Open Fire
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Based on real events from 1983; DC Peter Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite David Martin is released once again from prison - he's provocative and aggressive and, when he's caught again during a burglary, he shoots one of the police officers, leading to a nation wide manhunt. Innocent filmmaker Steven Waldorf is subsequently shot as a suspect by Finch, provoking a national scandal that rocks the police force.
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Cast
25 people
Rupert Graves
David Martin
Known for
Sherlock
V for Vendetta
Kate Hardie
Sue Stephens
Known for
Croupier
Cry Freedom
Douglas Hodge
DC Peter Finch
Known for
Penny Dreadful
The Night Manager
Jim Carter
DCS Young
Known for
Downton Abbey
Knightfall
Colin McCormack
DCS Naylor
Known for
First Knight
Death Line
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Rich
Known for
Cars 2
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
Gwyneth Powell
Gloria Martin
Known for
Man Down
Trevor Byfield
Mr Martin
Also in
GoldenEye
Twist of Fate
Samuel West
Stephen Waldorf
Known for
Slow Horses
Darkest Hour
Susan Tordoff
Susan Finch
Known for
Notes on Blindness
Joe Tucker
DS Johnson
David O'Hara
Armed Robber
Known for
The Tudors
The Departed
Paul Greengrass Director · Seamus Beaghen Composer Bruce Smith Composer
First release November 12, 1994 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
LWT
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 12, 1994
TV · ITV
No release date listed for United States.
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