TV series

Murphy's Law

2001–2007 · 5 seasons

A gritty, emotionally charged undercover cop drama that keeps you tense and invested, with a haunted lead whose pain lingers.

Tagline: A maverick Irish cop takes on the LONDON Crime World
Overview: Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he's given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. A loner with little to lose and dealing with everything on his own terms, this time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Grief, guilt, crime, identity
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
guilt
crime
identity
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild