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Merseybeat is a British television police procedural drama series, created and principally written by Chris Murray, first broadcast on BBC One on 16 July 2001. The series follows the personal and professional lives of one shift of police officers from the fictional Newton Park police station in Merseyside, England. A total of four series were broadcast, with the final episode airing on 19 January 2004. The series had an ensemble cast, initially led by Haydn Gwynne as Superintendent Susan Blake. However, only three actors remained with the programme through all four series: John McArdle, Chris Walker and David Hargreaves. In 2001, prior to the programme's official launch, the first episode attracted controversy due to alleged similarities between its plot and the murder of James Bulger. However, BBC bosses defended the series, stating "there are no associations with the tragic case of James Bulger".
Original Release
07/16/2001 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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John McArdle | Insp. / Supt. Jim Oulton |
Chris Walker | PC Larry 'Tiger' Barton |
David Hargreaves | Sgt. Bill Gentle |
Jonathan Kerrigan | PC Steve Traynor |
Eileen O'Brien | Maddie Wright |
Michelle Holmes | Sgt. Connie Harper / PC Connie Harper |
Josie D'Arby | PC Jodie Finn |
Joanna Taylor | PC Jackie Brown |
Haydn Gwynne | Supt. Susan Blake |
Kathy Jamieson | Dawn Oulton |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Hearts and Minds | Monday, 17 November 2003 |
2 | Warrior Moon | Monday, 24 November 2003 |
3 | Broken Dreams | Monday, 01 December 2003 |
4 | True Colors | Monday, 08 December 2003 |
5 | Angels with Dirty Faces | Monday, 15 December 2003 |
6 | Repeat Offender | Monday, 05 January 2004 |
7 | Distant Vices | Monday, 12 January 2004 |
8 | Day of Reckoning | Monday, 19 January 2004 |
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Directors
Robert Del Maestro, Adrian Bean, Andy Hay, Keith Boak, Rob Evans, Ian Barnes, Brian Kelly, Jane Powell, Sven Arnstein, Jo Johnson, Dominic Keavey, Richard Signy, Tom Clegg, Paul Walker, Indra Bhose
Writers
Chris Murray, Joe Ainsworth, Colin Bytheway, Nick Saltrese, Patrick Melanaphy, Jason Sutton, Graham Mitchell, Steve Lawson, Rod Lewis
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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John McArdle | Insp. / Supt. Jim Oulton |
Chris Walker | PC Larry 'Tiger' Barton |
David Hargreaves | Sgt. Bill Gentle |
Jonathan Kerrigan | PC Steve Traynor |
Eileen O'Brien | Maddie Wright |
Michelle Holmes | Sgt. Connie Harper / PC Connie Harper |
Josie D'Arby | PC Jodie Finn |
Joanna Taylor | PC Jackie Brown |
Haydn Gwynne | Supt. Susan Blake |
Kathy Jamieson | Dawn Oulton |
Paul Bown | Dr. Al Blake |
Bernard Merrick | Sgt. Mark Salt / Sgt. Mark 'Pepper' Salt |
Julia Haworth | Jenny Oulton |
Leslie Ash | Insp. Charlie Eden |
Emily Curteis | Jess Blake |
Francesca Curteis | Jess Blake |
Shelley Conn | PC Miriam Da Silva |
Danny Lawrence | Sgt. Danny Jackson |
Scot Williams | PC Glenn Freeman |
Stephen Moore | Chief Constable Mike Bishop |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mal Young | Executive Producer |
Chris Murray | Producer |
Ken Horn | Producer |
Kay Patrick | Producer |
Maria Hurley | Producer |
Maria Ward | Producer |
Alison B. Matthews | Producer |
John C. Wilcox | Producer |
Editors
Ian Collins, Adam Trotman, Mike Jones, John Rosser, Mike Bloore