Broen." This translates to "The Bridge" in each
of their languages. You may have seen the FX version, also
called "The Bridge." I don't really know why there has to be
a third version of this show! It's a good story, done with
great writing and fine actors, but if you've already seen
the one version, I don't know why you'd want to see another.
They're very much the same. Only the place and names are
different. The characters are slightly different.
Let's put it this way. I saw the FX one a long while ago,
barely remembered much of it except for the main character,
Sonya, who's somewhat austistic; and her mentor, an older
cop named Hank (played by an actor from "Monk"), and the
Mexican cop that helps her with this case, Marco. But
then while I was watching this other version, I thought,
where's the creepy guy who rescues girls? Oh, right, there
he is. And where's the reporter who gets locked in a car
with a bomb? Yep, there he is. So unless you haven't
seen the other versions, or you've completely forgotten it,
there isn't too much reason to watch.
But it is a
very good story, and the writing here is slightly better
than the FX version. American shows tend not to be too
subtle. I guess they think we want everything over-the-top.
If you watch the British versions, they're usually much more
subtle. Such is the case here. I found the FX version to be
very gritty, realistic, and violent. Somewhat hard to watch.
This one is more normal.
All of the shows are about a
woman's body found on the line between two countries.
Half of the woman's body is from one woman in one country,
and the other half is from a different woman from the other
country. The cops from both countries have to work together
to solve the murder (or possibly multiple murders). There's
a lot of political intrigue and quirky characters, and B
stories. Give it a try if you haven't seen the other
versions or don't mind watching a slightly-different version
of the same show.
I'm sorry this review is so late.
The show started June 19, but I was in the middle of moving,
so I'm trying to catch up. You can watch older episodes on
the PBS site.
MORE INFORMATION:
The Tunnel is set against the backdrop of Europe in
crisis. When a prominent French politician is found
dead on the border between the U.K. and France,
detectives Karl Roebuck (Stephen Dillane, Game of
Thrones) and Elise Wassermann (Clémence Poésy, Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II) are sent to
investigate on behalf of their respective countries.
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