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Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed undercover operation in London.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Spender episodes
3 seasons · 21 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 The Homecoming, 7.7
- S1 E2 Half a Ton of Heartaches, 7.4
- S1 E3 Double Jeopardy, 8.3
- S1 E4 The Candidate, 7.9
- S1 E5 Iced, 9.0
- S1 E6 Dance Girl Dance, 8.1
- S1 E7 Tough, 7.6
- S1 E8 Well Well Well, 7.5
- S2 E1 Here We Go Again, 7.1
- S2 E2 Fly by Night, 8.0
- S2 E3 Fee, 8.6
- S2 E4 Family Business, 8.0
- S2 E5 The Golden Striker, 7.4
- S2 E6 At the End of the Day, 8.0
- S3 E1 The More Things Change, 7.4
- S3 E2 Kid, 7.6
- S3 E3 Puck, 8.3
- S3 E4 Bad Company, 8.6
- S3 E5 Best Friends, 7.2
- S3 E6 Retreat, 8.6
- S3 E7 Christmas Special - The French Collection, 7.9
Cast
24 of 40 · most episodes first
Jimmy NailSpender
Sammy JohnsonStick
Berwick KalerDS Dan Boyd
Denise WelchFrances Spender
Peter GuinnessDCS Gillespie
Paul GreenwoodSupt Yelland
Timothy SpallRobert Cunningham
Maurice RoëvesMal Balmer
Val McLaneMrs. Parkinson
Brendan P. HealyEric
Amanda RedmanRoberta 'Bobby' Montgomery
Ewan StewartMan from the Dene
Jean HeywoodSarah Ellis
Jean-François BalmerInspector Calliere
Michael VartanPaul Ducheyne
Colin McCormackStaff Sergeant Bob Bamford
Frances TomeltyLorraine Hope
Christopher FairbankJoe Phelan
Julie PeasgoodBooney
Christian RodskaSuperintendent George Ellis
Mike ElliotPalmer
Pauline MelvilleJudge
John WoodvineBerry
Crew
- Directors
- Roger Bamford, Richard Standeven, Alan Grint
- Produced by
- Jimmy Nail
Everyone
Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
Facts
January 8, 1991 · December 29, 1993 · Ended
- First aired
- January 8, 1991
- Last aired
- December 29, 1993
- Status
- Ended
- Length
- 3 seasons · 21 episodes
- Content
- Violence, Strong Language
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Original language
- English

7.5








