Murphy's Law (TV series)
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Murphy's Law is a BBC television drama
, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions
for BBC Northern Ireland
, starring James Nesbitt
as an undercover
police officer
, Tommy Murphy. There were five series of the drama, shown on BBC One
. The first two were composed of individual stories. Series three, four and five were each single stories composed over multiple episodes. Colin Bateman
adapted the pilot for a novel.
A sixth series has not been commissioned. In a 2008 interview, Nesbitt attributed this to the fifth series' ratings being damaged after it was scheduled opposite ITV
's popular drama Doc Martin
..
. There, his family were taken hostage and he was forced to make a choice; either carry a bomb
and blow himself up in a local barracks, or have his daughter killed. He originally chose the first option but when he got to the barracks he couldn't go through with detonating a bomb that would kill a hundred people. When he got back to the house, he found that they had slit his daughter's throat and that his wife had been forced to watch. His decision affected almost everything he does in life. He reflects at intervals, and remarks that he received 'a nice medal' for 'saving' so many lives, by making such a sacrifice. Yet, he still feels responsible for his daughter's death.
A team of undertakers are moonlighting as diamond thieves, and the bodies are stacking up. Murphy infiltrates the group and discovers a somewhat sinister connection with Japan
ese heroin dealers
. Meanwhile, the team's leader, Hatcher, is planning the most audacious heist yet. Murphy has to hold his nerve in an epic final showdown.
Air Date: 28 April 2003
Murphy is sent undercover
in a prison
, in an attempt to draw out of Richard Mooney (Kevin Doyle (actor)
) a confession for several murders, and to find cover. Mooney is released after no conclusive evidence is found, and this leads to a finalé, filmed at Biggin Hill Airport
. The killers' family are ready to board a plane and escape, but Murphy arrives just in time to exercise justice.
"Manic Munday"
Air Date: 5 May 2003
Micky Munday, a world renowned snooker
player is being blackmail
ed to fix snooker matches. Murphy and his colleague Annie go undercover in an attempt to protect the player and find the criminals masterminding the scam. Along the way, Murphy's wife reappears and turns out to be the current partner of Munday's opponent in the final.
"Reunion"
Air Date: 12 May 2003
London's stereotypically bloody culture is explored, as Murphy goes undercover to investigate rivalry, warfare and murders occurring between local club owners. Annie is again drawn into the mix, and together, she and Murphy discover the true culprits and those responsible for the killings.
"Kiss and Tell"
Air Date: 19 May 2003
Murphy has the opportunity to practice his charm, as he is required to join an exclusive sports centre, doubling as a meeting place for unfaithful adults, in an attempt to track down the instigators of scams, deals and money laundering operations. During his/tt0653968/ Kiss and Tell] information from IMDB
Air Date: 10 May 2004
A West End serial killer
is on the loose, and it is Murphy's job to track him or her down. The case takes on a new dimension for the detective however, when tragedy strikes close to home.
"Bent Moon On The Rise"
Air Date: 17 May 2004
A promising young officer commits suicide, and Murphy is assigned to investigate.
"Ringers"
Air Date: 24 May 2004
Murphy is asked to be part of an Interpol
investigation, to infiltrate a car ringing gang. He is paired with a French
officer, Benoit.
"Go Ask Alice"
Air Date: 31 May 2004
Murphy goes undercover in a biotech
laboratory to investigage possible rumours of a chemical leak that may have killed a young child, and gets more than he bargains for.
"Convent"
Air Date: 7 June 2004
Mysterious occurrences in a local convent
prompt Murphy to go and investigate.
"The Group"
Air Date: 14 June 2004
Murderers are being murdered. Coincidence or revenge? Murphy goes in to investigate, but when given the chance to exact a very personal revenge, his loyalties are tested to the limit.
"The Goodbye Look"
Air Date: 26 May 2005
Gangland boss and cop killer Dave Callard wants a hitman
, and Murphy is just the man for the job.
"Disorganised Crime"
Air Date: 2 June 2005
Murphy is recommended to some dangerous brothers. He gains quite a reputation for being a reliable killer.
"Strongbox"
Air Date: 9 June 2005
Callard instructs Murphy to obtain counterfeit Euro
s, and he needs all his fingers if he is to be successful!
"Extra Mile"
Air Date: 16 June 2005
Murphy begins to realise how big this case is. His life really does depend on it.
"Boy's Night Out"
Air Date: 23 June 2005
Heroin from Afghanistan
needs stopping, but events take a turn for the worse.
"Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts"
Air Date: 30 June 2005
Callard is systematically destroying the forensic evidence against him. After so long investigating, Murphy can't blow it now, and has to act fast.
(Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday)
"Part 1"
Air Date: 27 August 2006
Tommy is called back, from compassionate leave at his mother's side, to infiltrate the Johnstone brothers, exiled from Belfast
to Leicester
. A botched drugs deal provides the perfect 'in', and Murphy is once more in the centre of the action...
"Part 2"
Air Date: 28 August 2006
Murphy's cover looks like it is blown when a CPS
report is lost and he returns to Belfast. However only the younger Johnstone brother is aware of his true identity and flies to Belfast to exact retribution. However, Murphy turns the tables, denounces Johnstone as the grass who provided the 'in' for the drugs deal and the two look set to return to Leicester to prevent a deal going bad.
"Part 3"
Air Date: 29 August 2006
Murphy and Billy return to Leicester, but Billy soon strikes out on his own, attacking Drew's wife and banker in his quest to retrieve their money. Soon enough, a three-way confrontation is held between the brothers and Tommy, and, the case closed, Murphy returns to his Ma's side.
"Part 1"
Air Date: 1 October 2007
Murphy is cover officer for Mitch, who has worked with him previously, and Kim, who Murphy himself trained, on a deep cover operation into identity theft in Norfolk
. When the couple fail to contact him at an agreed time Murphy becomes anxious and finds that they have gone missing. Murphy infiltrates a group of people smugglers who he believes Mitch was working for on his own and meets their boss, Mark Baker. When Mitch's body washes up, Murphy fears the worst for his protégé.
"Part 2"
Air Date: 2 October 2007
Murphy discovers that his initial contact into Baker's group, Milos, is using the people smuggling to import cocaine as a personal sideline and uses this to his advantage. On discovering that Kim had been held at an abandoned hotel that the group use to make pornographic films and had scrawled the word Car in her own blood on the wall, Murphy and his own cover officer, Jackie Cole, ride with another of Baker's group, Branko, to a brothel in Cardiff
where Jackie's cover is blown. She shoots Branko but he gets away.
"Part 3"
Air Date: 3 October 2007
Murphy discovers that his own cover is blown when he rings Baker and attempts to convince him that Branko is the problem. After questioning the brothel madam and the local driver whose name she gives him, Murphy finds Kim at Cardiff docks. A stand off with Branko leads to Murphy shooting him once but Kim grabs Murphy's gun from him and finishes Branko off. Kim is taken to hospital for psychiatric care and the group are rounded up by the police. However, the only person who prepared to testify against Baker commits suicide. Kim absconds from the hospital after Murphy tells her the CPS
will not be pressing charges against Baker. Murphy goes to warn Baker that Kim is coming for him but Baker laughs off the suggestion that she could do him any harm. However, not long afterwards, Kim kills Baker and then arrives at the operations room armed and takes the Chief Superintendent hostage. Murphy tries to talk her out of killing him but Kim turns the gun on herself, shooting herself in the head. The last scene is of Murphy sitting in his car in tears and repeatedly pressing his gun to his head but unable to pull the trigger.
James Nesbitt
BBC television drama
BBC television dramas have been produced and broadcast since even before the public service company had an officially established television broadcasting network in the United Kingdom...
, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions
Tiger Aspect Productions
Tiger Aspect Productions is a British television production company, particularly noted for its situation comedies. Co-founded by producer Peter Bennett-Jones, its productions have included popular hits such as The Vicar of Dibley and Mr. Bean...
for BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland is the main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland.The organisation is one of the three national regions of the BBC, together with BBC Scotland and BBC Wales. Based at Broadcasting House, Belfast, it provides television, radio, online and interactive television content...
, starring James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt is a Northern Irish actor. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher like his father, so he began a degree in French at the University of Ulster...
as an undercover
Undercover
Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
, Tommy Murphy. There were five series of the drama, shown on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
. The first two were composed of individual stories. Series three, four and five were each single stories composed over multiple episodes. Colin Bateman
Colin Bateman
Colin Bateman is a novelist, screenwriter and former journalist from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.Born in 1962, Bateman attended Bangor Grammar School leaving at 16 to join the County Down Spectator as a "cub" reporter, then columnist and deputy editor...
adapted the pilot for a novel.
