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Tim Pigott-SmithChief Constable John Stafford
Martin ShawChief Constable Alan Cade
Julian GloverAndrew Blake- Karen ArcherAsst. Chief Constable Anne Stewart
Brian BovellPC Charlie Webb- Gillian MartellDiane Lewis
Gillian BevanDet. Supt. Rose Penfold
Bosco HoganDep. Chief Constable Wes Morton- Ross LivingstoneTim Stafford
Judy LoeDr. Elizabeth Stafford
Erin GeraghtyFiona
Frederick JaegerMajor Selwyn Davis- John ScarboroughGavin Aldrich
Julian HollowaySir Ian Harnett MP
Michael CochraneNigel Crimmond
Terence HarveyNorman Ames
Tony CaunterDeputy Chief Constable Arthur Quine
Colin McCormackAsst. Chief Constable Peter Leech- Stephen TateDet. Supt. Brian Kale
Faith EdwardsAvril Clements
Jeremy ClydeSir Anthony Maylor- P.J. DavidsonChief Supt. McKay
- Dean LepleyPC Jack Sayers
- James ButchartSgt. Isleworth
- Andrew SeearPeter Phillips
- Johnny BeattieCPO Davenport
- John BownPolice Superintendent
- Michael McNallyPrison Officer
- Kate EatonWPS Dean
Lewis HowdenPrisoner
Peter D'SouzaPrisoner
Eamon BolandDet. Chief Supt. Jim Gray
John WoodvineTerence Oglivy
David RyallCharlie Summers
David CardyMartin Stewart- Iain MarshallDet. Sgt. Colt
- Roger WinsletSgt. Roger Macklin
- Chris SandersSgt. Price
- Henry Croft IIIInsp. Stanton
- Isobel ReidWPC Fitton
- Lesley JaggardSamantha
- Steven SherwoodDave
- Peter AmoryDetective Sergeant in Special Branch
- Kenneth PriceReporter at Home Office
William MarloweChief Supt. Thomas- Wilfred HarrisonSir Alan Stourby
Ross KempPC Dennis Scovell- Giles PhibbsDr. Seibert
- David QuilterTresilian
Peter CartwrightAttorney General- Michael QuintoRemoval Man
Sean BlowersDet. Chief Insp. Mike Percher- Ewart James WaltersWinston Daniels
Sara GriffithsEmma Stafford
Peter GuinnessDet. Chief Insp. Keith Inman- Peter GuinnessDet. Supt. Keith Inman
- Susannah HitchingDiane Kelland
Brian de SalvoRichard Pyne- Desmond McNamaraTerry Salter
Carol HarrisonShirley Salter- Mark Anthony NewmanSlim
Trevor ByfieldDet. Chief Insp. George Hedger- Ona McCrackenDet. Sgt. Jane Winnett
Don FellowsGen. Harald Finer- Stephen HoyeCapt. Dwight Oberlin
Kenneth FarringtonHoward Reeves- Yvonne AntrobusPamela Reeves
- Tony WaltonDet. Sgt. Turnbull
- Darren RidleyDave Kent
Harry Van GorkumAirman 2nd Class Mark Wesley- Guy NichollsInsp. Charles Henderson
Dudley SuttonMartin Scobie- Norman FisherPC Wardle
- Edward AnthonyDC Ferry
Robin WeaverCamilla- Colin StarkeyInspector
- Neil SwainStudent
- Simon CookChief Insp. Ian Maidment
- Catherine LankesterSecretary in the Home Office
Gary WaldhornCllr. Alec Radcliffe- Lloyd McGuireDet. Chief Insp. Bill Aylwood
- Ben HolmesPC in Operations Room
- Ben HolmesTraffic PC
- David RedgraveChief Insp. Melrose
- Steve WhymentKevin Bebb
- Steve WhymentPaul O'Brien
- James CurranSupt. George Welch
- Martyn ReadChief Supt. Derry
Nigel CookeIan Williams- Stephen HattersleyCapt. Andrews
