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Maisie Raine was a drama series originally broadcast on BBC1 for 2 series from 28 July 1998 – 9 July 1999.
Pauline Quirke took the lead role as DI Maisie Raine, an unorthodox detective whose hands on and down to earth approach was not always appreciated by her superiors. When she took on a case, she did it her way, regardless of whose toes she stepped on and who she offended.
Each episode would see the team investigating a crime and often uncovering more about the perpetrators and the victims histories with DI Raine often becoming personally involved or bending the rules to get the results she wanted.
Also starring alongside Quirke were Ian McElhinney, Steve John Shepherd, Rakie Ayola and Richard Graham.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Happy FamiliesJuly 28, 1998—Maisie is not happy to be called back from a much-needed break when someone is attacked at a football ground.
- S01E02Food of LoveAugust 4, 1998—An old man is seriously assaulted, but Maisie's team face a wall of silence as they try to investigate. Maisie shows her talent as a karaoke
- S01E03Go BananasAugust 11, 1998—A fading celebrity game show host complains to the police that he is being stalked. However once Maisie is on the case his story starts to u
- S01E04An Ordinary Little TragedyAugust 18, 1998—An independent young woman upsets her immigrant parents by threatening to leave the UK forever, and then her father confesses to Maisie that
- S01E05Getting to be a HabitAugust 25, 1998—Maisie's brother is robbed at a casino by a glamorous lady who may not be all she seems.
- S01E06A Blast from the PastSeptember 1, 1998—A six year old murder case comes close to home for Maisie.
Season02
- S02E01Can't See for LookingJune 4, 1999—A botched drugs surveillance operation leaves George Kyprianou's informant's life at risk.
- S02E02European Forty-FiveJune 11, 1999—An off-licence is raided, but when the police start questioning, nobody knows anything about it.
- S02E03IDJune 18, 1999—Maisie fears the start of a turf war when a drug dealer is found shot dead. Then things turn from bad to worse when D.C. Tomlin has her warr
- S02E04Old ScoresJune 25, 1999—Maisie investigates a series of attacks on the home of a former police officer. Meanwhile D.C. Tomlin is receiving disturbing phone calls at
- S02E05The WitnessJuly 2, 1999—While hunting a pair of muggers, the team become aware of a people smuggling ring.
- S02E06To SleepJuly 9, 1999—Valuable cars are being nicked from a hotel car park. Meanwhile, D.S. Farrel's stepson disappears.
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