| Hard Cases | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by |
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| 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 | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ted Childs |
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| Production locations | Nottingham, England, UK |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Central Independent Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 18 January 1988 – 29 August 1989 |
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.
Contents
- Cast
- Episodes
- Series overview
- Series 1 (1988)
- Series 2 (1989)
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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, the series has neither been repeated since broadcast, nor is available on any form of home media.