Paul BrennenPC Wheldon
Thomas CraigDet. Sgt. Bradley- Christopher HolmesImmigration Officer
- Ben WhiteAnthony Trench
Tim BarkerReporter- Charlie CaineReporter
Mark FletcherDet. Chief Insp. Ray Minton- Mark FletcherDet. Insp. Minton
- Lucinda BatheReporter
T. P. McKennaColin Fowler
Sean PertweeDet. Sgt. Kevin Powers
Roger Lloyd PackKenneth Rudyard- Jamie RipmanDS Jones
- Jamie RipmanDetective Constable
- Ricky McDonaghGary Leonard
Rowena CooperCllr. Morpeth- David AllisterInsp. Bob Morrissey
Michael HobbsDet. Constable Harvey- Robert OatesDet. Chief Insp. Tom Charles
Glyn GrimsteadDerek Relph- Peter SprouleChris Calvin
- Alison HowardCalvin Receptionist
- Ruby FoxDoris
- Daniel MitchellAlan Taylor
- Margaret LeggettSecretary
- Ashley FrancePC Hazlett
- Pattie ColdwellTV Interviewer
- Stacy DaviesChief Supt. 'Taffy' Rees
Geoffrey BatemanCommissaire Toulin- John PenningtonChief Supt. Hinchcliffe
Roy SampsonChief Constable Fraser
Bill MoodyMr. Leonard- Johanna KirbyMrs. Leonard
- Susan ThackerMrs. Anderson
Renu SetnaDr. Hajib
Lloyd OwenPC Farrell- Cathy UnderwoodWDC Sue Derwent
Kika MarkhamBillie Keenan
Tim WyltonSimon Enning
Shaughan SeymourDr. Michael Sturges- Crawford LoganDr. Gerald Gersten
- Lewis GeorgeChief Supt. Chamberlin
- Karen FrawleyTheresa Padgett
Joan BlackhamLady Oakes- Mark SprostonPC Toby Perrin
- Sam SmartDave Swain
Andrew TiernanPC Steve Felsher
Steve NicolsonPC Ronny Sachs- Tony PortacioDC Cattini
Jonathan KyddTennant- Peter GaleChairman of Eastland Television
Peter WhitbreadEastland Television Board Member- Jack CarrCuris
David SimeonWilding- Paul JoySandys
- Martin GowerCustoms Officer
Andrew McCullochChief Supt. Phil Bayldon- Andrew McCullochSupt. Phil Bayldon
- Paul DaltonReferee
- Raymond MasonPig Farmer
- Trevor PeakePC at Sports Ground
Peter JonfieldChief Supt. Andy Ward
James MarcusDS Primm
Alan ParnabyDC Price
Paul LeonardBen Stewart- William TurnerAndy Stewart
Jude AldersonJane- Steve SwinscoeJeff
John AlfordEddie Deakin- Alan DeanGreg Bonner
Cheryl HallNancy Bonner- James BowersDerek
- David GilliesDS Kennedy
- Julian FoxJulian Bacon
- Garry RoostLenny
- Paul GallowayDesk Sergeant
- Ewan TresizePC at Hospital
Bernard GallagherGovernor Miles- Bernard GallagherJudge Leyton
- Brian CoyleYouth at Estate
- Dylan O'MahonyYouth at Estate
- Warren BrianYouth at Estate
- Sophie ThursfieldSarah Bryant
- Sophie ThursfieldWDC Sarah Bryant
- Sydney GolderMan at Estate
Ron PemberCyril Allen- Andrew BakerNick Thomas
Darby HawkerHilary Lovell- Timothy BurleyTom Allsop
- Sue WithersMrs. Allsop
Geoffrey BeeversProf. Hawthorne
Christopher MunckeHerr Neumann
Daniel André PageonMonsieur Huvelin- Robin MarchalChief Supt. Parnell
- Robin MarchalStaff Officer
- Tony AlleffThe Ship's Master
Olivier PierreSergio Carese- Owen John O'MahoneyMark Jenkins
- Edward ClaytonChief Supt. King
