Plot
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.
Cast
Jimmy Nail
as Spender
Sammy Johnson
as Stick
Berwick Kaler
as DS Dan Boyd
Denise Welch
as Frances Spender
Tony McAnaney
as Keith Moreland
Dawn Winlow
as Laura Spender
Mickey Hutton
as Spud Tate
Peter Guinness
as DCS Gillespie
Paul Greenwood
as Supt Yelland
Lynn Harrison
as Kate