A sixth series has not been commissioned. In a 2008 interview, Nesbitt attributed this to the fifth series' ratings being damaged after it was scheduled opposite ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's popular drama Doc Martin
Doc Martin
Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Mark Crowdy, Craig Ferguson and Dominic Minghella. The show is filmed on location in the fishing village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with filming of most interior scenes...
..
Personality
Murphy is an uncompromising, sometimes tough talking cop. He has no issues with using his charm and sense of humour to attempt to impress any woman, especially Annie, his colleague and later boss.History and career
Murphy was previously married with a young daughter, in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. There, his family were taken hostage and he was forced to make a choice; either carry a bomb
Bomb
A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...
and blow himself up in a local barracks, or have his daughter killed. He originally chose the first option but when he got to the barracks he couldn't go through with detonating a bomb that would kill a hundred people. When he got back to the house, he found that they had slit his daughter's throat and that his wife had been forced to watch. His decision affected almost everything he does in life. He reflects at intervals, and remarks that he received 'a nice medal' for 'saving' so many lives, by making such a sacrifice. Yet, he still feels responsible for his daughter's death.
Pilot
Air Date: 24 September 2001A team of undertakers are moonlighting as diamond thieves, and the bodies are stacking up. Murphy infiltrates the group and discovers a somewhat sinister connection with Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese heroin dealers
Illegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
. Meanwhile, the team's leader, Hatcher, is planning the most audacious heist yet. Murphy has to hold his nerve in an epic final showdown.
Series 1
"Electric Bill"Air Date: 28 April 2003
Murphy is sent undercover
Undercover
Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
in a prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, in an attempt to draw out of Richard Mooney (Kevin Doyle (actor)
Kevin Doyle (actor)
Kevin Doyle is a British actor. He is known for playing as John Parr in the TV series The Lakes and for playing the Crawley's servant Joseph Molesley in the TV series Downton Abbey, as well as many other roles.-Stage:...
) a confession for several murders, and to find cover. Mooney is released after no conclusive evidence is found, and this leads to a finalé, filmed at Biggin Hill Airport
London Biggin Hill Airport
London Biggin Hill Airport is an airport at Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located south southeast of Central London, United Kingdom...
. The killers' family are ready to board a plane and escape, but Murphy arrives just in time to exercise justice.
"Manic Munday"
Air Date: 5 May 2003
Micky Munday, a world renowned snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player is being blackmail
Blackmail
In common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats...
ed to fix snooker matches. Murphy and his colleague Annie go undercover in an attempt to protect the player and find the criminals masterminding the scam. Along the way, Murphy's wife reappears and turns out to be the current partner of Munday's opponent in the final.
"Reunion"
Air Date: 12 May 2003
London's stereotypically bloody culture is explored, as Murphy goes undercover to investigate rivalry, warfare and murders occurring between local club owners. Annie is again drawn into the mix, and together, she and Murphy discover the true culprits and those responsible for the killings.
"Kiss and Tell"
Air Date: 19 May 2003
Murphy has the opportunity to practice his charm, as he is required to join an exclusive sports centre, doubling as a meeting place for unfaithful adults, in an attempt to track down the instigators of scams, deals and money laundering operations. During his/tt0653968/ Kiss and Tell] information from IMDB
Series 2
"Jack's Back"Air Date: 10 May 2004
A West End serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
is on the loose, and it is Murphy's job to track him or her down. The case takes on a new dimension for the detective however, when tragedy strikes close to home.
"Bent Moon On The Rise"
Air Date: 17 May 2004
A promising young officer commits suicide, and Murphy is assigned to investigate.
"Ringers"
Air Date: 24 May 2004
Murphy is asked to be part of an Interpol
Interpol
Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...
investigation, to infiltrate a car ringing gang. He is paired with a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
officer, Benoit.
"Go Ask Alice"
Air Date: 31 May 2004
Murphy goes undercover in a biotech
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
laboratory to investigage possible rumours of a chemical leak that may have killed a young child, and gets more than he bargains for.
"Convent"
Air Date: 7 June 2004
Mysterious occurrences in a local convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
prompt Murphy to go and investigate.
"The Group"
Air Date: 14 June 2004
Murderers are being murdered. Coincidence or revenge? Murphy goes in to investigate, but when given the chance to exact a very personal revenge, his loyalties are tested to the limit.
