
Vexed(2010)
Comedy drama following a mismatched pair of police officers who disagree on everything with their partner, from policing to their personal life.


“Cloth is coming to wipe away crime.”
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.

John Hannah
DI Jack Cloth

Suranne Jones
DI Anne Oldman / DC Anne Oldman

Julian Rhind-Tutt
ACC Tom Boss

Adrian Bower
DC Des Hairihan

Navin Chowdhry
DC Asap Qureshi

Daisy Beaumont
Dr. Natasha Sachet

Theo Barklem-Biggs
Darren Crossway
A Touch of Cloth is a comedy, crime series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of england, parody, murder, serial killer, police detective, criminal investigation. it stars John Hannah, Suranne Jones, Julian Rhind-Tutt. Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.
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