I saw Vexed at the library and remembered Lucy Punch from the 2009 St Trinians movie which I had just seen a few days earlier. In this short lived 2010 British tv series she plays Detective Inspector Kate Bishop who transfers to London from Bristol. She gets partnered with Detective Inspector Jack Armstrong, played by Toby Stephens. Their both kind of high strung and impulsive. The 2 of them made 3 episodes together and that is the whole 1st season. The show came back for a 6 episode 2nd season in 2012 without Lucy, then it was cancelled. Only the first season is out on dvd so far, the 2nd season is due next month. It got mixed reviews from the critics and I can see why. It's a comedy and there are jokes but they're the kind of jokes that are born from thoughtless actions, stupid words and poor police work. The two of them are pretty much the worst detectives. They do catch the crooks but mostly by accident. I laughed once in a while and it sort of kept me interested but it never got any better than the first episode. The two of them are just such dumb-asses. I'll check the library for the second season in a month or two but I'm not having much hope it will be better.
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