Series 3
Series 3 saw a continuous storyline, which followed just one undercover investigation."The Goodbye Look"
Air Date: 26 May 2005
Gangland boss and cop killer Dave Callard wants a hitman
Hitman
A hitman is a person hired to kill another person.- Hitmen in organized crime :Hitmen are largely linked to the world of organized crime. Hitmen are hired people who kill people for money. Notable examples include Murder, Inc., Mafia hitmen and Richard Kuklinski.- Other cases involving hitmen...
, and Murphy is just the man for the job.
"Disorganised Crime"
Air Date: 2 June 2005
Murphy is recommended to some dangerous brothers. He gains quite a reputation for being a reliable killer.
"Strongbox"
Air Date: 9 June 2005
Callard instructs Murphy to obtain counterfeit Euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s, and he needs all his fingers if he is to be successful!
"Extra Mile"
Air Date: 16 June 2005
Murphy begins to realise how big this case is. His life really does depend on it.
"Boy's Night Out"
Air Date: 23 June 2005
Heroin from Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
needs stopping, but events take a turn for the worse.
"Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts"
Air Date: 30 June 2005
Callard is systematically destroying the forensic evidence against him. After so long investigating, Murphy can't blow it now, and has to act fast.
Series 4
Series 4 is one three-part serial shown over the 2006 August Bank HolidayBank Holiday
A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom or a colloquialism for public holiday in Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although the majority of the population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract...
(Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday)
"Part 1"
Air Date: 27 August 2006
Tommy is called back, from compassionate leave at his mother's side, to infiltrate the Johnstone brothers, exiled from Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
to Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
. A botched drugs deal provides the perfect 'in', and Murphy is once more in the centre of the action...
"Part 2"
Air Date: 28 August 2006
Murphy's cover looks like it is blown when a CPS
Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service, or CPS, is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for public prosecutions of people charged with criminal offences in England and Wales. Its role is similar to that of the longer-established Crown Office in Scotland, and the...
report is lost and he returns to Belfast. However only the younger Johnstone brother is aware of his true identity and flies to Belfast to exact retribution. However, Murphy turns the tables, denounces Johnstone as the grass who provided the 'in' for the drugs deal and the two look set to return to Leicester to prevent a deal going bad.
"Part 3"
Air Date: 29 August 2006
Murphy and Billy return to Leicester, but Billy soon strikes out on his own, attacking Drew's wife and banker in his quest to retrieve their money. Soon enough, a three-way confrontation is held between the brothers and Tommy, and, the case closed, Murphy returns to his Ma's side.
Series 5
Series 5 is one three-part serial shown at the beginning of October, 2007."Part 1"
Air Date: 1 October 2007
Murphy is cover officer for Mitch, who has worked with him previously, and Kim, who Murphy himself trained, on a deep cover operation into identity theft in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. When the couple fail to contact him at an agreed time Murphy becomes anxious and finds that they have gone missing. Murphy infiltrates a group of people smugglers who he believes Mitch was working for on his own and meets their boss, Mark Baker. When Mitch's body washes up, Murphy fears the worst for his protégé.
"Part 2"
Air Date: 2 October 2007
Murphy discovers that his initial contact into Baker's group, Milos, is using the people smuggling to import cocaine as a personal sideline and uses this to his advantage. On discovering that Kim had been held at an abandoned hotel that the group use to make pornographic films and had scrawled the word Car in her own blood on the wall, Murphy and his own cover officer, Jackie Cole, ride with another of Baker's group, Branko, to a brothel in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
where Jackie's cover is blown. She shoots Branko but he gets away.
"Part 3"
Air Date: 3 October 2007
Murphy discovers that his own cover is blown when he rings Baker and attempts to convince him that Branko is the problem. After questioning the brothel madam and the local driver whose name she gives him, Murphy finds Kim at Cardiff docks. A stand off with Branko leads to Murphy shooting him once but Kim grabs Murphy's gun from him and finishes Branko off. Kim is taken to hospital for psychiatric care and the group are rounded up by the police. However, the only person who prepared to testify against Baker commits suicide. Kim absconds from the hospital after Murphy tells her the CPS
Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service, or CPS, is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for public prosecutions of people charged with criminal offences in England and Wales. Its role is similar to that of the longer-established Crown Office in Scotland, and the...
will not be pressing charges against Baker. Murphy goes to warn Baker that Kim is coming for him but Baker laughs off the suggestion that she could do him any harm. However, not long afterwards, Kim kills Baker and then arrives at the operations room armed and takes the Chief Superintendent hostage. Murphy tries to talk her out of killing him but Kim turns the gun on herself, shooting herself in the head. The last scene is of Murphy sitting in his car in tears and repeatedly pressing his gun to his head but unable to pull the trigger.
