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Crime · Drama

Spender

1991-1993 3 seasons 21 episodes
66 Pulse
7.5 IMDb
Long haul 18 hours
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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.

Credits

Created by: Ian La Frenais, Jimmy Nail

Cast: Jimmy Nail, Sammy Johnson, Berwick Kaler, Denise Welch, Tony McAnaney, Dawn Winlow

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