Spender (1991)

01/08/1991 (EN) • Crime, Drama • 50m

Overview

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.

Spender (1991)

01/08/1991 (EN) • 50m

Crime, Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Spender

21 Episodes

Stick

21 Episodes

DS Dan Boyd

21 Episodes

Frances Spender

21 Episodes

Keith Moreland

21 Episodes

Laura Spender

21 Episodes

Spud Tate

21 Episodes

DCS Gillespie

21 Episodes

Supt Yelland

21 Episodes

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Last Season

1993 | 7 Episodes

Season 3 of Spender premiered on January 5, 1993.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

detective

northern england

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