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Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he's given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. A loner with little to lose and dealing with everything on his own terms, this time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.
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- 01
Manic MundayWhen world-famous Irish snooker player Mickey Munday comes under pressure to rig the outcome of his game in the forthcoming championships, Murphy and Guthrie go undercover to protect his life and find the culprit when he arrives in London. The stakes are raised for Munday when his long-lost love and daughter reappear in his life. - 02
Murphy's Law (Pilot)A team of undertakers moonlight as diamond thieves, and the bodies are stacking up. Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy goes undercover and discovers a nefarious connection with Japanese heroin dealers. Meanwhile, team leader Hatcher plans the most audacious heist yet. Murphy has to hold his nerve in an epic final showdown. - 03
Kiss and TellFollowing a bungled attempt to close down an elaborate Russian crime-ring, Murphy and Guthrie find themselves embroiled in what appears to be a textbook crime of passion. An unknown blonde is busy murdering London's successful businesspeople. The only link is that all the victims are members of a state-of-the-art health club in the heart of the City.
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Episodes by season
Season01Best season
- S01E01
Murphy's Law (Pilot)September 24, 2001A team of undertakers moonlight as diamond thieves, and the bodies are stacking up. Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy goes undercover and disc - S01E02
Electric BillApril 28, 2003Richard Mooney, London's most infamous kidnapper, is brought in, and the race is on for Murphy and Guthrie to get a confession in time to sa - S01E03
Season's bestManic MundayMay 5, 2003When world-famous Irish snooker player Mickey Munday comes under pressure to rig the outcome of his game in the forthcoming championships, M - S01E04
ReunionMay 12, 2003In the glittering world of the West End club scene, the head of security of a well-known East End gang is found murdered. Prime suspect: gan - S01E05
Kiss and TellMay 19, 2003Following a bungled attempt to close down an elaborate Russian crime-ring, Murphy and Guthrie find themselves embroiled in what appears to b
Season02
- S02E01
Jack's BackMay 10, 2004—When Guthrie is fatally stabbed in an alleyway, Murphy cancels his holiday to investigate. She was working undercover in the case of three m - S02E02
Bent Moon on the RiseMay 17, 2004—Murphy is assigned to a drug squad headed by Nic Winters after one of Winters' team, Aaron Parmer, commits suicide. There is a concern that - S02E03
RingersMay 24, 2004—Murphy finds himself going undercover with INTERPOL to smash a car smuggling ring run by Godfrey Raines with his son and daughter. Murphy ma - S02E04
Go Ask AliceMay 31, 2004—Murphy goes undercover at a defence biotech contractor that may be covering up an industrial accident. Specifically, a young child is found - S02E05
ConventJune 7, 2004—Murphy goes undercover in a convent when a young nun apparently commits suicide and a second vanishes. Posing as a priest, he finds any numb - S02E06
The GroupJune 14, 2004—Murphy finds himself before a disciplinary review board after having shot a suspect during an arrest and soon out of the force completely. H
Season03
- S03E01Season's bestThe Goodbye LookMay 26, 2005Murphy is out posing as a criminal armourer to make an arrest. During the set-up he recognises Caz Miller, a man known for his connections t
- S03E02Disorganised CrimeJune 2, 2005Callard recommends Murphy to the McGeechan brothers. They plan to reactivate some assault rifles, but won't tell Murphy why they need them.
- S03E03StrongboxJune 9, 2005Murphy tries to get counterfeit Euros for Callard, and asks fellow undercover officer Jill Calder for help. She has infiltrated an organisat
- S03E04Extra MileJune 16, 2005After months spent trying to nail gangster Dave Callard, suddenly Murphy has a bigger fish to fry: a wealthy hotelier called George Garvey w
- S03E05Boys Night OutJune 23, 2005The operation against Callard builds to its conclusion as Murphy is hired to help complete a shipment of Afghan heroin into England. His und
- S03E06Hard Boiled Eggs and NutsJune 30, 2005Callard starts systematically destroying the forensic evidence. Murphy and Miller fear that he may want to destroy one or both of them too.
Season04
- S04E01ExileAugust 27, 2006Murphy is called back to work after a leave of absence to be at his mother's side. His new job is to attempt to get close to Drew and Billy
- S04E02Hare TriggerAugust 28, 2006—Working deep under cover, Murphy manages to gain the trust of Billy Johnstone, while trying to uncover the associations between his brother
- S04E03Strike OutAugust 29, 2006—Murphy ends up being exposed and caught up in a vicious and final showdown between brothers Drew and Billy Johnstone.
Season05
- S05E01Food Chain (Part One)October 1, 2007—Murphy is working as a cover officer for an old friend, Mitch, and his fellow undercover officer, Kim. However, there are tensions between t
- S05E02Food Chain (Part Two)October 2, 2007—With Mitch dead and Kim still missing, it's time for a heavily guilty Murphy to go undercover in the hope of finding Kim before it's too lat
- S05E03Food Chain (Part Three)October 3, 2007—Now that Baker knows Murphy is a cop, he must race against the clock to find Kim before her secret is revealed too. However, local Chief Sup
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