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Civvies is a six-part thriller first broadcast on BBC1 on 22 September 1992. The series was written by Lynda La Plante - her first writing contribution for the BBC, after being poached by the BBC following the success of Prime Suspect. The series focuses on Frank Dillon, a former Army soldier who finds life outside the army tougher than being in it - and slowly falls under the power of east end gangster Barry Newman, who is looking to hire a trained hitman. The complete series was released on DVD on 3 June 2013 on Acorn Media UK.
Original Release
02/20/1991 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Isaacs | Frank Dillon |
Elizabeth Rider | Susie Dillon / Suzie Dillon |
Caleb Lloyd | Kenny Dillon |
Bobby Coombes | Phil Dillon |
Lennie James | Cliff Morgan |
Eddie O'Connell | Jimmy Hammond |
Shirley Stelfox | Helen / Helen Bunning |
Seamus O'Neill | Harry Travers |
Peter Howitt | Steve Harris |
David J. Nicholls | Johnny Blair |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Tuesday, 22 September 1992 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 29 September 1992 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Tuesday, 06 October 1992 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Tuesday, 13 October 1992 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Tuesday, 20 October 1992 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Tuesday, 27 October 1992 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Isaacs | Frank Dillon |
Elizabeth Rider | Susie Dillon / Suzie Dillon |
Caleb Lloyd | Kenny Dillon |
Bobby Coombes | Phil Dillon |
Lennie James | Cliff Morgan |
Eddie O'Connell | Jimmy Hammond |
Shirley Stelfox | Helen / Helen Bunning |
Seamus O'Neill | Harry Travers |
Peter Howitt | Steve Harris |
David J. Nicholls | Johnny Blair |
Michael Carter | Arnie |
Bhasker Patel | Marway |
Griff Harries | Soldier (1992) |
Peter O'Toole | Barry Newman |
John H. Francis | Taffy Davies |
Gareth Marks | Wally Simpkins |
Neil Caple | Det. Chief Insp. Riggs |
Sharon Hinds | Shirley Banks |
Alex Giannini | Colin - Newman's Minder / Colin - Minder |
Terry O'Neill | Tony Malone |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ruth Kenley-Letts | Producer |
Ruth Caleb | Producer |