Halifax: Retribution

Like others, I had high hopes. Unfortunately, the first two episodes (before I bailed) are short on dialogue and long on very bad music. Rebecca Gibney deserves a better vehicle.

Are Australian law enforcement agencies truly as incompetent as portrayed here? Or is the stupidity limited to those who created and aired this nonsense

Really! The same actors wheeled out to allegedly produce 'drama' Australia can produce far better than this contrived rubbish. Its almost embarrassing to watch so do yourselves a favour and watch anything else.

Rebecca and Anthony are brilliant and I cannot wait for episode 3, I have so many others glued to their screens as well!!

This is par for the course for Australia's largest commercial TV network. It's reasonably well made and acted, but the tone and approach of the script are tugging clumsily at stereotypical tropes that have been seen many times. The characterization is cliche'd, the emotions are forced, the script comes straight from a 'true crime' tabloid formula that tries to sensationalise the story, but without any real substance. Then again, in the current absence of good quality new TV drama, I guess it will have to do, if you can suspend your disbelief. 6/10