Gritty Danish drama The Uniform has found its UK home and will be coming to the BBC later this year.
The six-episode series follows Youssef (Soheil Bavi), a young rookie cop whose dreams of becoming a police officer are dashed after he fires his weapon on duty.
The incident leaves a man dead, prompting a nationwide backlash.
At the competitive Danish police academy where his training comes under intense scrutiny, the facility goes into lockdown as the story becomes national news – with people pointing fingers in several directions over who is to blame.
With public outrage soaring, war brews among those in charge and threatens the future of the entire police system within the country.
Sanne Hammerby (Lene Maria Christensen) is brought in as the new principal of the academy to clean up the mess, but her appointment pits old ideals against new – so she soon finds herself delving into murkier waters than she could have anticipated.
Meanwhile, Youssef becomes central to the scandal, with his bond with fellow cadets buckling under the pressure.
While his friendship with fellow officer Daniel (Vikings’ Marco Ilsø) begins to fracture, his growing bond with Freja (Morbius’s Clara Rosager), a first-year trainee at the academy, threatens to expose deeper secrets.
According to the official synopsis: “The Uniform exposes the deadly cost of loyalty and corruption within a fractured and fiercely competitive police academy in contemporary Denmark.”
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All six episodes will be available later this year on BBC Four, as well as BBC iPlayer.
On the new acquisition, Nick Lee, head of BBC programme acquisition, said: “With its moral complexity and depth of character, The Uniform is a confident and deeply engaging drama.
“Audiences will be drawn into the world of elite rookie cops, all with that trademark Scandinavian prestige our viewers love.”
The Uniform launches on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer later this year.
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Tilly Pearce is a freelance TV journalist whose coverage ranges from reality shows like Love Is Blind to sci-fi shows like Fallout. She is an NCTJ Gold Standard accredited journalist, who has previously worked as Deputy TV Editor (maternity cover) at Digital Spy, and Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at Daily Express US.
