Hard Cases (TV series)

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Hard Cases
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Genre Crime drama
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  • John Harvey
  • Laurence James
Written by John Harvey
Directed by Richard Standeven
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Theme music composer Tom Robinson
Opening theme "Hard Cases"
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Ted Childs
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  • Andrew Benson
  • Phillip Bowman
Production location(s) Nottingham
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Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s) Central Independent Television
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 18 January 1988 (1988-01-18) –
29 August 1989 (1989-08-29)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Hard Cases is a British television crime drama series, based upon a 1987 novel by John Harvey and Laurence James, that aired on ITV between 18 January 1988 and 29 August 1989.[1] Based around a group of officers from the crime probation service in Nottingham,[2][3] the cast was initially led by John Bowe, supported by Gil Brailey, Eric Deacon and Barry Jackson.[4] The series was one of the first British seasonal dramas to feature multiple lead characters and multiple, entwined stories, rather than reading an individual story in each episode.

The series notably featured Jimmy McGovern and Patrick Harbinson as its script editors, both of whom went on to have very successful careers as lead writers.[5] Graham Nicolls, a then-serving officer in the Nottingham CPS, acted as an advisor.[6] The series was accompanied by its own theme, written and performed by Tom Robinson, which was issued as a single by Robinson in 1988.[7] Notably, neither series has been repeated since broadcast, nor is available on any form of home media.

Cast

  • John Bowe as Martin Berry (Series 1)
  • Gil Brailey as Gill Ridgeley (Series 1―2)
  • Eric Deacon as Ross Kennedy (Series 1―2)
  • Gaby Dellal as Leonie Friedman (Series 1)
  • Barry Jackson as Jack Seymore (Series 1―2)
  • Gerrard McArthur as Kevin Nash (Series 1―2)
  • June Barrie as Hilary Bowen (Series 1―2)
  • Denica Fairman as Chrissie Taylor (Series 2)
  • Kevin McNally as Richard Pearce (Series 2)
  • Sheila Ruskin as Lucy Davenport (Series 2)
  • Valerie Hunkins as Charlotte Poole (Series 2)
  • Sean Pertwee as Dominic Lutovski (Series 2)
  • Ian Kirkby as Peter Collinson (Series 1)
  • Brian Poyser as Cllr. Collinson (Series 1)
  • Emma Bowe as Claire Sanderson (Series 2)

Episodes

Series 1 (1988)

Episode Title Director Writer Original airdate
1 TBA Richard Standeven John Harvey 18 January 1988 (1988-01-18)
2 TBA Richard Standeven John Harvey 25 January 1988 (1988-01-25)
3 TBA Richard Standeven John Harvey 1 February 1988 (1988-02-01)
4 TBA Richard Standeven John Harvey 8 February 1988 (1988-02-08)
5 TBA Richard Standeven John Harvey 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15)
6 TBA Richard Standeven John Harvey 22 February 1988 (1988-02-22)

Series 2 (1989)

Episode Title Director Writer Original airdate
1 TBA Michael Brayshaw Robert Kingsley 18 July 1989 (1989-07-18)
2 TBA Michael Brayshaw Robert Kingsley 25 July 1989 (1989-07-25)
3 TBA Michael Brayshaw Robert Kingsley 1 August 1989 (1989-08-01)
4 TBA Anthony Garner Nick Whitby 8 August 1989 (1989-08-08)
5 TBA Anthony Garner Robert Kingsley 15 August 1989 (1989-08-15)
6 TBA Andrew Morgan Harry Duffin 22 August 1989 (1989-08-22)
7 TBA Andrew Morgan Nick Whitby & Tim Whitby 29 August 1989 (1989-08-29)

References

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Bibliography

  • Rob C. Mawby & Anne Worrall. Doing Probation Work: Identity in a Criminal Justice Occupation. Routledge, 2013.

External links

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