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Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed undercover operation in London. He uses tough and unconventional methods to tackle the criminal underworld, but he must also deal with the friends, enemies and family he left behind, and never expected to return to. Sammy Johnson played Spender's sidekick Stick, while Denise Welch played Spender's wife.

Jimmy Nail
Spender

Sammy Johnson
Stick

Berwick Kaler
DS Dan Boyd

Denise Welch
Frances Spender
Tony McAnaney
Keith Moreland
Dawn Winlow
Laura Spender
Mickey Hutton
Spud Tate

Peter Guinness
DCS Gillespie

Paul Greenwood
Supt Yelland
Lynn Harrison
Kate
Spender is a crime, drama series that first aired in 1991 exploring themes of detective, northern england. it stars Jimmy Nail, Sammy Johnson, Berwick Kaler. Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed undercover operation in London. He uses tough and unconventional methods to tackle the criminal underworld, but he must also deal with the friends, enemies and family he left behind, and never expected to return to. Sammy Johnson played Spender's sidekick Stick, while Denise Welch played Spender's wife.
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