A Black cop named Winston Churchill fights racists AND criminals in '81 London? Sign me up.
Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestWolcott's haze of alcohol and despondency clears, and an ugly pattern of corruption comes into sharp focus. But it's a little too close to home.
Newly promoted Black detective Winston Churchill Wolcott is transferred to a troubled London borough, where he becomes embroiled in a drug war and police corruption, dealing with cross-racial tensions and a persistent journalist.
Acting
George Harris commands every frame with quiet, simmering authority.
Production
Smoking, neon-soaked East End locations that reek of authenticity.
Writing
Refuses to make Wolcott saintly—he's prickly, ambitious, gloriously human.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Harris later played Kingsley Shacklebolt in Harry Potter—imagine Wolcott with a wand.
Thames TV buried this after one season; no official release existed until a 2021 streaming rescue from obscurity.
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