TV series

Dept. Q

2025 · 2 seasons

A sombre, understated cold-case procedural that moves slowly through grief and guilt, rewarding patience with quiet tension and dry, misfit warmth.

Tagline: Not all causes are lost.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, guilt, justice
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
guilt
justice
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild