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Spender

TV • 1991

Spender

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 4
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Top Cast

Jimmy Nail

Jimmy Nail

Spender

Sammy Johnson

Sammy Johnson

Stick

Berwick Kaler

Berwick Kaler

DS Dan Boyd

Denise Welch

Denise Welch

Frances Spender

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Tony McAnaney

Keith Moreland

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Dawn Winlow

Laura Spender

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Mickey Hutton

Spud Tate

Peter Guinness

Peter Guinness

DCS Gillespie

Paul Greenwood

Paul Greenwood

Supt Yelland

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Lynn Harrison

Kate

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Meta Snapshot

Series

Status

Ended

Release

January 8, 1991

Episode Runtime

50 min

Language

English

Origin

GB

Episodes

21 • 3 seasons

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