COLLECTION · Series · 1991

Spender

Name: Spender
Genre: Crime, Drama
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 7.3

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.

Source: TMDB

* 7.3 (4)CrimeDrama

Creators

Ian La Frenais · Jimmy Nail

Studios

BBC One

Runtime

50 min/ep

Release

08/01/1991

Score

7.3 / 10 (4)

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Seasons and episodes

Specials

1 episodes · 1993

Episode 1. The French Collection

1993-12-29 · 50 min

Spender is sent to France to escort Tommy Thornton back to the UK.

Season 1

8 episodes · 1991

Episode 1. Homecoming

1991-01-08 · 50 min

D.S. Freddie Spender is an undercover Geordie cop but has been in London for the last 15 years. He and his partner D.S. Colin Driver are on an undercover operation which goes horribly wrong and Spender is transferred back to his native…

Episode 2. Half a Ton of Heartaches

1991-01-15 · 50 min

After Yelland tells Spender that he wants him to stick around for a while, he goes undercover on the oil-rigs following the suspicious death of Mr. Patel, an oil-rig worker.

Episode 3. Double Jeopardy

1991-01-22 · 50 min

Following a tip-off, Spender and Stick tail the glamorous Lorraine Hope. She's up to something, but what? Then Dan asks Spender to assist another undercover detective (Terry Knowle), who doesn't want his help.

Episode 4. The Candidate

1991-01-29 · 50 min

Spender is assigned to look after a female Conservative politician named Bobby Montgomery. However, he is angered when Yelland teams up with him. However, Spender is injured when he is run down by a lorry whilst saving Bobby from being…

Episode 5. Iced

1991-02-05 · 50 min

Spender's god-daughter's boyfriend is killed in a motorbike accident and he poses as an ex army buddy of a drug courier.

Episode 6. Dance Girl Dance

1991-02-12 · 50 min

Spender poses as an ex-shipyard worker with a load of redundancy money wanting to a nightclub for local villian, Palmer. Spender also investigates a number of dissapearances.

Episode 7. Tough

1991-02-19 · 50 min

Stick is in court and Spender goes with him as support. After the hearing, Spender befriends Mal Balmer, an ex-boxer. As he gets to know Balmer, he realises that Mal is now a fist fighter.

Episode 8. Well Well Well

1991-02-26 · 50 min

Spender travels to London after he is summoned back by Inspector Greaves. And when he returns he's faced with the task of clearing Stick's name after he is arrested on suspicion of murder.

Season 2

6 episodes · 1992

Episode 1. Here We Go Again

1992-01-07 · 50 min

Stick and Spud get into trouble.

Episode 2. Fly By Night

1992-01-14 · 50 min

Spender is working undercover at a glass factory.

Episode 3. Fee

1992-01-21 · 50 min

A friend of Keith's is in trouble with a drug dealer Mick McDonna.

Episode 4. Family Business

1992-01-28 · 50 min

Spender visits his Aunt Mabel.

Episode 5. The Golden Striker

1992-02-04 · 50 min

Spender tries to track down a Newcastle United foottballer, Kenny Cooper.

Episode 6. At the End of the Day

1992-02-11 · 50 min

Spender starts to become disillusioned.

Season 3

7 episodes · 1993

Episode 1. The More Things Change

1993-01-05 · 50 min

Spender is dating a new girlfriend, called Sandy. Whilst in the park with Laura and Kate, Spender comes across a dangerous rapist, he gives chase but loses him. Keith reveals to Spender that he is being bootlegged by a guy at the train…

Episode 2. Kid

1993-01-12 · 50 min

Dan isn't getting much sleep as he is wanting to win first prize for his flowers, so he and his friend are doing shifts on keeping guard! Spender takes Laura and Kate out for the day. Whilst out on the hills Kate witnesses an attempted…

Episode 3. Puck

1993-01-19 · 50 min

Spender digs up some dirt on Tommy Thornton.

Episode 4. Bad Company

1993-01-26 · 50 min

Spender's affair with Janet Thornton deepens.

Episode 5. Best Friends

1993-02-02 · 50 min

Spender is assigned to investigate a series of car thefts.

Episode 6. Retreat

1993-02-09 · 50 min

A local businessman and property developer is in Spender's sights.