Christopher SaulMr. Rogers- Peter van DisselDutch Rep. at Trevi Conference
Helen FraserAngela- Irene SutcliffeMrs. Fisher
- Cornelius GarrettM.O.D. Expert
- Geoffrey DrewPriest
- Christine FirthCleaner
- Martin BaxMP
- Gillian WrayClerk
- Gillian WrayJoan Kingsley
Kenneth CoombsGreek Ambassador
Julie TealReporter- Max Murray BurrowsReporter
John CaterCllr. Samuel Winstanley- Simon SlaterDavid Kendal
- Simon SlaterDet. Insp. Tony Pelham
- Kate BinchyCllr. Rosalind Maxwell
- Ray JewersDet. Chief Supt. Miller
Jem WallDC Clive Elkitt
Malcolm StorryDS Tom Jarrow- Michael GarnerDC Ken Early
- Christopher JamesDS Lincoln
- James JonesJason Boley
- Peter WaddingtonMr. Boley
- Irma BulloughMrs. Boley
Andy BradfordDarren Tysall- Anna MackminJune Robbins
- Tim LaneMick Roberts
- Philip CroskinDC Gresty
- Dan StraussDet. Insp. Ireton
Alexander HansonMaj. Nesbitt
Margaret JohnMrs. Gray- Stuart McGuganDet. Chief Supt. Sean McCloud
- Stuart McGuganDet. Supt. Sean McCloud
- Jonathan RaePC at Cattery
- Jon CroftCommissioner
- Jon LaurimoreCllr. Richmond
- David McAlisterAlec Bulson
Ian BurfieldRonnie Meek- David M. LunnDuty Sergeant
- Roy AlonAndrew Cochrane
Stuart MilliganWalter J. Walcott
Katrin CartlidgeLiz Williams
Garrick HagonOIM Bergholtz
Robert AlexanderSimon Harris- Richard HansonHodge
Philip McGoughBostock
Mac McDonaldSquash Stegner- Michael HaugheyChief Supt. Pettit
- Martin SadlerChief Supt. Nash
- Michael GunnSgt. Brown
Guy WilliamsMaj. Devere
Alex NortonGordon Mackie- William McBainJohn Reid
- Shaun CurryCllr. Jack Welford
Ayub Khan-DinCllr. Mani Shankar
Ron CookJames Baddeley
Juliette MoleMarie-Pierre Arnoux
Colum ConveyDet. Insp. Davies- Sarah JamesMrs. Davies
Frank MillsNorman Green
Marion BaileyIsabelle Melly- John BaddeleyPatrick Jones
- Jennifer PierceyMaureen Salmon
David HuntDavid Kendal
Zelah ClarkeMrs. Kelly
Greg BennettSchool PC (uncredited)
David CollingsDavid Anson
Michael CarterThomas Setter
Arturo VenegasErnesto Santos- Lawrence MullinDet. Sgt. Gallagher
Charlotte ChattonFrankie
Lisa ColemanJo
Michael EavesLandry- Sean CranitchCahill
- Neil ClarkDC Boyt
- Raoul BologniniBoy at Quarry
- David CatherineConstable (uncredited)
Robert SwannEdgar Maxwell
Less "Leslie" ClackJacques Solomes
Mia SoteriouSimone Sweetman
Edward de SouzaGeoffrey Rutherford
Danny SchillerArnold Mex
Merelina KendallDr. Prager- Merelina KendallMrs. Leigh
Lee SimpsonDS Bowen- Gareth AdamsDC Greig
- Will ClubDC Tate
- Jan RuppeWPC Cox
Basil MossCoroner
Paul HeasmanBank Robber- Nrinder DhudwarBank Robber
- Johnny LaffLorry Driver
- Carolyn PooleyWoman
Barry JacksonComm. Jim Keegan
Caroline LoncqAvril Buchanan
Fiona WalkerLady Eaton
Michael ByrneSir Robert Eaton
Kulvinder GhirRamesh- Mark McKennaJacob
Shaun DingwallPC Byrne- Jacob WyattBen Stewart
Michael HealeyMatthew Harriman
Aaron Harris'Red'
Brian Doherty'Green'- Aidan MarfleetStewart Boy
- Antonia NeameTV Reporter
- Becky FranceNewsroom Secretary
