Series · Crime, Drama
Spender (1991)
Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed undercover operation in London. He uses tough and unconventional methods to tackle the criminal underworld, but he must also deal with the friends, enemies and family he left behind, and never expected to return to. Sammy Johnson played Spender's sidekick Stick, while Denise Welch played Spender's wife.
- Creator
- Ian La Frenais, Jimmy Nail
- Network
- BBC One
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- January 8, 1991
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Jimmy NailSpender
Sammy JohnsonStick
Berwick KalerDS Dan Boyd
Denise WelchFrances Spender- Tony McAnaneyKeith Moreland
- Dawn WinlowLaura Spender
- Mickey HuttonSpud Tate
Peter GuinnessDCS Gillespie
Paul GreenwoodSupt Yelland- Lynn HarrisonKate
Brendan P. HealyEric- James GarbuttGeorge
Lena HeadeyEmily Goodman
Malcolm TerrisLord Mayor- Alex HallDHSS Official
Timothy SpallRobert Cunningham
Maurice RoëvesMal Balmer
Val McLaneMrs. Parkinson
Amanda RedmanRoberta 'Bobby' Montgomery
Ewan StewartMan from the Dene
Episodes
0/8 watched- Episode 1: Homecoming50 min · Jan 8, 1991
- Episode 2: Half a Ton of Heartaches50 min · Jan 15, 1991
- Episode 3: Double Jeopardy50 min · Jan 22, 1991
- Episode 4: The Candidate50 min · Jan 29, 1991
- Episode 5: Iced50 min · Feb 5, 1991
- Episode 6: Dance Girl Dance50 min · Feb 12, 1991
- Episode 7: Tough50 min · Feb 19, 1991
- Episode 8: Well Well Well50 min · Feb 26, 1991
