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‘Right now, there is not a great deal of trust in the police’: why TV is filled with bent coppers

Crime dramas like Better, The Capture and Karen Pirie increasingly depict officers as corrupt. Given the scandals that have eroded confidence in British police, it’s no wonder

The Guardian - UK

BBC Better viewers slam 'waste of time' ending as they make demand

The last episode of the Leeds based BBC crime drama went out tonight

Leeds Live

BBC Better viewers left with questions after 'obscure' ending

The penultimate episode of the BBC show aired on BBC One tonight

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Better: everything you need to know about the new hit BBC police corruption thriller

Better asks, can someone redeem themselves after 20 years of wrongdoing?

Evening Standard

BBC Better viewers abandon 'disappointing' Leeds drama for ITV1 rival Unforgotten

Viewers took to social media to air their disappointment in the show

Leeds Live

TV tonight: the excellent Unforgotten returns without Nicola Walker

Sinéad Keenan steps into Walker’s shoes as the cold-case cops follow a trail that starts with a severed leg. Plus, Alice Levine on AI sex dolls. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

BBC's 'Leeds Happy Valley' Better divides viewers as subtitles complaint made

A lot of people appear to enjoy the new crime drama, while others were disappointed it wasn't quite like Happy Valley

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BBC's Better ending explained as fans finally find out what happened to Lou and Col

CONTAINS SPOILERS: DCI Lou Slack, played by Leila Farzard, concludes her battle for redemption as she attempts to bring down Col McHugh, a dangerous criminal she once made a life-changing deal with

Daily Mirror

The week in TV: The Gold: Better; Inside Our Autistic Minds; The Piano

The BBC’s Brink’s-Mat robbery saga humanises the heist; compelling bent copper drama Better loses the plot; Chris Packham returns with a moving autism doc; and reality TV that plays you like a piano

The Guardian - UK

BBC Better's Andrew Buchan's marriage to Amy Nuttall and TV career

Andrew married Emmerdale and Downton Abbey star Amy Nuttall and has two children with her

Leeds Live

Better's criminal kingpin Col McHugh actor Andrew Buchan is married to Emmerdale star

Andrew Buchan stars as gangster Col McHugh in BBC One's new crime thriller Better and (unsusprisingly) leads a very different life to his character

Daily Mirror

BBC Better viewers switch off as new Leeds drama is 'nothing like Happy Valley'

Better aired on BBC One on Monday night

Leeds Live

Better review: Leila Farzad brings the essential quality of flawed humanity to this bent copper

It’s as if Farzad and her co-star Andrew Buchan are gradually tightening the screws on one another’s characters, scene by scene, and line by line

The Independent UK

Better review – this moreish bent copper show gets stronger and stronger

Ignore the anti-climactic intro to this police drama. Its tale of a dodgy detective who wants to change really starts to blossom as it goes on

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Leeds Live

BBC Better's cast and what else they have starred in as Leeds series debuts

Better will air on Monday night

Leeds Live

Leila Farzad's life from BBC Better career to 'affair' with Andrew Buchan

Leila Farzad plays DCI Lou Slack, a corrupt police officer trying to cut her ties to organised crime in the gritty Leeds drama

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: could this corrupt cop drama be the next Happy Valley?

Leila Farzad leads tense new BBC series Better. Plus, would you want to be taught how to drive by Scarlett Moffatt? Here’s what to watch this evening

Leeds Live

BBC Better: Release date, cast, plot and everything we know about dark Leeds thriller

Better has been filmed across Leeds and West Yorkshire and is set to air on BBC 1

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New BBC crime drama filmed in Leeds set to fill your Happy Valley void

Better has been filmed across Leeds and West Yorkshire and is set to air on BBC 1

The Guardian - UK

‘To hell with being sweet and affable’: Leila Farzad on acting, pain and speaking her mind

After years of waiting impatiently in the wings, Leila Farzad has finally landed her first starring role – a ‘callous and cold’ police officer. Here, she talks about Iranian pride, PMT and what she owes I Hate Suzie

Leeds Live

New BBC drama Better filmed and set in Leeds will feature Emmerdale stars

The team behind new BBC drama Better have previously worked on Spooks, Chernobyl and Humans

Leeds Live

New BBC drama Better filmed and set entirely in Leeds

The team behind new BBC drama Better have previously worked on Spooks, Chernobyl and Humans

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