The Force
With exceptional access, Patrick Forbes’ observational documentary series, made over three years, tracks in forensic detail the investigation of three serious crimes, by the Hampshire police force: Murder, Rape and Arson.
- Winner Best Director (Factual) BAFTA Craft Award
- Nominated Best Documentary RTS Award
- Nominated Best Documentary Series Grierson Award
Press Reviews
... absolutely fascinating television...
...compelling television, the kind that you watch with a queasy feeling, and all your fingers crossed...carefully made, beautifully edited, and it tells you a great deal more about twenty-first century Britain than anything in Ian Rankin
Every actor, writer and director should watch this brilliant documentary series before embarking on yet another formulaic cop show. It is, if you like, the gripping drama of the undramatic filled with the absurd improbabilities of real life
