Spender

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 8, 1991

Last aired

December 29, 1993

Episodes

21

Network

BBC One

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Creators

Jimmy Nail, Ian La Frenais