I was sans computer for a couple of months then haven't posted for a while but have been lurking and picking up some good recommendations, so thanks.
A few things I've recently watched are.....
The War on Disco, a documentary about stuff that went on in the US but was comletely new to me.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/war-disco-teaser/
The Last Detective, a show that ran from 2003 to 2007 and somehow passed me by at the time, I'm quite enjoying it.
"The series follows Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies. Davies discovered a crime committed by a fellow officer at the opening of the series, and is treated as a pariah by his colleagues as a consequence. Moreover, he is committed to his work and is staunchly humane, leading to a view of his being soft by colleagues, and a degree of grudging respect from local criminals. The show's title reflects the initial attitude of his superiors, who describe him as "the last detective" who would be considered to head up a major case. Recurring themes include Davies solving the apparently minor crimes he is given, often resolving more complex and associated crimes (historical or contemporary), and Davies repeatedly being the target of practical jokes by younger but more well positioned detectives in his unit.his colleagues as a consequence. Moreover, he is committed to his work and is staunchly humane, leading to a view of his being soft by colleagues, and a degree of grudging respect from local criminals. The show's title reflects the initial attitude of his superiors, who describe him as "the last detective" who would be considered to head up a major case. Recurring themes include Davies solving the apparently minor crimes he is given, often resolving more complex and associated crimes (historical or contemporary), and Davies repeatedly being the target of practical jokes by younger but more well positioned detectives in his unit."
Season 4 of The Met: Policing London is out now, I've just finished season one and was left fuming at one case where a woman killed her four month olld baby through neglect of a most horrific nature yet escaped scot free, what a disgusting abuse of justice and whatever has gone wrong when such a heinous act can go unpunished. One man got 27 months for cruelty to a kitten, he's just one of over a hundred people per year imprisoned for animal cruelty but it seems that's viewed as being worse than cruelty to children. Rant over.