Customer Reviews
the dvd butchered this film - By: M. Collins, 07 Oct 2007 
loved this when it was on tele, only to find they cut about twenty-minutes out of it on DVD: WHY?!!!
Gritty new crime drama - By: Olivia Blair, 30 Dec 2006 
The two-part, post-watershed serial centres on two police officers basedin a Grassmarket police station, where they strugglein a world of greed, murder & corruption, & stars Mark Strong & Scots actor Brian McCardie.
Written by Edinburgh-born Simon Donald, Low Winter Sun was filmedin the city over seven weeks & includes footage of Edinburgh Castle, Salisbury Crags & the Forth Bridges.
Episode one opensin the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant just as a man is murdered, drownedin a tank of live lobsters. He is Detective Sergeant Brendan McCabe. His killers are detectives Frank Agnew & Joe Geddes, McCabe's partner. Both are seeking revenge.
They strap McCabe into his car, dump itin the sea & concoct an elaborate cover-up plan, confident that when the body is found, suicide will be the obvious verdict. But then another body is discoveredin the boot of McCabe's car & Agnew finds himself leading an investigation into a spate of murders, one of which he himself committed. As Agnew struggles to stay one step ahead of his own team, a gothic tale of violence & corruption unravels around him. Pretty hardcore stuff.
A really gripping show - By: Madge, 21 Sep 2006 This is a brilliant show which went out recently on Channel 4 about 2 policemen who commit a murder & have to cover it up & that's where the story begins. It becomes a web of lies & gore & focuses on the stress & relationship of the two main characyers. Its stunning, shocking & gruesome right the way through & the acting is superb - especially Mark Strong. Don't miss this one.
What a fabulous way to spend an evening - By: Mo Hunt, 15 Sep 2006 Wow.... I watched the first episode on Channel 4 last night & had to watch the rest on More 4 straight after - I just couldn't wait! Admittedly I would watch Mark Strong staring at a wall, but leaving his excellent role aside, this was a thoroughly involving & beautifully shot film which I intend to watch over & over as soon as the DVD is released.