Douglas McFerranDet. Insp. Underwood
Jean BadinCommissaire Henri Lannermann- Philippe SmolikowskiPhillipe Loral
Benedict WongPeng
David CheungLi
David FormanCheng Rui- Tony XuZhao Yuhui
Vania VilersAugustin Collard
Robert DemegerSupt. Wilkins- Jan PearsonLandlady
- Roderick NicolsonDet. Insp. Adams
Indra OvéStephanie Rink
Andy SerkisJacko Dolan
Peter WoodwardHale (Francis Allen)- Nigel HumphreysDet. Chief Insp. Rimmer
- William WaghornGordon Dolan
- Ryan InnocentMichael Rink
- Scott BaileyMatthew Jones
- Craster PringleDib
Tom MannionDet. Insp. Glynn- Frank BakerDennis
Mark DrewryStock- David TerenceSir David Leeson
- Mark BrignalSutherland
Jean TrendChair of Magistrates
Frank EllisTobacconist- Stash KirkbrideChat Show Host
Paul T.T. EasterVictim (uncredited)
Ingrid LaceyAlison Dell- Dinah StabbVirginia Chapel
Nick HaversonPC Simon Bennett
Tony RohrDet. Insp. Geoff Fielding- Jamie FowldsPC Ryan
- Jamie FowldsPC Ryan (uncredited)
Terence BeesleyAndrew Rouse
Andy RashleighGerry Goold
Brian GwaspariDet. Sgt. Turner- Kevin DignamDet. Sgt. MacGregor
- John AbbottSgt. Hopkins
George SweeneyFrank Hardy- James VaughanJames Petherton
- Frances AtkinsonJean
- Curtis RiversDC Galley (uncredited)
Catherine CusackHilary Scott
John ShrapnelDan Cheyney- Ray AshcroftPC Tom Edgell
Kathryn PogsonDorothy Edgell
Jeff RawleStephen Lester
Tim PreeceThe Dean- Harriet BagnallSusan Braddon
- Elaine HallamJanice Prime
Matthew ScurfieldInsp. Jack Harris- Bill LeadbitterDr. Sullivan
- Greer GaffneyReporter
- Robin BrowneNewsreader
Donald SumpterCS Derek Gillman- Harvey SalmonPC
- Harvey SalmonSkinhead Leader
- John KaneJohn Bavistock
- Vivienne RitchieChief Supt. Jane Curzon
Geoffrey LarderSgt. David Cox- Vincent BrimbleDet. Insp. Charlie Thornton
- Richard HuwDet. Sgt. Steven MacGuire
Charlie Creed-MilesChas Sewell- Matthew WarrenGary Sewell
- John DrummondNew Dealer
Bruce MyersPietro Donati
Anna SavvaGiulia Lampedusa
Chris HargreavesIan Dudgeon- Kate McLoughlinLisa Dudgeon
John McArdleDet. Con. Dave Corbyn
Hugh QuarshieVincent Pierce
Maryann TurnerMrs. O'Callaghan- Joseph AlessiEnzo Odone
Joseph LongSalvatore- Geoffrey LeesleyDet. Chief Insp. John Deane
- Yves AubertGilles Saultier
- Cep CiprianoRafael
- Lawrence WerberSurgeon
Al Hunter AshtonDon Mellis- Mary PeglerPharmacist
Maureen BeattieGemma Marshall
Nicholas WoodesonMilverton
Nickolas GraceSir Oliver Creighton- Louisa Milwood-HaighElena Belinsky
Philip GlenisterAngus Shadwell- Brian HayesTV Interviewer
Alan MacNaughtanProf. Geoffrey Jennings-Wilson
Dermot CrowleyAsst. Chief Constable David Bannen
Peter-Hugo DalyDet. Sgt. Kevin Lansing
Sonia RitterDet. Insp. Patricia Hynde
Steven MackintoshDean Mills
Colin HurleyRay Murray
David BamberPhilip Garrick- Roger TebbGunter
- Nicholas FrostRoss Catchpole
- Liam McKennaSkiver
- Danny EarlLee
Peter TuddenhamMr. Billen- John WestwoodTV Reporter (uncredited)
