# Dept. Q - a British crime thriller television series \[Open Spoilers\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [June 11, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-q-a-british-crime-thriller-television-series-open-spoilers/1019458 "2025-06-11T07:01:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-q-a-british-crime-thriller-television-series-open-spoilers/1019458/34 "2025-06-12T14:50:01Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > then when in real time they went to her house, i scared the cat when i loudly said “moaning myrtle!”. And the Ravenclaw ghost in the same show! It’s practically a reunion. My comments from the other thread, just a couple of weeks ago: > [@Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108/6505): > > My wife was out of town Friday and Saturday, and so in between bouts of de-mildewing and painting the bathroom ceiling, I watched all nine episodes of Department Q on Netflix. It’s a mix of very familiar tropes, rough violence, fun ensemble casting, and charming Scottish + English accents, and I obviously enjoyed it. I’d say the character and dialogue writing is a little above average for the genre, which is why I stuck with it. There was a nice touch I forgot about in the show, where you see one of her memories, and she’s a complete jerk in that memory, but then they append another 20 seconds to the scene and it changes completely. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dept-q-a-british-crime-thriller-television-series-open-spoilers/1019458)._