No Offence

“A group of police officers try their best to keep the streets of Manchester free of crime. When all else fails, they decide to use unconventional methods to teach the perpetrators a lesson.”

• First episode date: May 5, 2015

• No. of series: 3

• Production company: AbbottVision
• AbbottVision is a British independent television production company, established in 2008 by the writer, creator and producer Paul Abbott. Founded: 2008
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• Original network: Channel 4

• Genre: Police procedural; Drama; Black comedy
• Black comedy, also known dark humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss

• Executive producers: Paul Abbott; Martin Carr; Paul Coe

Series 1, Episode 1

The first series focuses on the team’s investigation into the serial murders of young girls with Down syndrome. It was renewed for two further runs

In the UK, the first episode of No Offence launched with 2.5 million viewers, Channel 4’s biggest midweek drama launch for more than three years. Although subsequent episodes lost overnight viewers, dropping as low as 1.2 million, the weekly consolidated series average remained at 2.5 million and finished 47% up on Channel 4’s slot average

• In France, the first episode of No Offence aired on 29 February 2016 on France 2 and was watched by 5.46 million viewers, 20.4% of the TV audience
• France 2: is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, and France 5.