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Season 1

(1998)

Overview

When bank managers start turning up dead all over London, it causes concern in many quarters. Scotland Yard copper Frank is desperate to track down the killer, while BBC radio reporter George Cragge is hard on his heels.

Cast

Warren Clarke as George Cragge
Warren Clarke

as George Cragge

Alun Armstrong as DCI Frank Jefferson
Alun Armstrong

as DCI Frank Jefferson

David Ryall as Max Parker
David Ryall

as Max Parker

Victoria Carling as DS Marten
Victoria Carling

as DS Marten

Sally Phillips as Jemma White
Sally Phillips

as Jemma White

Rebecca Front as Beth Parsons
Rebecca Front

as Beth Parsons

Rik Mayall as Dominic De'Ath
Rik Mayall

as Dominic De'Ath

Richard Griffiths as Geoffrey Crichton Potter
Richard Griffiths

as Geoffrey Crichton Potter

Lee Ingleby as Paul
Lee Ingleby

as Paul

Richard Wilson as Lord Tone
Richard Wilson

as Lord Tone

Rachel Fielding as Laetitia Tone
Rachel Fielding

as Laetitia Tone

Siobhan Redmond as Ms Sin
Siobhan Redmond

as Ms Sin

John Sessions as Hercules Fortescue
John Sessions

as Hercules Fortescue

Stephen Fry as Controller, Radio 2
Stephen Fry

as Controller, Radio 2

John Bird as Controller, Radio 4
John Bird

as Controller, Radio 4

Keith Barron as Jim Wilkes
Keith Barron

as Jim Wilkes

Patrick O'Kane as Andrew James
Patrick O'Kane

as Andrew James

Simon Godley as Henry Potts
Simon Godley

as Henry Potts

James McCarthy as Bamber Simpson
James McCarthy

as Bamber Simpson

Steve Pemberton as Lawrence Boot Heath
Steve Pemberton

as Lawrence Boot Heath

Mark Gatiss as Junior Detective
Mark Gatiss

as Junior Detective

Reece Shearsmith as Journalist
Reece Shearsmith

as Journalist

Alistair McGowan as Murderer's Voice (Voice Only)
Alistair McGowan

as Murderer's Voice (Voice Only)

Episodes

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May 26, 1998

A serial killer has begun murdering bank managers. BBC radio crime correspondent George Cragge gets involved after fiel…

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June 2, 1998

After murdering an MP in the House of Commons, the killer makes a veiled threat to Cragge on air.

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June 9, 1998

The mysterious Andrew James is "fast-tracked" to an Old Bailey trial for the Bank Manager murders.