Ellis' lead writer has revealed what the 'problem' is with other detective shows like Death In Paradise and Midsomer Murders. The Channel 5 drama stars Sharon D Clarke in the titular role of DCI Ellis, who is sent to various towns to help them with their failing investigations. The first case she is sent to is to help locate a missing person called Maggie after Rowan, the last person she was seen with was murdered.
Now lead writer Sian Ejiwunmi-Lee Berre has opened up about why she thinks Ellis stands out - and why it is so different to the likes of Death In Paradise, Midsomer Murders and Inspector Morse. She said: "A lot of big detective shows are very site-specific. Whether it’s Death in Paradise, Midsomer Murders, or even Inspector Morse, it’s about the place.
This is about her. "And she brings her very specific understanding of how people work to wherever she goes; her mantra is that everything is made different by love, fear, hate, or anger, and she digs into the character of a town. So, the changing character in each episode is the town – and obviously the people in it – but the town itself has a particular flaw.
" She explained: "Most police dramas operate around the station where they have their colleagues and their routines, whatever they are, but they have their community. "For Ellis and Harper, it’s just them. And they work with the police station, but they’re always working with different people.
" Sharon revealed why she signed up for the programme, exp.