From the makers of Hustle which may have inspired Leverage a few years later in America.Now this is a combination of Leverage and Hustle (with many of the same visual tricks used.) Warren Brown plays a kind of a cop whose team takes down criminals and other assorted bad guys in a way the normal law enforcement agencies cannot.Each week a mysterious Gina McKee would hand over an Ipad containing a dossier of the latest target for the gang and each week Warren Brown would take the Ipad and fail to return it!The series will not be returning to the BBC because of low ratings. Where Hustle was sharp, entertaining and had a good team that gelled. This was bland, a bit boring and Warren Brown is no Adrian Lester and the rest of the team were no match for the Hustle gang.Maybe, this series should had waited for a few years whilst our memories of Hustle faded and they could had worked on the format a bit more and some better casting was needed.As it is this was average with little promise, hence no renewal.

Yes, honestly, who pays these guys to have them say the show is bad? I want a cut, because otherwise I'm giving it at least 7 stars.I felt the need to come here and post this review after I saw that literally everybody on this page gave it no more than 2 stars. Come on people, how close-minded can you be???The show is like a British version of Leverage, and it is great and funny. Charismatic actors, good solid scripts (it ain't Doctor Who, but it does a very good job) and a very nice atmosphere make from this recipe a very entertaining series.Disregard the people crushing it with their comments. They're just very bored people who probably love to watch soaps and stuff.

This was the starting week for many series in USA and UK. Not any real diamond among them. Most of them are bad to mediocre but so far "By Any Means" is the worst.There are many problem with this TV-series.First and most important all the actors and actresses lack charisma. I don't know what they have done before B.A.M. but they are totally forgettable, performance wise, even their faces. The team of 3, have the usual snob/hype attitude, common in many series, but just doesn't suits them. No charisma at all.Second and equally important the plot. Is about a "special team" and blah-blah, blah-blah, one of them is a hacker (!), the girl is the ...locks expert, the last one is the street smart and blah-blah, blah-blah, *YAWN*. And they will catch the bad guy in a mildly smart way.Third the pace, editing, transitions between shots, photography, music and (obviously) directing are simply annoying. (If you now a things or two about editing there is something called "light spills" that is overused here.). To put it in 2 words: Poor execution.There is an arrest (in the pilot) that introduces (kind of) to the team stolen directly from an Al Pacino movie were the criminals think they are going to participate in some sort of Sports event. I saw it and keep asking my self: Are these people the Special team? That's how uncharismatic they are.Anyway this has nothing to do with other BBC series like "Sherlock" in terms of fun or intelligence and you can do perfectly well without it.Overall: Better to avoid it. (Or you will lose 57' of your life)

I won't describe the basic story lone as they have been outlined in the other reviews, but honestly, what a lot of rubbish. One tough guy, one sassy chick and a hi tech nerd. Between the three they can lock up the baddest of baddies with a grin and a wink to each other, all while driving the shiniest of cool vehicles, and hacking into accounts in the blink of an eye.They are not Police, it is a grey area, as they keep saying.I haven't watch such corn in a while.Won't be watching any more!Oh, BBC what have you done?