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Spender(1991)
70%
3 Votes
Overview
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.
Type: Scripted
Status: Ended
Languages: English
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Top 10 Billed Cast
Jimmy Nail
Spender
Sammy Johnson
Stick
Berwick Kaler
DS Dan Boyd
Denise Welch
Frances Spender
Peter Guinness
DCS Gillespie
Paul Greenwood
Supt Yelland
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