In Plain Sight
Follows Detective Superintendent William Muncie and his quest to bring notorious killer Peter Manuel to justice in 1950s Lanarkshire.
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"Compelling good guy / bad guy duel. Captivating procedural set in 1950s Scotland... and that's what is going to make it heavy going for some - because the dialogue is entirely in Scottish. But I reckon it's worth the effort because this is a really good, unpretentious and straightforward yarn based somewhat on real events which devastated a small Scottish community back at a time when a murder was always front page news. A Lanarkshire police detective, William Muncie (all-around good cop and family man) is living in an age where cops plod along looking for cold hard facts and old ..."
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The programme is set in the 1950s, but the characters' story began in 1943 when Muncie first arrested 16-year-old Manuel for housebreaking and multiple sexual assaults. He served nine years in Peterhead Prison in Aberdeen before being released.
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Follows Detective Superintendent William Muncie and his quest to bring notorious killer Peter Manuel to justice in 1950s Lanarkshire.