About the TV Show
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Spender
First Air Date: January 08, 1991
| First Aired on | : | 1991 |
| Status | : | Ended |
| Created By | : | Jimmy Nail,Ian La Frenais |
| Networks | : | BBC One |
| Genres | : | Crime,Drama |
| Seasons/Episodes | : | 21 episodes in 3 Seasons |
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.
Main Actors
Jimmy Nail
Character : Spender
Sammy Johnson
Character : Stick
Berwick Kaler
Character : DS Dan Boyd
Denise Welch
Character : Frances Spender
Tony McAnaney
Character : Keith Moreland
Dawn Winlow
Character : Laura Spender
Peter Guinness
Character : DCS Gillespie
Mickey Hutton
Character : Spud Tate
Paul Greenwood
Character : Supt Yelland
Lynn Harrison
Character : Kate
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