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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Babylon is a 2014 Channel 4 satirical Dramedy written by Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong, and Jon Brown, with Danny Boyle as executive producer. In the U.S., it aired on Sundance TV, sans pilot. The show focuses on two aspects of London's Metropolitan Police Service - the ground forces and the PR department - and how they relate and come into conflict in the Internet-era.Newcomer Liz Garvey is appointed Head of Communications by Commissioner Richard Miller. Liz believes the Met should adopt a policy of transparency, and Richard is interested in giving her ideas a try. However, she faces opposition from the more traditional members of the police, as well as dissenters within her own department.On the ground, officers from Specialist Firearms Command and the Territorial Support Group struggle to do their jobs amidst personal drama and increasing public scrutiny. To round things off, young director Matt Coward films the cops for what's meant to be a documentary portraying them in a positive light - but he has bigger plans...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Head here for the character page.Not to be confused with Babylon 5, Babylon Berlin (which has some similar themes) or the Japanese novel series Babylon.
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 All There in the Manual: The character profiles on the Sundance TV website expand on the characters' backgrounds, clarify some of their job descriptions, and hint at their individual Hidden Depths.
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 Aborted Arc: In Episode Three, Grant Delgado tells Liz that the Met "lost its soul after a boozy lunch with the tabloids." At the end of Liz and Finn's next argument, Finn doubles back to suggest that Liz check "the filing cabinets on the fourth floor [...] to see where the bodies are buried". The line seems to be a Call-Back to the previous episode, when Mia joked that the PR department files press coverage about Richard in a box marked 'Richard's Massive Ego'. Liz doesn't check, and it's never brought up again. Earlier, Finn's phone call to Charles implies that Charles may have some dirt on Richard. It's never clarified whether this is related to Richard's affairs or something separate. The Initiatives on Policing Conference mentioned in Episode Two is supposed to take place in two days' time. This should coincide with Robbie's first day in Armed Response, according to Matt Coward's documentary. However, the conference doesn't seem to occur before or during Episode Three, and it isn't referenced afterwards.
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