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  • Life of Crime 1985 (Season 1, Episode 1)
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    TV Episode | 46 min | Crime, Drama

Life of Crime

1985 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 46 min | Crime, Drama

1985: WPC Denise Woods starts work at Brixton police station and immediately encounters sexism and hostility from piggish DCI Ferguson. One friendly face is DS Ray Deans,with whom Denise teams up to investigate the rape and murder of ...See more1985: WPC Denise Woods starts work at Brixton police station and immediately encounters sexism and hostility from piggish DCI Ferguson. One friendly face is DS Ray Deans,with whom Denise teams up to investigate the rape and murder of teen-aged Amy Reid,a girl Denise befriended after a disturbance at the Subotica club and who told Denise her father Paul disapproved of her dating black men. Ferguson is keen to arrest Paul Reid but Denise learns from Amy's friend Ellen that Amy left in a car with the club's DJ. When Denise and Ray visit the club they find bouncer Mike Holland with scratches on his face and wearing a medallion identical to Amy's. Denise seeks out Jay,a woman Holland was accused of raping though he was acquitted and,as the Brixton riots start,Ferguson allows Denise to take the credit for Holland's arrest. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Writers
Declan Croghan (creator) | Oliver Frampton (creator) (co-writer)
Cinematographer
Ruairí O'Brien (as Ruairi O'Brien)
Casting Director
Production Designer
Hayden Matthews (series production design)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Aug 7, 2013

Release date
May 10, 2013 (United Kingdom)

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Cast

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Hayley Atwell
Denise Woods Denise Woods   See fewer
Richard Coyle
Ray Deans Ray Deans   See fewer
Con O'Neill
DCI Ferguson DCI Ferguson   See fewer
Julian Lewis Jones
Mike Holland Mike Holland   See fewer
Amanda Drew
Beverley Reid Beverley Reid   See fewer
Joel Beckett
PC Gainham PC Gainham   See fewer
Ruth McCabe
Rose Woods Rose Woods   See fewer
Alex Hassell
Colin Nash Colin Nash   See fewer
Riann Steele
Paula Merris Paula Merris   See fewer
Abby Rakic-Platt
Ellen Carver Ellen Carver   See fewer
Eloise Smyth
Amy Reid Amy Reid   See fewer
Chris McHallem
Paul Reid (as Chris McHallam) Paul Reid (as Chris McHallam)   See fewer
Joe Claflin
PC Lock PC Lock   See fewer
Lara Rossi
Jay Tomlin Jay Tomlin   See fewer
Frank O'Sullivan
Father Brennan Father Brennan   See fewer
Karl O'Neill
Arthur Ainsworth Arthur Ainsworth   See fewer
Pat McGrath
Sgt Hanratty Sgt Hanratty   See fewer
Teiri Pruli
Passerby Passerby   See fewer
Danny Erskine
Desmond Clie (uncredited) Desmond Clie (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen McDade
Man with Girlfriend (uncredited) Man with Girlfriend (uncredited)   See fewer
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