Sam Neill (Peaky Blinders, Jurassic Park, The Tudors) returns home to New Zealand for this edgy, action-packed crime drama filmed in Aukland. As DSS Jim Stockton, he's boss to DS Harry Anglesea (Samoan-born funnyman Oscar Kightley), a man struggling with his own demons while trying to solve two meth-fueled murders. Harry Series 1 features 6 episodes, 6 hrs, 2 DVD or Blu-ray discs, SDH. Mature audiences.
Episodes
Disc 1
Episode 1: This Is Personal
A bank raid leaves a teller dead and Harry and Stocks trying to predict where the gang will hit next. They eventually get a lead on the shooter, and Harry works with the young Samoan's parents to try to bring him in.
Episode 2: He's Very Important, This Boy
The police close in on the other members of the gang after the shooter confesses. This makes the youngster a target in the prison where he is being held. Harry turns to alcohol to escape his stress, unaware that his daughter, Mele, is facing her own.
Episode 3: He's the Weak Link
The local dealers try to expand their drug operations by working with an Asian organized-crime network. Harry begins to connect the dots among the various players and learns a huge meth shipment is on its way from mainland China.
Disc 2
Episode 4: Play with Fire
The police arrest the dealers' meth cook and persuade him to work with them. But Harry's drinking is now causing him to make mistakes. As his relationship with Mele deteriorates, a misconduct charge starts to build against him at work.
Episode 5: You Lied to Me
Under investigation by the police's professional standards department, Harry knows his job is on the line. Still working the case, he connects the Chinese crime network with a leading businessman and pillar of the community.
Episode 6: God Bless Brutus
The past that Harry keeps trying to put behind him just won't go away, even as a second family tragedy looms. The police suspect they are too late to stop the arrival of the drugs shipment, but a short phone call might give Harry one last chance.
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Details
Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 271 minutes
Format: Widescreen
Number of Discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1080p/16:9
Audio Format: 2.0 DTS-HD MA
Rating: NR. Contains graphic violence, strong language, drug use, and sexual situations.
Cast
Oscar Kightley, Sam Neill.
Press
"Action-packed, gritty, and intense"--Time Out (New Zealand)
"Confronting and gripping"--The New Zealand Herald
"A cracking character drama"--Metro Magazine (New Zealand)
"Dark and intriguing"--Sunday News (New Zealand)
"Compelling and powerful"--The New Zealand Herald