Peter EganSimon Duval
John Graham DaviesInsp. Jim Ryan- Ken SharrockEric Matlock
Brana BajicMaria Granic- Boris BoscovicSergei Ivanov
- Igor ZvonicMato Granic
Gabrielle ReidyVivien Reiner
Tim PotterDick Mortimer- Peter AttardSteven Hughes
- John Paul ConnollyPC Eddie Turner
Davyd HarriesSam Lester
Ken HutchisonBernie Chandler- Richard HaddonJake Hunt
- Cameron-Ian LockDick Barton
Neil StukeBobby Dean
Glyn GrainAsst. Chief Constable Brian Clark
Holly De JongAnnie van Mullem
Lex van DeldenKarel van Mullem- Jenny LynchJulie Sayers
Jack EllisPhil Causley- Malcolm RaeburnCausley's Handler
- Ian DriverPC at Mansion
- Isabel MurphyWPC at Mansion
- Bob HannamChief Security Officer
- Bob HannamChief Superintendent
- Timothy BlockFirearms Instructor
- Tom FahyNegotiator
- Mark MarshallMan in Training Film
- Michelle MontagueMrs. Wadlow
Shelagh McLeodMaria Romero- Peter TemplePC Dave Stocker
Paul TrussellPC Brian Brown- Peter BarnesPC John Graham
- Paul ArlingtonSupt. Alex Raymond
Paul J. MedfordJaffa Warren- Jonathan MagnantiPaul Kenilworth
- Nathan HannanGary Stuart
- Sheila TaitAngela Harvey
- Helen RimmerPam Walker
- Hayley LoweJessica Harvey
Kate LansburyJudge
Richard DixonBarrister
Gaynor FayeProbation Officer- Jason BodmerControl Room PC
- Kazia PelkaTV Reporter
Frederick TrevesHenry Parker- Julie SaundersAdele Kumire
- Damian LunnPC Philip Coleman
- Thomas RussellPC Simon Bowyer
- Jayne Charlton McKensieAnnie Miller
Tim MeatsWalter Stone- Sandeep Kumar RajputRajiv Patel
- Edgar StokesAlbert Cole
- Kevin WoolleySgt. Butler
- Julie ReynoldsTV Reporter
- Lucy JoyceNewspaper Reporter
- Patricia KerriganClaire Gibson
- Matthew OwensJoe Gibson
Prentis HancockRonald Furlong
Ian RedfordSupt. Eric Forman
Malcolm TerrisChief Constable Brian Webster- Paul GregoryDCC Malcolm Kennedy
- Lesley DuffKate Fleming
- Rob EdwardsCllr. Paul Keylock
Don GallagherChief Supt. Gatley
Paul OpacicDI Crossley
Sam CoxChris
Paul StaceyEco Warrior
Martin TroakesMichael Penfold
Colin MaceDI Gerry Garton- Robin HellierDS Jenkins
- Matt WarmanDC Vanning
Garry CooperDS Thurlow- Niven BoydDS Mancey
- Steve WestonDS Roberts
John VineDI Don Wilton
Jeremy BullochJack Bertrand
Anthony O'DonnellBarry Maltby
Peter BensonArthur Dolland- David LyonCllr. Tom Brewster
Greg SaundersJamie Brewster- David KernanArchive Camfield
- Frederick StuartSimon Marriott
Andrew WoodallDI Frank Boyd- Sandra ReintonWDS Kim Turner
- Helena LittleDI Carol Fox
Nicholas GecksJulian Finch, MP- David MonicoSignor Federico Rossi
Allan SurteesSir Richard Gooding
Mark MoraghanDet. Insp. Reaygo
Sebastian AbineriJohn Halkin- Paul WhitbyJoseph Fisher
Polly KempMary Fisher- Bryan LawrenceDet. Sgt. Worley
David LonsdaleDet. Sgt. Bennett- Lacy BaxterMiss Lacey
Jeff NuttallMark Rawlins- Martin RonanJohn Kincaid
- Tina MaskellLeila Halkin
- Hilary TownleyBroadsheet Journalist
Charles CollingwoodSir Edward Cavaret
