Dept. Q (2025)
Not all causes are lost.
Creator: Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani
A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.
Where to watch
Netflix
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Creators
Scott Frank
Chandni Lakhani
Cast
Matthew Goode
DCI Carl Morck 
Chloe Pirrie
Merritt Lingard 
Jamie Sives
DCI James Hardy 
Alexej Manvelov
Akram Salim 
Leah Byrne
DC Rose Dickson 
Kelly Macdonald
Dr Rachel Irving 
Aaron McVeigh
Jasper Stewart User Reviews (3)
Based on the Danish novel "The Keeper of Lost Causes" by Jussi Adler-Olsen and no doubt the 2013 Danish film, the Scottish series, "Dept.Q" cant quite fill the boots, of its scandi crime thriller, counterpart. Lets look at the positives. The acting is undeniably superb. This series is backed by a strong cast, of veteran UK actors. As a result, the complex characterisations, are brought to full bodied life. The script sensibly, adheres to a similar core story, to the one found in the Danish film, too. Its dark, disturbing and at times creepily unsettling, stuff. Where it falls down, is its re-invention, of the main character. Morck is presented as an "angry man", "the devil", ready to violently explode. By contrast, the Danish film's Morck is driven not by rage but instead, a meticulously obsessive, crime solver personality. One that brushes aside social norms and conventions…
Well-written and acted; especially Goode, Pirrie and Manvelov - but seriously, all of the actors were great. Also, a nice blend of humor and dark themes. My only problem is with the Lyle Jennings angle. Merritt knew Lyle, and even though he would have changed due to age, she would have recognized him. I'm guessing some of us have known someone since we were in grade school or more recently, and were able to recognize them decades later. It's unlikely he would have been able to pass himself off as someone else to her.
"Haven't I seen this before? Department Q... [PONDERS] Wasn't this a movie?!" At the end of episode 1, I was a bit confused, because I distinctly remembered watching something with [INSERT EPISODE 1 SPOILERS]. For about an hour after, I sat wondering if I should bother watching the rest of it because I've seen the movie adaptation from some years ago, so I know the general gist of the plot. I decided to watch it anyway because the cast is good. I'm not on the final episode of season 1 and I can safely say that even if you have watched the movie, you should still watch the series. It is well-acted and well-made. "MovieGuys" brings up a point in their review, that the series falters in the characterization of the main character, "Morck". The bit that "MovieGuys" seems to not be aware of is that despite how successful those initial movies were, the writer of the novels did no…
