Spender

Sammy Johnson

Stick

Berwick Kaler

DS Dan Boyd

Denise Welch

Frances Spender

Peter Guinness

DCS Gillespie

Paul Greenwood

Supt Yelland

Seasons

Season 1

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 8, 1991

Season 2

6 episodes

Premiered Jan 7, 1992

Season 3

7 episodes

Premiered Jan 5, 1993

Episodes

1–6 of 8

Ep 1

Homecoming

Jan 8, 1991

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 Newcastle, much to his disgust. Upon his return, he must confront an ex-wife and kids, a murky past and some local villains. His boss, Supt. Yelland also has dislikes Spender, and thinks he's a pain in the arse. Yelland assigns Spender to a case involving Raymond Price.

Ep 2

Half a Ton of Heartaches

Jan 15, 1991

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.

Ep 3

Double Jeopardy

Jan 22, 1991

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.

Ep 4

The Candidate

Jan 29, 1991

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 run over herself. After his spell in the hospital, Yelland has Spender put on the sick and his car taken away. However, determined to do his job, he gets a job working for Iain Rutherford, the owner of the lorry which ran him over. Whilst driving for Rutherford he ends up being involved in a robbery!

Ep 5

Iced

Feb 5, 1991

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

Ep 6

Dance Girl Dance

Feb 12, 1991