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.
Jimmy Nail
Spender
Sammy Johnson
Stick
Berwick Kaler
DS Dan Boyd
Denise Welch
Frances Spender
Tony McAnaney
Keith Moreland
Dawn Winlow
Laura Spender
Mickey Hutton
Spud Tate
Peter Guinness
DCS Gillespie
Paul Greenwood
Supt Yelland
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries72%
DCI Banks71%
Goliath75%
77 Sunset Strip72%
Dalziel and Pascoe64%
Peter Gunn65%
Murder in a Small Town69%
Nemesis75%
A Touch of Frost75%
L.A.'s Finest69%
Baretta65%
No Offence75%
The Bill67%
Barnaby Jones70%
Inspector Morse78%
Jack Irish67%
Vera73%
Cross70%
Vigil71%
Criminal Record65%
