Drug Squad: Costa del Sol

It can be a slightly slow burn in the beginning, but by the time you're half way through the series you're engrossed in the characters and narrative, with a deepening appreciation for the acting and script.

Imagine a TV Series, filmed in 2019, that depicts a handful of Spanish Police officers tracking drug traffickers in southern Spain, circa 1975... Torremolinos, to be precise. One series, 13 one-hour episodes. It must have taken a massive effort to get all the (even) smallest details correct.

The disco dancers were in outfits from back then, the mens clothing had the big ol' wide collars and the cars... were accurate, even down to their 'MA' (Malaga) license plates.

Standout (to me) was the gorgeous 'Sara Salamo' (La Buhita - The Owl), who has to be one of the most beautiful Women in Spain - and she can act too.

Of course there is much mayhem, dealers in "hashish" and a lot of fights, shootings and smoking. The ending is sufficiently on tenterhooks to imagine a Series Two - let's see.

The event has been dubbed in English, so no need for subs, and I rate it 9/10.

Lucky me, it was with English subtitles! I might have missed this great and entertaining show. All in - romance, action, crime, drama. While watching the show some scenes reminded me of one of my favourite movies "Goodfellas". The actors/characters are gorgeous, all of them. They even looked great wearing this awful 70s stuff. I watched the show twice, which I usually do not. I hope there is a season 2 soon.

Such sweet melancholy! Regards to the director and the actors, ohhh the actors.... I guarantee that you will fell in love with each one of them at the time! A great work, tonic, full of colour, drama, comedy, has all the ingredience! best tv show of 2019 for me.

I was born in Torremolinos in 1977, and I can tell you that this is an accurate portrayal of what went down. My neighbors were the owners of the nightclub being portrayed as Camelot, it was actually called "why not". The husband did do some time in jail for trafficking hasish. I even went on one of the boats they used for transportation! Well done. And the acting is amazing, the casting is perfect. I hope to see many more seasons.