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Deadloch is a new drama set in Australia, and opens with two friends chancing across a dead male body in the buff, accidentally setting part of him on fire… Oops! But still, one of his tattoos is for the logo of the Deadloch Football Club, thus helping tie down who the victim is, although due to his other tattoos, he’s soon deduced to be footballer Trent Latham.
Cop Dulcie (Kate Box) is tasked with investigating the fresh cadaver, and she’ll be in charge until a more senior cop, the uncouth Eddie Redcliffe (Madeleine Sami), arrives. Plus, Trent has an angry brother Gavin (Jackson Tozer), who retorts to the cops, “I loved that cunt like a brother!”, to which Dulcie responds, “He *was* your brother(!)”
In fact, Dulcie seems to be the best cop in her force, because the rest of them make the Keystone Cops look professional(!)
So far after one episode, Deadloch is a bit of a mixed bag. There are a fair few laughs, albeit not laugh out loud. For example, there’s a choir scene from our two leads, where they’re singing The Divinyls’ I Touch Myself, with all the vigour of a church choir. Plus, when Eddie gets the idea that whoever did the deed is a ‘psycho killer’, she breaks into Talking Heads, just like I would. And, naturally, Dulcie and Eddie get on like a house that’s not on fire.
I will check out a second episode, but within the strong antipodean accents, it’ll be easier to watch when the episodes are streaming as normal, and subtitles are included.
Thanks to our friends at Prime Video for the screener prior to release.
NOTE:
Trailer posted: May 28th 1:00
Updated with spoiler-free review: May 31st 20:00
Deadloch is on Prime Video from Friday June 2nd.
Cert: 
Running time: 50-60 minutes per episode (6 episodes)
Release date: June 2nd 2023
Studio: Prime Video
Format: 2.00:1
Directors: Ben Chessell, Beck Cole, Gracie Otto
Writers: Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Kim Wilson, Kirsty Fisher, Anchuli Felicia, Madeleine Sami
Producer: Andrew Walker
Cretaors: Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan
Music: Amanda Brown
Cast:
Senior Sgt Dulcie Collins: Kate Box
Skye O’Dwyer: Holly Austin
Sven Alderman: Tom Ballard
Cath York: Alicia Gardiner
Eddie Redcliffe: Madeleine Sami
Abby Matsuda: Nina Oyama
Gavin Latham: Jackson Tozer
Helena Papatonis: Penny Carey-Wells
Ray McLintock: Duncan Fellows
Mike Nugent: Mick Davies
Michelle: Lisa Gormley
Phil McGangus: Shaun Martindale
Megan Lang: Stephanie Jack
Miranda Hoskins: Kartanya Maynard
Victoria O’Dwyer: Kris McQuade
Fay Hampson: Sinsa Jo Mansell
Nadiyah Zammit: Mia Morrissey
Sharelle Muir: Naarah
Margaret Carruthers: Pamela Rabe
Vanessa Latham: Katie Robertson
Callum Robertson: Harry Prior
James King: Nick Simpson-Deeks
Tom O’Dwyer: Harry Radbone
Claire Connelly: Astrid Wells
Commissioner Shane Hastings: Hayden Spencer
Tammy Hampson: Leonie Whyman
Dolph Latham: Bryce Tollard
Aleyna Rahme: Susie Youssef
Hunter Patterson: Ned Ward
Gez Rahme: Harvey Zielinski
Trent Latham: Barry Wheeler
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