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Spender: Kid

BBC One
on BBC One London

Hard-hitting drama series about a maverick Geordie undercover cop, created by Ian La Frenais and Jimmy Nail, and starring Jimmy Nail.

When Laura is a witness to a near fatal cliff-top fight, Gillespie puts a reluctant Spender on the trail of a teenage runaway. Rodney Bewes, best known for the classic comedy The Likely Lads, makes an appearance.
An Initial/Big Boy production for BBCtv
(Stereo) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Created by:
Ian La Frenais
Created by:
Jimmy Nail
Writer:
Val McLane
Producer:
Paul Raphael
Director:
Ian Knox
Spender:
Jimmy Nail
Stick:
Sammy Johnson
Det Sgt Dan Boyd:
Berwick Kaler
Det Chief Supt Gillespie:
Peter Guinness
Frances:
Denise Welch
Laura:
Dawn Winlow
Kate:
Lynn Harrison
Jason Bamford:
Hywel Berry
Staff Sgt Bob Bamford:
Colin McCormack
Irene Bamford:
Belinda Chapman
Norman Ellerson:
Rodney Bewes
Terry Armstrong:
Garry Cooper
Pick:
Rachel Shannon
Willie:
Jack Dean
Frank Nesbitt:
Bobby Pattinson
Penny:
Lucy Parker
Aiden McCoy:
Ian Redford
Nipper Knox:
Robert Coyle
Albert:
Patrick Healy
Lord Mayor:
Malcolm Terris
Source: Radio Times

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