Britain in the mid-1990s: a divided, violent nation where civil disorder and urban terrorism are on the increase. Scotland Yard detective Commander Jack Bentham is seconded to Wales to look into a series of shootings by police officers, and uncovers a complex web of deceit and corruption
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Keith Barron
Commander Jack Bentham
Known for
The Land That Time Forgot
At the Earth's Core
Alun Armstrong
Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs
Known for
Frontier
The Mummy Returns
Tom Marshall
Det. Insp. Bill Senior
Known for
There's a Girl in My Soup
Dudley Sutton
Dep. Commissioner Sir Harry Streeter
Known for
The Devils
Lovejoy
Gillian Eaton
Maureen Fry
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Kappatoo
Yellowbeard
Keith Allen
Det. Supt. Alan Horsefell
Known for
The Others
Trainspotting
Brinley Jenkins
Chief Constable Maurice Probert
Also in
Oliver's Travels
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Clyde Pollitt
Dep. Chief Constable Donald Preece
Also in
Tales of the Tardis
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
David Ryall
Sir Cyril Llewellyn
Known for
City of Ember
Jack the Ripper
Alan Devlin
Sir Rex Ferriday
Known for
Leap Year
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Shirley King
Muriel Dumont
Also in
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The Rachel Papers
Robert Blythe
Chief Insp. Price
Known for
An Ordinary Man
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Karl Francis Director · G.F. Newman Writer
First release September 17, 1989 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC TV
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 17, 1989
TV · BBC1 "Screen One"
No release date listed for United States.
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