Review of Home Fires

Scott & Bailey: Home Fires (2016)
Season 5, Episode 1
8/10
The Girls Are Back
16 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Well, it's been awhile since we last caught up with the girls. But Murray Gold's theme is the signal that Manchester has their top two detectives in Syndicate 9 ready to go.

Rachel is back after a year in London and now she is the Acting DI as some killer or killers is posting his killings on the Darknet. And by the end of the first episode of Season 5 we find out that Rachel was not acting as a responsible adult during all her time in London. Do smart women not know where wee little ones come from?

Janet has her own problems as 16 year old Tasie discovers how cameras work on smartphones. Unfortunately her boyfriend is only 15 and we find out the law in England can be just as stupid as the law in the U.S. when it comes to kids and sexting. Teenagers can do stupid things no matter where they live and the law can be just as stupid in any parts of the world.

As to the investigation, it's the usual legwork trying to catch the killer. Mitch loses his day book which apparently has the confidential info they have.

The biggest absence is Amelia Bullmore is no longer DCI. That and the seemingly cutback on the use of electricity for lights in the entire police building. Was DCI Murray spending money out of her own pocket paying the light bills?

Since Season 5 is only 3 episodes it is clear halfway through the episode it will carry over to the second and probably the third episode.

I know it's the 5th Season so the story lines and plots have been pretty well played out. All in all though it is very good to hear that theme again though I will miss Godzilla. Come to think of it, they could have used someone like Godzilla on the Olympic Development Team for the London Twenty Twellve Games.
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