tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post5871427588589400642..comments2024-03-21T14:20:51.746-07:00Comments on Cult TV Lounge: Special Branch, season 3dfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-59788839065913736262024-02-10T16:04:51.092-08:002024-02-10T16:04:51.092-08:00I agree entirely. There was so much subtlety in th...I agree entirely. There was so much subtlety in the first two seasons. And yes I agree about the moral ambiguity. <br /><br />Very much in the mould of other great late 60s British TV series such as CALLAN and PUBLIC EYE - complex stories and everything is shades of grey.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-90606431587497561662024-02-09T20:24:40.837-08:002024-02-09T20:24:40.837-08:00I was somewhat disappointed with the reboot after ...I was somewhat disappointed with the reboot after the extremely high quality and intelligence of the first two seasons. <br /><br />I realize that Season 3 began a major shift in production style for British TV, and has some historical significance for that, but in my opinion the first two seasons of SPECIAL BRANCH were among the best television produced during that time. I've returned to several episodes of those early seasons during the last couple of years, but have never revisited the later series. Nothing wrong with the later series of course. But the first two series had a kind of magic, and relied on intelligent scripting, morally ambiguous behavior from the superior officers (especially Morris Perry as Moxon) and fine acting from all concerned, Fulton MacKay and Derren Nesbit (in a rare non-villain role) most notable. Morricone1900https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206688507888641939noreply@blogger.com