BBC2's adaptation of Jake Arnott's The Long Firm has so far proved a little disappointing. It's hard to put a finger on why as it's going through the motions nicely - the period stuff looks great, the acting's fine and the stories themselves haven't been fiddled with too much. It just seems rather tame, despite the subject matter. Perhaps we've just become immune to violence on shows like The Sopranos and Oz to really feel any shock, but there was just no sense of menace in last night's episode. And Harry seems neutered, only getting the odd peck on the cheek from his boyfriends for his efforts. And what's it doing on BBC2 anyway? If Harry was straight, it'd be primetime BBC1, proving that occasionally the Beeb still can produce quality, non police o hospital-related drama.