Summary:
Welcome to The Vice guide at TV.com.
The Vice told the story of the London Metropolitan police forces vice squad, where prostitution, murder and organized crime are everyday occurrences.
Charged with leading a small, dedicated team, Detective Inspector Pat Chappel struggles to keep his home life separate from the tough world in which he works. Working at the seedy side of life takes its toll on the team (Sgt. Joe Robinson, PC Cheryl Hutchins, PC Dougie Raymond and new recruit PC Kirsty Morgan, many of whom do not make it intact to the end of the show's run.
The show experimented with formats: 3 seasons of 2-part, one-hour episodes, a single season of 90-minute episodes, and a final extended seaon of self-contained one-hour episodes, but was not renewed following the departure of mainstay Ken Stott.
The Vice is a Carlton production for the ITV Network.
