Serious & Organised

Serious & Organised
Genre	Crime drama
Written by	Matt Jones Matthew Graham Oliver Brown
Directed by	Lance Kneeshaw Diarmuid Lawrence
Starring	Martin Kemp Joe Duttine Danny Sapani Emily Bruni James Hillier Esther Hall Mark Leadbetter
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Steve Christian George Faber Charles Pattinson
Producer	Matt Jones
Production location	United Kingdom
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Company Pictures Isle of Man Film
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	2 January (2003-01-02) – 6 February 2003 (2003-02-06)

Serious and Organised is a British crime drama television series, created by Matt Jones, and broadcast on ITV from 2 January to 6 February 2003. Created as a Star vehicle for lead actor Martin Kemp, only one series was commissioned owing to the show not achieving the ratings expected by the network, despite a consistent consolidated viewing audience of between 6-7 million. A total of six episodes were broadcast. The complete series has since been released for streaming on YouTube by production company All3Media on 8 April 2011.

Plot

Jack (Martin Kemp) and Tony Finn (Joe Duttine) are two brothers working together in the same division of the National Serious and Organised Crime Unit. Being the only officers of their kind, they are feared by colleagues and criminals alike. Jack, however, is leading a secret double life — having fallen in love with Tony's wife Rachel (Esther Hall). Forced to put their personal differences aside for the sake of their profession, Jack and Tony investigate the likes of crime families, Triads, gangland killings, extortion and major drug suppliers, all whilst trying to battle with their own demons.

Cast

• Martin Kemp as DC Jack Finn
• Joe Duttine as DC Tony Finn
• Danny Sapani as DI Dennis Clifton
• Emily Bruni as DC Joanna Granger
• Mark Leadbetter as DC Pete Gordon
• James Hillier as DC Graham Reid (Episodes 1—2)
• Esther Hall as Rachel Finn

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	British air date	UK viewers (million)
1	"Unfaithful"	Diarmuid Lawrence	Matt Jones	2 January 2003	6.05m
Jack and Tony resort to non-nonsense, unconventional methods after a security van heist, and Jack discovers Tony is being unfaithful.
2	"Deal with the Devil"	Diarmuid Lawrence	Tom Grieves	9 January 2003	6.06m
The squad are on the tail of Jimmy Fisk, a gangland criminal responsible for a series of gruesome murders. They arrest one of his heavies, hit man Steve Fallon, in the hope of doing a deal to secure information which could lead to Fisk's arrest. Fallon reveals that Fisk has ordered him to murder his brother, following a recent betrayal in which he stole a substantial amount of money. Tony is sent undercover during an illegal boxing match arranged by Fisk, during which the hit is due to take place - but somehow the operation is blown, and the murder is committed. Fisk is arrested, but Tony is blamed for the botched operation. Fallon, on the run, decides to take revenge on Tony by threatening Rachel and the children with a knife. They are moved into a safehouse with Joanna. Later, during a CCTV review of the operation, Jack realises that it wasn't Tony who blew it, and that Fisk spotted someone else - Graham Reid. Tony and Jack confront Graham, who confirms that he recently discovered that a bookmaker he ewe money to was an employee of Fisk. When they discover Reid was forced to give up the location of the safehouse whilst at gunpoint, Tony and Jack realise Rachel may be in grave danger.
3	"Human Trade"	Lance Kneeshaw	Matt Jones	16 January 2003	6.41m
Jack and Tony track a heroin dealer through customs, but unwittingly stumble upon a network trading in human organs. The deliver a live heart to it's intended recipient in order to find out who is involved with the British side of the operation. They discover that a desperate father, Wilson, has paid for the heart to be shipped from Brazil for his son, who doctors say has less than a week to live. Jack strikes a deal with Wilson, allowing for the operation to go ahead, in return for information on the dealers who sold him the heart. Jack strikes up a report with doctor Emma Brown, who offers to investigate her boss, Shearer. Meanwhile, Jack's true feelings for Rachel continue to grow when of the children accidentally inhales rat poisoning, and has to be taken to casualty. Tony and Jack go undercover to meet with the organ suppliers, before Emma closes the net on Shearer. Wilson is worried that with all of the main suspects in custody, his son's operation might be in jeopardy - and so he decides to take drastic measures by taking Shearer hostage until he has completed the operation. Clifton is unsure whether Jack's methods will pay off - and they are soon put to the test during a complication in the operation.
4	"Nice Little Earner"	Lance Kneeshaw	Matthew Graham	23 January 2003	6.17m
Jack and Tony are involved in a raid on an antiques warehouse which is being used for money laundering. Drugs and vice baron John Creeves isn't happy that his nice little earner has been ruined - and he's determined heads will roll. Jack's main priority is to protect his informant, company employee Claire. However, when the warehouse auctioneer, Richie, is found with both his arms amputated, Jack realises that Creeves isn't messing around. When Claire later disappears, Jack suspects she may have arranged to meet a mystery lover, and discovers that it is none other than Joe Margolis, Creeves' second in command. When Margolis is stabbed by a heavy sent by Creeves, Claire is taken into witness protection, and Jack offers to look after her four-month-old baby, but instead palms him off on Rachel. Tony is tasked with ensuring Claire's safety, but his suspicions grow when he discovers that she has been taking private IT classes, and has given her tutor private copies of company files. When Tony discovers that Claire has siphoned more than £90,000 from Creeves' accounts, he realises that Jack and the team have been double-crossed, and that Claire is using them for her own agenda.
5	"Greed"	Lance Kneeshaw	Oliver Brown	30 January 2003	6.67m
Jack is determined to nail seedy John Sands after four teenage prostitutes from Albania are killed in a massage parlour blaze, but he needs the help of a former prostitute.
6	"Room on My Horse"	Diarmuid Lawrence	Matt Jones	6 February 2003	6.61m
There's a drugs raid at dawn on the Abbott gang, but one member escapes after injuring DC Joanne Granger, then Tony is kidnapped and Jack has to risk his career to save his life.

External links

• Serious and Organised at IMDb