DVD | Third Watch S1

From the creators of ER and The West Wing came Third Watch. Instead of focussing on the lives of a single group of people, Third Watch went further – it made stories out of three emergency groups that work together doing radically different jobs.

Third Watch focussed on the New York Fire Department, EMS and Police, and kept it tight by focussing on the ‘Third Watch’. Between 3.00 and 11.00pm, New York’s finest are kept on their toes by the regular and not so regular emergencies around the dirty streets of New York City.

The action is intense, with the heat coming not only from the streets, but also from the diverse personalities that are forced to work together. The characters are as diverse as the call outs they attend, and this keeps the programmes fresh each episodes.

Of course for fans of Third Watch, and those like me who saw the first season a few years back, there are no real surprises – but what there is, is plenty of action and a great storyline that is just as good the second time around.