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He Kills Coppers

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He Kills Coppers
Title screen
GenreCrime drama
Written byEd Whitmore
Directed byAdrian Shergold
StarringMel Raido
Liam Garrigan
Rafe Spall
Steven Robertson
Kelly Reilly
Maureen Lipman
ComposerBen Bartlett
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerDavid Boulter
CinematographyDavid Odd
Running time60 minutes
Production company
Original release
Network
Release23 March (2008-03-23) –
6 April 2008 (2008-04-06)

He Kills Coppers is a three-part television drama, broadcast on ITV between 23 March and 6 April 2008. The drama stars Mel Raido, Liam Garrigan and Rafe Spall, and involves the death of three police officers during the celebrations of the 1966 World Cup. The story explores the three men most connected with the deaths. The drama is based on the best-selling novel by Jake Arnott. The series was subsequently released on DVD on 7 April 2008.[1]

Cast

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Episodes

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No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
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1"Episode 1"Adrian ShergoldEd Whitmore23 March 2008 (2008-03-23)4.06
The fates of a detective, a journalist and a villain are inextricably linked when the 1966 summer of World Cup euphoria is shattered by the slaying of three policemen.
2"Episode 2"Adrian ShergoldEd Whitmore30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)Under 3.41
Billy Porter goes on the run and reporter Tony Meehan is in demand as the acknowledged expert on the `cop killer', while Frank Taylor grows closer to Jon Young's widow Jeannie. Five years later Billy is still free and has forged a new life for himself, but Frank's life is blighted by his failure to capture the villain, and Tony's personal obsession has earned him a reputation as a crank.
3"Episode 3"Adrian ShergoldEd Whitmore6 April 2008 (2008-04-06)Under 3.27
Nearly 20 years after the killings, Frank has managed to attain the rank of DCI, but finds that promotion is no guarantee of fulfilment. Spurred into renewed action by the disappearance of journalist Tony Meehan, he finally manages to locate Billy - who senses the game is almost over and arms himself in readiness, determined to end it on his own terms.

References

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  1. ^ "He Kills Coppers". Amazon UK. 7 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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