The Vice
The Vice

The Vice

1999 5 Seasons 28 Episodes ⭐ 5.6 Crime Drama

The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. Spanning five short series from 1999 and 2003, it follows the London Metropolitan police force's vice squad, where prostitution, underage sex, and such organised crime are regular occurrences. Most episodes end where the main villain is caught but often not in a 'naturally' concluded way expected from other TV dramas, and often ending with more unanswered questions than answered. Leader DI Pat Chappel struggles to manage the balance between his private and professional lives — as do the rest of the team. Working in the seedy underworld leads to a continual dilemma — the tension between the Vice Squad and vice-related crimes runs throughout the series and gives the show a rich viewing experience. The line of the team staying on the right side of the law is often blurred, as almost every member at different points submits briefly or permanently to the dubious temptations, sometimes with drastic consequences.

The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. Spanning five short series from 1999 and 2003, it follows the London Metropolitan police force's vice squad, where prostitution, underage sex, and such organised crime are regular occurrences. Most episodes end where the main villain is caught but often not in a 'naturally' concluded way expected from other TV dramas, and often ending with more unanswered questions than answered. Leader DI Pat Chappel struggles to manage the balance between his private and professional lives — as do the rest of the team. Working in the seedy underworld leads to a continual dilemma — the tension between the Vice Squad and vice-related crimes runs throughout the series and gives the show a rich viewing experience. The line of the team staying on the right side of the law is often blurred, as almost every member at different points submits briefly or permanently to the dubious temptations, sometimes with drastic consequences.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Daughters (1)

DI Pat Chappel finds himself involved in a turf war between two rival pimps when he investigates the murder of a prostit

EP 2

Daughters (2)

Chappel resolves to help Nikki after she refuses to give a statement to the police, and gets personally involved trying

EP 3

Sons (1)

WPC Cheryl Hutchins takes on more than she can handle while undercover, when she discovers that a nightclub boss has a s

EP 4

Sons (2)

Hutchins is making slow progress in her bid to find the young boy involved in a porn film, but believes his parents are

EP 5

Dabbling (1)

Tasked with investigating an escort agency who are providing a sideline in drugs trafficking and prostitution to their m

EP 6

Dabbling (2)

When Raymond falls hopelessly in love, he attempts to woo the one particular girl into a real relationship, instead of a

EP 1

Home Is the Place (1)

When Chappel finds a young girl prostituting in Soho, he attempts to uncover her identity, learning that she absconded f

EP 2

Home Is the Place (2)

A huge web of lies and deceit covering up a dangerous child abuse ring is discovered to be limited not only to those now

EP 3

Walking on Water (1)

Tasked with investigating an illegal gambling and prostitution ring operating out of a pub, Chappel and Hutchins posing

EP 4

Walking on Water (2)

Chappel begins to use Raymond's connections as a means of gathering evidence, but when Dougie's level of enthusiasm –

EP 5

Betrayed (1)

When the team raid a brothel operating as a massage parlour, they discover that the young female employees have been smu

EP 6

Betrayed (2)

Chappel assigns Joe Robinson to the case, unaware that the girl is actually harbouring feelings for Robinson. When his w

EP 7

Lovesick (1)

Robinson and Hutchins are on a stakeout, watching a violent pimp suspected of attacking one of his girls. When the pimp

EP 8

Lovesick (2)

With Robinson's increasing aggression and temperament, it seems to paint him the prime suspect. However, Chappel believe

EP 1

Out of Mind

Chappel's former boss Frank Vickers is found lurking in the basement during a raid on a Soho brothel, and the team learn

EP 2

Into the Night

Attending the trial of a prostitute accused of murdering her pimp, Chappel tries a little gentle persuasion in an attemp

EP 3

Force of Nature

Chappel goes undercover in a prison for sex offenders in order to flush out the ringleaders of a prostitution racket, wh

EP 4

Falling

Chappel hopes to resume his relationship with Jane despite her descent into prostitution, but his plans are threatened w

EP 1

Trade

When prostitutes are murdered in the financial heart of London, Chappel reaches out to working girl Sandra, warning her

EP 2

No Man's Land

Chappel is delighted when retired prostitute Clara comes forward and offers to give evidence against Keith Beaumont, a f

EP 3

One More Time

Chappel goes undercover as an insurance-broking lodger to investigate a suspected porn merchant, who makes a sideline in

EP 1

Hooked

Disgraced Chappel has been transferred to a desk job following the events of the operation into the paedophile ring, and

EP 2

Control

Following Vickers' promotion to Chief Inspector, Robinson makes a welcome return to Vice, and on his first day back, he

EP 3

Gameboys

The team investigate an amusement arcade manager suspected of recruiting young runaways as rent boys, and PC Adam Parkes

EP 4

Untouchable

The licence of a pole-dancing club is up for renewal, and Robinson is determined to bring down the manageress, who is th

EP 5

Outcast

Robinson and Morgan are called to the scene of a prostitute found dead in a skip, only to discover that the Serious Crim

EP 6

Birdhouse

While Vickers and Morgan are away from the office on an official home office jaunt, Parkes and Cole go undercover in a c

EP 7

Lust

Robinson and Cole are trailing a suspect whom they discover has involvement with a major drugs and prostitution racket,

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