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Major Crimes Unit
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Major Crimes Unit actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Major Crimes Unit reads strongest on Cliffhanger Intensity, Tension and World Building.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
With unprecedented access to West Midlands Police’s elite crime-fighting unit, this series follows investigators as they race against time to track suspects, uncover the truth, and deliver justice for victims and their families.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jamie BattenProducer
- Steve WarrExecutive Producer
- Gerard MellingExecutive Producer
- Stuart PenderExecutive Producer
- Martin OxleyExecutive Producer
Where to watch
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