* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The series wasn't a huge ratings hit during its initial UK broadcast, but it generated a cult following when telecast abroad, most notably in the USA. Creator/{{PBS}} outlet KTEH in San Jose aired at least five runs of the series after it became "a local phenomenon".
* MoralEventHorizon: Burnside does a lot of things that come very close to this, but if there was ever a point where he crosses the line (and nearly causes Willie Caine to angrily quit the service), it's when he [[spoiler: ordered the assassination of Laura Dickens during the prisoner exchange meant to free her.]]
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