Spender
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Spender was a BBC television drama set in Newcastle upon Tyne, written by Ian La Frenais and Jimmy Nail, who also starred. The series was produced by Martin McKeand. The series was broadcast on BBC between 1991 and 1993. In all, 20 episodes were produced across three series, and one feature length special, set in and filmed in France.
It focused on the life and exploits of Detective Sergeant Freddie Spender who was often chosen to carry out more daring police cases. With his criminal sidekick Stick, Spender was one of the more remarkable TV detectives of the 1990s. The series featured a large amount of back story for the main characters with many episodes dealing with Spender’s domestic life, his family and circumstances. Some of the storylines were surprisingly dark; one episode featured the death of Spender’s wife at the hands of a ruthless gangster, another on the kidnap of one of his daughters. No further series were produced after the special, despite the popularity of the show, and it being a smash hit for the BBC in terms of ratings.
Ford provided a Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth for each series.
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Spender was a BBC television drama set in Newcastle upon Tyne, written by Ian La Frenais and Jimmy Nail, who also starred. The series was produced by Martin McKeand. The series was broadcast on BBC between 1991 and 1993. In all, 20 episodes were produced across three series, and one feature length special, set in and filmed in France.
It focused on the life and exploits of Detective Sergeant Freddie Spender who was often chosen to carry out more daring police cases. With his criminal sidekick Stick, Spender was one of the more remarkable TV detectives of the 1990s. The series featured a large amount of back story for the main characters with many episodes dealing with Spender's domestic life, his family and circumstances. Some of the storylines were surprisingly dark; one episode featured the death of Spender's wife at the hands of a ruthless gangster, another on the kidnap of one of his daughters. No further series were produced after the special, despite the popularity of the show, and it being a smash hit for the BBC in terms of ratings.
Ford provided a Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth for each series.
Original Name: Spender
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 21
Status: Ended
Rating: 8
Vote Count: 1
Type: Scripted
Network(s): British Broadcasting Corporation
First Air Date: January 8, 1991
Last Air Date: December 29, 1993
Episode Runtime: 50 mins
Primary Year: 1991
Created by: Ian La Frenais, Jimmy Nail
Genres: Drama
IMDB Link: tt0098913
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Season 0 — 1 Episodes — Air Date: December 29, 1993
- Season 1 — 8 Episodes — Air Date: January 8, 1991
- Season 2 — 6 Episodes — Air Date: January 7, 1992
- Season 3 — 7 Episodes — Air Date: January 5, 1993
- Jimmy Nail – Spender
- Sammy Johnson – Stick
- Berwick Kaler – DS Dan Boyd
- Denise Welch – Frances Spender
- Tony McAnaney – Keith Moreland
- Dawn Winlow – Laura Spender
- Peter Guinness – DCS Gillespie
- Mickey Hutton – Spud Tate
- Paul Greenwood – Supt Yelland
- Lynn Harrison – Kate
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