Roba is what might be described as a warts and all, cop show from Finland.

The lines between the Finnish police officers being morally or legally correct in their actions, is at times ambiguous and on occasion, they are clearly in the wrong.

This tends to lend a human depth to this show, that's absent from a lot of mainstream cop series. Characters are relatable because of their contradictions, their flaws and their qualities. Indeed, this show is as much about the police service, as ordinary people, as it is about policing.

Acting, like the writing is, generally, of a very high stan... read the rest.