On paper, The Irregulars should have been right up my street.
Set in Victorian London and based on the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Tom Bidwell's eight-episode series is part detective story, part ghost story, a fusion of Sherlock and Doctor Who that sees a group of street-wise teenagers reluctantly helping Dr. Watson (Royce Pierrson) solve a series of grisly happenings across the city.
The premise is a great one, and I went into The Irregulars with high expectations — but while the show is a fun and entertaining bit of escapism, it didn't quite hit the mark to the extent I'd hoped.
The problem certainly isn't with the core idea. Bidwell has taken a subset of characters from Doyle's body of work and given them an entertaining update, throwing them into a parallel universe filled with tooth-stealing fairies and women who can transform themselves by skinning the faces off murdered men. The level of gore and darkness — as well as the sweary banter between the teenagers — makes the show more adult than Doctor Who, less family friendly thrills and more Skins with demons. Read more...
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