CinemaOSSeries · 1991–1993 · 3 Seasons

Spender

72%(4)IMDbCrimeDrama

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.

Created byIan La Frenais, Jimmy Nail

Status: Ended
Language: EN
First aired: January 8, 1991
Last aired: December 29, 1993
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 21

Network

BBC One

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Jimmy Nail

Jimmy Nail

Spender

Sammy Johnson

Sammy Johnson

Stick

Berwick Kaler

Berwick Kaler

DS Dan Boyd

Denise Welch

Denise Welch

Frances Spender

Tony McAnaney

Keith Moreland

Dawn Winlow

Laura Spender

Mickey Hutton

Spud Tate

Peter Guinness

Peter Guinness

DCS Gillespie

Paul Greenwood

Paul Greenwood

Supt Yelland

Lynn Harrison

Kate

Creative team

Created by: Ian La Frenais
Jimmy Nail
Produced by: Jimmy Nail

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