Rent Spiral: Series 4 (2012)
4.3 of 5 from 54 ratings
10h 48min
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- Synopsis:
Police Captain Laure Berthaud and her lieutenants, Gilou and Tintin, investigate when a student is abandoned by his accomplices in a forest near Paris after being blown asunder by their homemade bomb. Lawyer Josephine Karlsson is getting herself into dangerous waters defending undocumented immigrants; her colleague, Pierre Clement, surprisingly finds himself representing crime boss, Johnny Jorkal; while Judge Roban returns to the Palais De Justice, sidelined and on the warpath. As the story unfolds to reveal a group of extremists intent on waging a war against the Parisian Gendarmerie and a dangerous arms-trafficking operation, the police and the lawyers begin to turn on each other in another tense and gripping series. - Actors:
- Caroline Proust, Grégory Fitoussi, Fred Bianconi, Thierry Godard, Audrey Fleurot, Bruno Debrandt, Jérôme Huguet, Judith Chemla, Marc Zinga, Amandine Dewasmes, Martine Vandeville, Cédric Appietto, Alban Casterman, Vincent Schmitt, Ilya Nikitenko, Philippe Faure, Nicolas Briançon, Francis Leplay, Anissa Allali, Alban Guyon
- Directors:
- Jean-Marc Brondolo, Virginie Sauveur
- Voiced By:
- Cyril Aubin, Sedar Aydar
- Creators:
- Alexandra Clert, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
- Writers:
- Alexandra Clert, Anne Landois, Éric de Barahir, Laurent Vivier, Virginie Brac, Kristel Mudry, Sébastien Vitoux
- Aka:
- Engrenages: Série 4
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries, TV Thrillers
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (1) of Spiral: Series 4
TV cop / legal drama of the very highest quality. Superb! - Spiral: Series 4 review by RP
I came late to 'Spiral' (aka 'Engrenages') and although this French TV cop/legal drama series has been shown on BBC4 I missed it there and watched Seasons 1-3 on DVD. I was eagerly awaiting Season 4 and deliberately did not watch it on TV but waited for the DVD version so that I could immerse myself in it.
And immerse myself I did - 3 discs, 12 x 50 minute episodes, 10 hours of viewing. I got discs 1 and 2 together and watched over 6 hours straight. Then - oh no! - I had to wait a couple of days for the final disc, then another 3+ hours of nail biting viewing.
I couldn't take my eyes off the screen - this really is excellent stuff. If you think this is gushing, over-the-top praise, then I suggest that you start at Season 1 and try it. And if you've seen the earlier seasons then I can confirm that Season 4 is of the same high quality.
The familiar characters are there: hard done-by Captain Laure Bertaud and her overworked police team, beautiful but sleazy lawyer Joséphine Karlsson, clean-cut lawyer Pierre Clément and Juge François Roban, as ever in pursuit of justice to the detriment of his own career.
This time the multi-threaded storyline is about a group of left-wing urban revolutionaries and includes intertwined stories about illegal immigrants from the French ex-colonies in Africa, Kurdish arms dealers, and a man unjustly imprisoned for rape.
Yes it's in French with subtitles, but don't let that put you off. This is TV cop drama of the very highest quality. Superb stuff - 5/5 stars.
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