Burnside 
Melbourne Herald-Sun, 20 June 2001 

(8.30pm Friday, Two) 

WE always knew Frank Burnside would come back. It was just a matter of time. 

The Bill's most strident character emerges two years later, no less ruthless, but suddenly with power as well as passion on his side. 

Now a chief inspector in this new six-part series, the inflammable Burnside finds himself promoted to the National Crime Squad, Britain's elite anti-corruption force.

It's all teamwork, his new boss assures him. But Burnside fans know better. At last he has the financial and political clout to pursue deeply felt personal agendas.

Christopher Ellison maintains the stony facade behind which a lovable copper lurks and the new format, as well as Burnside himself, is an upgrade in production style from The Bill. 

© 2001

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