Cast
| All | ||
| DI Annie Guthrie | Claudia Harrison Claudia Harrison Claudia Harrison is an English actress. She was educated at Bradfield College and Birmingham University, from where she graduated with a 1st class honours degree... |
Series 1 |
| DC Alan Carter | Del Synott | Series 1 – 2 |
| Father McBride | Mark Benton Mark Benton Mark Benton is an English actor, perhaps most famous for his roles as Eddie in Early Doors and Howard in Northern Lights.-Life and career:Benton was born in Guisborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England.... |
Series 1 – 2 |
| DI Hilary Clark | Sarah Berger | Series 2 |
| Dave Callard | Mark Womack | Series 3 |
| DS Paul Allison | Owen Teale | Series 3 |
| DSI Rees | Michael Feast | Series 3 |
| Caz Miller | Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender is an Irish-German actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Archie Hicox in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Magneto in the superhero blockbuster X-Men: First Class... |
Series 3 |
| Richard Holloway | Ramon Tikaram Ramon Tikaram Ramon Pramod Junior Tikaram is a British stage and screen actor of Indo-Fijian and Malaysian descent.-Early and personal life:... |
Series 3 |
| Ellie Holloway | Georgia Mackenzie | Series 3 |
| DC Ollington | Shaun Dooley Shaun Dooley Shaun Dooley is a British actor who regularly appears on television and in British Films.-Biography:Shaun Dooley was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He studied at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester between 1992 and 1995.... |
Series 3 |
| Sir George Garvey | Larry Lamb Larry Lamb (actor) Lawrence Douglas "Larry" Lamb is an English actor who has worked frequently in television. He is best known for playing one of the greatest villains of British soap Archie Mitchell in the BBC television soap EastEnders, Michael Shipman in the BBC television show Gavin & Stacey and Mischievous... |
Series 3 |
| Drew Johnstone | Liam Cunningham | Series 4 |
| Billy Johnstone | Brian McCardie Brian McCardie Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor. He has appeared in several movies, including Speed 2: Cruise Control , playing the role as Merced. He also appeared in the mini series of Titanic.-Early life:... |
Series 4 |
| Bash | Emil Marwa | Series 4 |
| DCI Warren | Francis Magee | Series 4 |
| Mark Baker | Christopher Fulford | Series 5 |
| DC Kim Goodall | Andrea Lowe Andrea Lowe Andrea Lowe is an English actress.-Career:She started her theatre career at the Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in the play The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter.... |
Series 5 |
| DCS John Atwood | Robbie Gee Robbie Gee Robbie Gee is a British actor, best known for his Desmond's character "Lee Stanley", and for appearing in Guy Ritchie's crime caper Snatch. He also appeared in the movie Mean Machine playing "Trojan".-Hosting:... |
Series 5 |
| Chief Supt Ken Bowry | Ian Redford | Series 5 |
| DC Jackie Cole | Jessica Oyelowo Jessica Oyelowo Jessica Oyelowo is a British actress.She attended Woodbridge School as a child and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, actor David Oyelowo, and their three sons.... |
Series 5 |
| DS Mitch Kershaw | Tim Dantay Tim Dantay -Partial filmography:* Brookside * Making Out * All Creatures Great and Small * EastEnders * Playing the Field * Hollyoaks * Coronation Street * I'm Alan Partridge... |
Series 5 |
| Milos | Michael Klesic Michael Klesic Michael Vladimir Klesic is an American actor.Klesic was born in Tarzana, California. He was raised mostly in Los Angeles and attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California... |
Series 5 |
| Branko | Joe Hanley | Series 5 |
| Miroljub | Robert Zawadzki | Series 5 |
DVD releases
- Series 1, 3 May 2004, re - released 28 August 2006
- Series 2, 28 August 2006, using edited 50 minute masters instead of the 60 minute versions that were broadcast.
- Series 3, 28 August 2006, using edited 50 minute masters instead of the 60 minute versions that were broadcast.
- Series 1 - 3 Boxset, 28 August 2006, from series 2 onwards using edited 50 minute masters instead of the 60 minute versions that were broadcast.
- Series 4 & 5, 15 October 2007, using edited 50 minute masters instead of the 60 minute versions that were broadcast.
- Series 1 - 5 Boxset, 15 October 2007, from series 2 onwards using edited 50 minute masters instead of the 60 minute versions that were broadcast.