Cuffs, the Brighton-set crime drama starring Ashley Walters, Jacob Ifan, and Amanda Abbington, is coming to Netflix. Set to land on the streamer on Friday, 28 November, all eight episodes will be available to binge.
First released in 2015, Cuffs follows members of the fictional South Sussex Police service as they contend with local crimes, while navigating their ever-complicated personal lives. Leading the cast, Ifan appears as PC Jake Vickers, a new recruit learning the ropes from his Tutor Constable PC Ryan Draper (Walters), while Abbington portrays DS Jo Moffat, an investigator who has been having a secret affair with Jake’s father, Chief Superintendent Robert Vickers (Peter Sullivan).
Rounding out the cast, Shaun Dooley, Paul Ready, Alex Carter and Eleanor Matsuura also star.
Cuffs, which has received glowing reviews from fans, was cancelled by the BBC after just one season, with a spokesperson noting that the decision had been made to “create space for new shows” (via The Mirror).
Nonetheless, the police drama has acquired a loyal fanbase, with one IMDb user hailing it as the “most original and magnetic programme in years”.
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Meanwhile, a second noted: “I binge-watched this show over the last couple of days and it was absolutely amazing! The action and the scenarios were exciting, adrenaline-fuelled and at times, very intense!
“Each character was different and had their own advantages and disadvantages, and were played very well. The writing was amazing and so so realistic. I really wish they made more episodes because this show is amazing.”
Echoing this sentiment, a third wrote: “Great character development and an entertaining account of personal and professional challenges in a Brighton police department. Good script and wonderful acting. A diverse cast with equally diverse characters [often] underrepresented in many current shows.
“A real shame that the BBC didn’t renew it. Shows of this calibre are hard to come by.”
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Speaking with Digital Spy and other outlets in 2015, Walters revealed that he joined the show because it was so different from his role in Top Boy.
“It’s good to be doing something really different. On Top Boy, I found myself, every day, on the phone – ‘Where are ya? You got the food [drugs]? Where’s the money?’ – and all my scenes were in Dalston Market,” he explained.
“Whereas with this, we’re in different places all the time, doing different things, confronting different bad guys, there’s different emotions. It’s a chance to show your range, and prove to people that you should be in the position that you’re in.”
Cuffs will land on Netflix on Friday, 28 November.
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Megan is a freelance news reporter for Digital Spy.