Hard Cases | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by |
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Written by | John Harvey |
Directed by | Richard Standeven |
Starring |
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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 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Ted Childs |
Producers |
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Production location | Nottingham |
Editors |
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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.
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.
Episode | Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate |
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1 | TBA | Richard Standeven | John Harvey | 18 January 1988 |
2 | TBA | Richard Standeven | John Harvey | 25 January 1988 |
3 | TBA | Richard Standeven | John Harvey | 1 February 1988 |
4 | TBA | Richard Standeven | John Harvey | 8 February 1988 |
5 | TBA | Richard Standeven | John Harvey | 15 February 1988 |
6 | TBA | Richard Standeven | John Harvey | 22 February 1988 |
Episode | Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate |
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1 | TBA | Michael Brayshaw | Robert Kingsley | 18 July 1989 |
2 | TBA | Michael Brayshaw | Robert Kingsley | 25 July 1989 |
3 | TBA | Michael Brayshaw | Robert Kingsley | 1 August 1989 |
4 | TBA | Anthony Garner | Nick Whitby | 8 August 1989 |
5 | TBA | Anthony Garner | Robert Kingsley | 15 August 1989 |
6 | TBA | Andrew Morgan | Harry Duffin | 22 August 1989 |
7 | TBA | Andrew Morgan | Nick Whitby & Tim Whitby | 29 August 1989 |
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