Blue Murder (UK TV series)
| Blue Murder | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama/Crime |
| Created by | Cath Staincliffe |
| Starring | Caroline Quentin Ian Kelsey Paul Loughran Nicholas Murchie Belinda Everett Saskia Wickham |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company(s) | ITV Studios |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV) |
| Original run | 18 May 2003 (pilot) 6 September 2004 – 12 October 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Blue Murder was a British crime drama television series based in Manchester. Shown on ITV from 2003 until 2009 when it was axed by the Network, it starred Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis.
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[edit] Outline
Created by Cath Staincliffe, who has also written several episodes, it centres on a single mother of four trying to balance a demanding career with raising her young family. Her ex-husband has since started a new family.
First shown on 18 May 2003, five series in total were broadcast. The fifth series debuted on 7 September 2009. The cast includes a new detective played by Belinda Everett, with the first episode featuring Holliday Grainger, Siobhan Finneran and Chris Gascoyne. Guest stars in subsequent episodes include Mark Benton, Lee Boardman, Kieran O'Brien, Brendan Coyle, Heather Peace, Tina O'Brien, Sylvia Syms and Anthony Flanagan.
[edit] Cast
- Caroline Quentin … DCI Janine Lewis, (2003-9)
- Ian Kelsey … DI Richard Mayne, (2003-9)
- Saskia Wickham … DCS Louise Hogg, (2006-9)
- Nicholas Murchie … DS Tony Shap, (2003-9)
- Paul Loughran … DS Ian Butchers, (2003-9)
- Rhea Bailey … DC Lisa Goodall, (2003-7)
- Belinda Everett DC Kat Skerton, (2008-9)
- Jerry Lewis … Lawyer Dawson
[edit] Episodes
[edit] External links
- Blue Murder at itv.com
- Blue Murder at the Internet Movie Database
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