The Ghost Squad
Encyclopedia
The Ghost Squad was a 2005 British
crime drama series produced by Company Pictures
, for Channel 4
. The show was created by Tom Grieves. Inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed between 1994 and 1998, secretly investigating police corruption, the premise of the series is that the squad continued to operate in secret after officially being shut down.. It starred Elaine Cassidy
as a police constable recruited into the squad and and Jonas Armstrong
as her handler. The show was cancelled after a single seven episode series.
United Kingdom
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crime drama series produced by Company Pictures
Company Pictures
Company Pictures is an independent British television production company which has produced drama programming for many broadcasters. Their productions have included:*drama series Wild at Heart for ITV1, written by Ashley Pharoah....
, for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
. The show was created by Tom Grieves. Inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed between 1994 and 1998, secretly investigating police corruption, the premise of the series is that the squad continued to operate in secret after officially being shut down.. It starred Elaine Cassidy
Elaine Cassidy
Elaine Cassidy is an award-winning Irish actress and is best known for playing the lead character Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper's Island, Felicia in Felicia's Journey opposite Bob Hoskins, Runt in Disco Pigs opposite Cillian Murphy, and Lydia in The Others.-Early life:Elaine...
as a police constable recruited into the squad and and Jonas Armstrong
Jonas Armstrong
Jonas Armstrong is an Irish-actor, raised in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, best known for his appearances on television in the United Kingdom, where he played the title role in the BBC One drama series Robin Hood.-Career:...
as her handler. The show was cancelled after a single seven episode series.
Cast
| Actor | Character | Episode Count |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine Cassidy Elaine Cassidy Elaine Cassidy is an award-winning Irish actress and is best known for playing the lead character Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper's Island, Felicia in Felicia's Journey opposite Bob Hoskins, Runt in Disco Pigs opposite Cillian Murphy, and Lydia in The Others.-Early life:Elaine... |
Detective Constable Amy Harris | 7 |
| Emma Fielding Emma Fielding Emma Georgina Annalies Fielding is an English actress.-Biography:The lapsed Roman Catholic daughter of a British Army soldier, Fielding spent much of her childhood in Malaysia and Nigeria, and a period in Malvern above her grandparents' betting shop... |
Detective Superintendent Carole McKay | 7 |
| Jonas Armstrong Jonas Armstrong Jonas Armstrong is an Irish-actor, raised in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, best known for his appearances on television in the United Kingdom, where he played the title role in the BBC One drama series Robin Hood.-Career:... |
Detective Sergeant Pete Maitland | 7 |
| James Weber-Brown | Deputy Asst Commissioner Robert Townsend | 3 |
Principal Crew
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Writer and Creator | Tom Grieves |
| Producer | Chris Clough Chris Clough Chris Clough is an English director and producer of television.Clough studied English literature at Leeds University. He went there because they had a television studio available for the students. He used the material he created there to apply for jobs and he got a job as a researcher at Granada... |
| Directors | Richard Laxton, Daniel Percival Daniel Percival Daniel Percival is an English television, theatre and film actor born in 1980 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He has brown eyes and black hair, is 5' 10" tall, and is not to be confused with Daniel Percival, the British writer and director.... , Charles Palmer Charles Palmer (director) -Personal life:Palmer is the son of actor Geoffrey Palmer.He is married to Claire Skinner.-Selected filmography:*Marple**"The Murder at the Vicarage" **"A Pocket Full of Rye" *Doctor Who**"Smith and Jones"... |
| Executive Producers | Charles Pattinson Charles Pattinson Charles Pattinson is a British television producer. His initial career was in the theatre, where he was an assistant director at the Royal Court Theatre in the mid-1980s... , George Faber George Faber George Faber may refer to:*George Faber, 1st Baron Wittenham , British peer*George Stanley Faber , English theologist*George S. J. Faber, co-founder of British production company Company Pictures... |
Episode list
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