DS Michael Colefield's life is changed forever on the day of his friend Jack's wedding. Jack goes missing the night before and as he tries to find him he crosses paths with officers of a secret government agency... they are vampire hunters! They are also convinced that Jack is now a vampire. Michael understandable has some difficulty believing this but by the end of the first episode he learns that it is the truth. He is then recruited into the agency and learns more about the vampires' plans to enslave humanity like cattle... and worse. Joining the organisation means cutting most ties with the past; this includes Jack's fiancée who enlists the help of a journalist to find Michael.
This is a really good reinterpretation of the vampire story; instead of the usual gothic romance or horror story it is shown in a more modern way... a police procedural/medical drama. The members of the unit study their foe, always referred to as 'Code Vs' or Leeches rather than vampires and hunt them with modified modern weapons rather than the traditional wooden stakes and holy water. This doesn't mean traditional vampire lore is ignored; they die rather than sparkle in the sunlight! The cast does a fine job with Jack Davenport impressing as Michael; Susannah Harker and Philip Quast are solid as Dr Angie Marsh and Fr Pearse Harman respectively and Idris Elda stands out as former soldier Vaughn Rice... this is a fairly early role but watching him here it is no surprise that he went onto bigger things. Overall I'd definitely recommend this even if you aren't usually a fan of vampire stories.
This is a really good reinterpretation of the vampire story; instead of the usual gothic romance or horror story it is shown in a more modern way... a police procedural/medical drama. The members of the unit study their foe, always referred to as 'Code Vs' or Leeches rather than vampires and hunt them with modified modern weapons rather than the traditional wooden stakes and holy water. This doesn't mean traditional vampire lore is ignored; they die rather than sparkle in the sunlight! The cast does a fine job with Jack Davenport impressing as Michael; Susannah Harker and Philip Quast are solid as Dr Angie Marsh and Fr Pearse Harman respectively and Idris Elda stands out as former soldier Vaughn Rice... this is a fairly early role but watching him here it is no surprise that he went onto bigger things. Overall I'd definitely recommend this even if you aren't usually a fan of vampire stories.