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Murphy's Law
On BBC One — From Tiger Aspect · Element Pictures
A maverick Irish cop takes on the LONDON Crime World
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Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he's given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. A loner with little to lose and dealing with everything on his own terms, this time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.
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- E1 Murphy's Law (Pilot)Next upSep 24, 2001 · 76 min
Synopsis
A team of undertakers moonlight as diamond thieves, and the bodies are stacking up. Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy goes undercover and discovers a nefarious connection with Japanese heroin dealers. Meanwhile, team leader Hatcher plans the most audacious heist yet. Murphy has to hold his nerve in an epic final showdown.
Guest stars: Mark Benton (Father McBride), Vincent Regan (Hatcher), David Bradley (Hatcher, Snr.)
- E2 Electric BillApr 28, 2003 · 89 min
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Richard Mooney, London's most infamous kidnapper, is brought in, and the race is on for Murphy and Guthrie to get a confession in time to save his latest victim, Kate Jennings. To crack Mooney’s silence, Murphy is set up as a suspected terrorist and goes undercover into Bellview to befriend him. But when this master plan is unexpectedly threatened by the prison's very own protection racket, time seems to be running out for Kate.
Guest stars: Del Synnott (DC Alan Carter), Mark Benton (Father McBride), Kevin Doyle (Richard Mooney), Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (Kate Jennings), Timothy Carlton (Sir Peter Jennings), Pauline Munro (Claire Jennings), Sally Rogers (Rachel Mooney), Matt Andrews (PC Poole)
- E3 Manic MundayMay 5, 2003 · 86 min
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When world-famous Irish snooker player Mickey Munday comes under pressure to rig the outcome of his game in the forthcoming championships, Murphy and Guthrie go undercover to protect his life and find the culprit when he arrives in London. The stakes are raised for Munday when his long-lost love and daughter reappear in his life.
Guest stars: Del Synnott (DC Alan Carter), Adrian Dunbar (Mickey Munday), Jonjo O'Neill (Johnny McEvoy), Ian McElhinney (Fulton), Lloyd Hutchinson (Campbell), Cliff McClune (Wright), Mhairi Morrison (Debbie), Stuart Dunne (Morrison)
- E4 ReunionMay 12, 2003 · 88 min
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In the glittering world of the West End club scene, the head of security of a well-known East End gang is found murdered. Prime suspect: gang leader Carl Tate. In order to prevent another 'door wars', Murphy joins Tate's gang undercover, but when warfare escalates, Guthrie is compelled to join ranks on the doors of Tate's latest venture, X-Club.
Guest stars: Del Synnott (DC Alan Carter), Stuart Laing (Peter Tate), Neil Stuke (Carl Tate), Sarah Rutherford (Gina), Justin Salinger (Freddie), Anthony Warren (Hal), Jay Simpson (Neil), Bradley Farmer (Vance)
- E5 Kiss and TellMay 19, 2003 · 86 min
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Following a bungled attempt to close down an elaborate Russian crime-ring, Murphy and Guthrie find themselves embroiled in what appears to be a textbook crime of passion. An unknown blonde is busy murdering London's successful businesspeople. The only link is that all the victims are members of a state-of-the-art health club in the heart of the City.
Guest stars: Del Synnott (DC Alan Carter), Victor Gardener (Martin Morris), Glynis Barber (Patricia Morris), Paul Brightwell (DI Gold), Ben Pullen (Lee Cannon), Mikhail Gorevoy (Nikolai), Helen Latham (Haley Smart), Ray Stevenson (Robert Eaglan)
Cast & crew
Created by Colin Bateman
James Nesbitt
Andrea Lowe
Jessica Oyelowo
Ian Redford
Robbie Gee
Tim Plester
Christopher Fulford
Sarah Ball
Tom Fisher
Bronson Webb
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