Undercover Heart Explained

Genre:Crime drama
Creator:Peter Bowker
Director:John Strickland
Richard Signy
Starring:Steven Mackintosh
Daniela Nardini
Lennie James
Lisa Coleman
David Troughton
Tony Curran
Trevor Laird
Buffy Davis
Leonie Elliott
Theme Music Composer:Nick Bicât
Country:United Kingdom
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:6
List Episodes:
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Producer:Jane Fallon
Executive Producer:Edwina Craze
Runtime:50 minutes
Cinematography:John McGlashan
Network:BBC One

Undercover Heart is a six-part British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 1 October 1998, that aired on BBC One.[1] The series centres on an undercover vice squad detective, Tom Howarth (Steven Mackintosh), who goes missing while investigating the murder of a prostitute. His wife Lois (Daniela Nardini), and his best friend Matt (Lennie James), who are also detectives, set out to search for him, but end up falling in love with one another. The series was produced by Liquid Television and created by screenwriter Peter Bowker.[2]

The series also starred Lisa Coleman, David Troughton, Tony Curran, Trevor Laird, Buffy Davis and Leonie Elliott in supporting roles.[3] The series was also screened in Australia in 2004.[4] Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Undercover Heart[01/10/98] (1998). https://web.archive.org/web/20170809214908/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b810c7f0d. dead. 9 August 2017. Bfi.org.uk.
  2. Web site: Broadcast - BBC Programme Index. Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Undercover Heart (1998). 24 October 2021. Csfd.cz.
  4. Web site: Undercover Heart TV Show - Australian TV Guide - the FIX . 9 August 2017 . 9 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809213318/https://www.yourtv.com.au/program/undercover-heart/109797/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) . Barb.co.uk. 24 October 2021.