Code of Silence ★★★★
In this compelling British crime drama the protagonist is a character who yearns for something more, even if it puts her life and liberty at risk. Alison Woods (Rose Ayling-Ellis) is a young deaf woman, juggling jobs in the city of Canterbury. Her day shift is kitchen hand at the police station canteen, where a desperate officer Detective Sergeant Ashleigh Francis (Charotte Ritchie), borrows her. A criminal gang planning a robbery is under surveillance, and the investigators need a lip-reader to parse their covert footage.
Smart, underestimated, and just embittered enough to be reckless, Alison jumps at the opportunity. The hearing world finally wants something from her – even with the few words she can glean from the covert scrutiny, Ashleigh and her boss, Detectiv