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Supply & Demand is a British television crime drama series, written and devised by Lynda La Plante, first broadcast as a single feature-length pilot on ITV on 5 February 1997. The series follows the work of ESUS, a crack team of detectives tasked with investigating some of the country's biggest criminal importers and smugglers. The pilot was written in 1996, the year that La Plante's most notable television series, Prime Suspect, went on hiatus. Adé Sapara, Eamonn Walker, Benedict Wong, Juliet Aubrey and Ramon Tikaram were credited as principal cast members for the pilot.
Original Release
02/05/1997
Cast
Name | Character |
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Eamonn Walker | Jake |
Ade Sapara | Harrington |
Juliet Aubrey | Chomsky |
Freddie Starr | Lance Izzard |
Anthony Higgins | Lloyd St John |
Benedict Wong | Frankie Li |
Ramon Tikaram | Irwin |
Jonny Phillips | Teller |
Colin McCormack | Supt. Harper |
Fintan McKeown | DCI Smith |
Directors
Writers
Lynda La Plante, Steve Griffiths
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Eamonn Walker | Jake |
Ade Sapara | Harrington |
Juliet Aubrey | Chomsky |
Freddie Starr | Lance Izzard |
Anthony Higgins | Lloyd St John |
Benedict Wong | Frankie Li |
Ramon Tikaram | Irwin |
Jonny Phillips | Teller |
Colin McCormack | Supt. Harper |
Fintan McKeown | DCI Smith |
Ron Donachie | Supt. Brent |
Gary Francis Hope | Eric |
Fiona Ramsay | Julia Summers |
Carl Cieka | Ewan Reece |
David Kennedy | Michael Carter |
Andreas Wisniewski | John Howard |
Ariyon Bakare | Willy Boy |
Tony Armatrading | Scotty |
Femi Elufowoju Jr. | Crackhead #1 |
Shango Baku | Crackhead #2 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steve Lanning | Executive Producer |
Keith Richardson | Executive Producer |
Lynda La Plante | Producer |
Liz Thorburn | Producer |