“More balls than the average cop show.”
Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.
Joanna Scanlan
Vivienne Deering
Elaine Cassidy
Dinah Kowalska
Will Mellor
Spike Tanner
Paul Ritter
Randolph Miller
Ste Johnston
Jonah Mitchell
Tom Varey
Stuart O'Connell
Saira Choudhry
Tegan Thompson
Tamara Lawrance
Bonnie Sands
Lisa McGrillis
Caroline McCoy
Claire Rushbrook
Marilyn Marchant
No Offence is a mystery, crime, drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of northern england, police, cop, dark comedy, female detective, manchester. Created by Martin Carr, it stars Joanna Scanlan, Elaine Cassidy, Will Mellor. Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.
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