The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - Review

THE MET: POLICING LONDON

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BBC One, 9.00pm

“I’ve been stabbed,” says 22-year-old Kobi Nelson, to the 999-operator. “I’m dead. I’m dead.” He sounds frightened, but unexpected­ly calm, as he manages to give his address to the operator, who promptly sends both police and paramedics in his direction. Before they get there, his brother finds him lying in the street and picks up the phone. The sound of him shouting Kobi’s name over and over is made all the more harrowing when we learn that, after being stabbed 14 times, Kobi died at the scene.

Last year saw the highest number of under 25s killed for a decade, we’re told at the outset of this sobering second episode of the series, which follows the Metropolit­an Police as they try to solve his murder, along with that of 19-year-old gunshotvic­tim Kelvin Odunuyi. Both took place in the North London borough of Haringey, five weeks apart, and police suspect they are linked.

The film puts a human face on the statistics we read about so often – on the perpetrato­rs, victims, their families and the community fighting against violence. Meeting community leaders, police commission­er Cressida Dick admits, “We are clearly not on top of the issue and we need to get out there and deal with it.” Catherine Gee

 ??  ?? On the case: DCI Luke Marks leads the investigat­ion
On the case: DCI Luke Marks leads the investigat­ion

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