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  • Liverpool 1 Lead Balloon (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

Liverpool 1

Lead Balloon (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

Callaghan and Pauli investigate the case of a missing boy, and soon they are hot on the trail of a previously convicted pedophile named George. At first it sounds too easy that George could have done it again, but soon Pauli finds a ...See moreCallaghan and Pauli investigate the case of a missing boy, and soon they are hot on the trail of a previously convicted pedophile named George. At first it sounds too easy that George could have done it again, but soon Pauli finds a breakthrough that stuns the team. Being a father to three little girls the same age of the missing boy, DI Jones begins to take this case personal. All he so desperately wants is to find the missing boy alive and well. Meanwhile, Callaghan has to watch his back for there are some people in Liverpool who aren't willing to forgive or forget that Mickey Sullivan died in Callaghan's presence. Written by Jasper P. Morgan See less
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Writers
Simon Burke (script by) (series created by) | Anya Camilleri (creator) (co-writer) | Colin McKeown (series created by)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 21, 1998

Release date
Sep 21, 1998 (United Kingdom)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Mark Womack
DC Mark Callaghan DC Mark Callaghan   See fewer
Samantha Womack
DC Isobel de Pauli (as Sam Janus) DC Isobel de Pauli (as Sam Janus)   See fewer
Tom Georgeson
DI Howard Jones DI Howard Jones   See fewer
Paul Broughton
DC Frank White DC Frank White   See fewer
Katy Carmichael
DC Jo McMullan DC Jo McMullan   See fewer
Paul Usher
John Sullivan John Sullivan   See fewer
Ian McNeice
George George   See fewer
Eamon Boland
Chief Inspector Graham Hill Chief Inspector Graham Hill   See fewer
Tristan Sturrock
Will Timmer Will Timmer   See fewer
David Bracegirdle
Christopher Moynihan Christopher Moynihan   See fewer
Karen Meagher
Mrs. O'Leary Mrs. O'Leary   See fewer
Roy Brandon
Mr. Moynihan Mr. Moynihan   See fewer
Clive Moore
Joey Callaghan Joey Callaghan   See fewer
Gillian Kearney
Julie Callaghan Julie Callaghan   See fewer
Anna Chan
Secretary Secretary   See fewer
Milo Twomey
Kelvin Kelvin   See fewer
Andrew Lancel
Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan   See fewer
Terry Gilbert
Gary O'Leary Gary O'Leary   See fewer
Angela Clarke
Sarah Harding Sarah Harding   See fewer
Keith Saha
Barman Barman   See fewer
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