You can hardly accuse Ross Kemp of settling for the quiet life. Ross Kemp: In Search Of Pirates finds the ex-EastEnders star travelling across the high seas to hunt out the real-life pirates, following his excellent and well-received series that has seen him in Afghanistan, and confronting Gangs, previously. And it's no quieter an assignment he's given himself this time.
Ross Kemp: In Search Of Pirates sees the man himself climbing aboard the HMS Northumberland, as he follows the crew of the ship as they traverse vast oceans in search of one of the deadliest human threats on the planet. It's the natural follow-on from Ross Kemp On Gangs, with his adventures moved onto water.
As you'd expect, Ross Kemp: In Search Of Pirates doesn't shirk confrontation, and across the three episodes of the series, that are all gathered together here, Kemp encounters Somali pirates, digging into the stories that led them to where they are. Given the two dimensional coverage that the issue generally gets, it's interesting to see someone actually making an effort to explore things in more depth.
And it makes for compelling television. Kemp once more is an excellent guide, and better than you might give him credit for if you've not seen one of his shows before. The only problem of note is that it takes some time to realise the programme's title, but it's still an interesting journey to take, and leaves you wondering and receptive to Mr Kemp's next adventure.