Is A&E’s “The Glades” just another police show?
Matt Passmore as Jim Longworth in "The Glades" - A&E Network Photo
Another series based on a crime-solving police officer?
Yes.
An interesting series based on a crime-solving police officer?
Yes.
In “The Glades,” Australian actor Matt Passmore (“McLeod’s Daughters”) plays Jim Longworth, a Chicago homicide detective forced to leave his job after being falsely accused of sleeping with his former captain’s wife.
He ends up in the (fictionial) sleepy town of Palm Glade, Florida and in what he’s hoping will be an easier lifestyle working for the local bureau of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Of course, things don’t turn out to be as low-key as he had planned, as he gets pulled away from the golf course to investigate the murder of a woman whose body is found in a swamp right off the bat.
Longworth is as smart as he is charming – murderers aren’t going to stand a chance around Palm Glade now.
Even though Longworth can be cocky and a bit obnoxious, Passmore makes him amusing and fun.
Throw in nurse Callie Cargill (Kiele Sanchez, “Lost”), who he meets after injuring his hand during an investigation, as a feisty romantic interest and Carlos Sanchez (Carlos Gómez, “Shark”) as Longworth’s golf partner, friend and the department’s medical examiner, and you’ve got an enticing new show.
The pilot episode was well-paced and well-written.
I recommend you tune in to “The Glades” and get absorbed in how Longworth unravels a murder mystery.
“The Glades” premieres July 11 at 9 p.m. on A&E.
– Melissa Hayer
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