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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.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01HomecomingJanuary 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
- S01E02Half a Ton of HeartachesJanuary 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
- S01E03Double JeopardyJanuary 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 an
- S01E04The CandidateJanuary 29, 1991—Spender is assigned to look after a female Conservative politician named Bobby Montgomery. However, he is angered when Yelland teams up with
- S01E05IcedFebruary 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.
- S01E06Dance Girl DanceFebruary 12, 1991—Spender poses as an ex-shipyard worker with a load of redundancy money wanting to a nightclub for local villian, Palmer. Spender also invest
- S01E07ToughFebruary 19, 1991—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 Bal
- S01E08Well Well WellFebruary 26, 1991—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 n
Season02
- S02E01Here We Go AgainJanuary 7, 1992—Stick and Spud get into trouble.
- S02E02Fly By NightJanuary 14, 1992—Spender is working undercover at a glass factory.
- S02E03FeeJanuary 21, 1992—A friend of Keith's is in trouble with a drug dealer Mick McDonna.
- S02E04Family BusinessJanuary 28, 1992—Spender visits his Aunt Mabel.
- S02E05The Golden StrikerFebruary 4, 1992—Spender tries to track down a Newcastle United foottballer, Kenny Cooper.
- S02E06At the End of the DayFebruary 11, 1992—Spender starts to become disillusioned.
Season03
- S03E01The More Things ChangeJanuary 5, 1993—Spender is dating a new girlfriend, called Sandy. Whilst in the park with Laura and Kate, Spender comes across a dangerous rapist, he gives
- S03E02KidJanuary 12, 1993—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! Sp
- S03E03PuckJanuary 19, 1993—Spender digs up some dirt on Tommy Thornton.
- S03E04Bad CompanyJanuary 26, 1993—Spender's affair with Janet Thornton deepens.
- S03E05Best FriendsFebruary 2, 1993—Spender is assigned to investigate a series of car thefts.
- S03E06RetreatFebruary 9, 1993—A local businessman and property developer is in Spender's sights.
- S03E07The French CollectionDecember 29, 1993—
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