Irvine Welsh's Crime
BritBox | Release Date: December 14, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The TelegraphAnita Singh Aug 7, 2024
Season 2 Review: Welsh does excel at dangerous sleazebags, and doesn’t disappoint here: the rancidly misogynist officer from series one, played by Jamie Sives, has been replaced by another, played by David Elliot. Read full review
80
The IndependentSean O'GradyJul 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: The production is surprisingly clichéd, as it happens, but still a highly watchable sort of detective drama, frankly because it gives the viewers what we want. Read full review
80
The TelegraphAnita Singh Jul 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: What lifts it above the ordinary is an incendiary performance from Dougray Scott. Read full review
60
The GuardianLeila LatifAug 7, 2024
Season 2 Review: It’s a series that would benefit from abandoning the more po-faced scenes of political humour and lean into its other element – the sort of dark humour that made British crime thriller Luther so much fun. When the final twists are revealed, and dastardly plans are unveiled, they are bizarre, bold and high camp, and the final episode contains a tone and pace that should have been there all along. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerNov 30, 2023
Season 2 Review: Again, it’s really hard to get excited about anything in Irvine Welsh’s Crime outside of Dougray Scott’s performance. But once again his performance draws viewers into the story. Read full review
60
DeciderJoel KellerJul 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: We’re on board for Crime for Dougray Scott’s lead performance. The rest of the series feels like it could be from any procedural we’ve seen on either side of the Atlantic. Read full review
60
The GuardianLucy ManganJul 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: Ignore the name and the potential and it’s a serviceable cop show. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneNina MetzNov 30, 2023
Season 2 Review: That people are bigoted, especially within the police, isn’t a problem story-wise. That’s real. But it’s the clunky, retrograde way it’s depicted, as if the script were pulled from a drawer where it’s been buried for the last 40 years. Read full review
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