BBC Two's irreverent comedy detective series Vexed Series 1 stars Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre, Die Another Day) as D.I. Jack Armstrong and Lucy Punch (Hot Fuzz, Doc Martin) as D.I. Kate Bishop, mismatched partners on London's police force. She is an efficient, career-centered, positive, and politically correct specialist; while he, on the other hand, is a disorganized, chauvinistic, compassionless, bungling brute who plows through life totally without social conduct or decorum. However, despite their noticeable differences, they do manage to solve the case, apprehend the perp, and move on up the rolls of London's finest.

These three episodes give a peek into the personal lives of these two players. Kate Bishop suspects her husband of adultery and is trying to keep her marriage intact, but sometimes her personal solutions resemble Jack's maniacal awkward behavior. Putting her personal issues aside and trying to focus on the case, much tension blooms between the two officers, especially since their life motives are totally dissimilar. Charming Jack Armstrong is one of those people who simply glides through life effortlessly. He's more interested in his entertainment than employment, while our gal Kate is more to the letter of the law. This friction makes for fresh comedy and uproarious action, and lots of fun.

Vexed Series 1 has Bishop and Armstrong tracking down a serial killer who targets lonely women, investigating the attempted murder of a banker, and coping with a high-profile kidnapping. This is not one of your typical crime dramas with mental and physical determined pursuit, but of detectives with a light-hearted attitude while examining the crime scene. The show trivializes death, and coupled with Jack's blatant politically incorrect and offensive racial slurs put me in mind of the misadventures of David Rasche from the 1980's television series, Sledge Hammer, where everything and anything was insulted. Despite their obvious character differences, this handsome detective duo seem to be somewhat physically attracted to each other. This would be a constant in Jack's case, because he's always interested in a little skirt, but Kate finds him a little bit enchanting in an out-of-the-ordinary way.

Vexed Series 1 has only Trailers and a Photo Gallery of 20 pictures as special features. The show is sexy, upbeat, zany, and funny. It is certainly a diversion from the typical crime shows. Ronny Jhutti is refreshing as Naz Omar, and Roger Griffiths plays the all-knowing cafe owner, Tony. So, I think the show's ingredients are great, its cast is fresh and likeable, the dialogue is definitely satirical, and I think the show can follow in the footsteps of the great comedy police shows like Naked Gun and Police Academy -- once you get accustomed to the abrasive nature of the comedy.