No Offence: Series 3, Episode 2 - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

No Offence. Image shows from L to R: D.C. Spike Tanner (Will Mellor), Paddy Kenny (Victor McGuire). Copyright: AbbottVision

Killer Beckett's next target is Manchester's children and Viv and the team must track down the poisoned batch of halal meat that Beckett has unleashed on the city before it's too late. In the hunt to get closer to Beckett, Dinah attempts to win the trust of the undercover cop in the midst of the far-right group Beckett used to be involved in - and uncovers explosive secrets

Broadcast details

Date

Thursday 20th September 2018

Time

9pm

Channel

Channel 4

Length

60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Joanna Scanlan D.I. Vivienne Deering
Elaine Cassidy D.C. Dinah Kowalska
Paul Ritter Randolph Miller
Will Mellor D.C. Spike Tanner
Ste Johnston P.C. Jonah Mitchell
Tom Varey P.C. Stuart O'Connell
Saira Choudhry P.C. Tegan Thompson
Conor MacNeill Gavin Nuttle
Claire Rushbrook D.C.I. Marilyn Merchant
Neil Maskell Dennis Caddy
Tamara Lawrance Bonnie Sands
Sharon Rooney Faye Caddy
Lisa McGrillis Caroline McCoy

Guest cast

Ace Bhatti Mayor Karim Hassan
Patrick Baladi Lionel Dirkin
Phil Dunster Chief Inspector Pembroke
Jag Sanghera Security Guard
Amer Nazir Van Driver
Victor McGuire Paddy Kenny
Sharif Dorani Omran Hussein
Nicola Chegwin Radio Producer
Paul Kennedy Hamish Argyle
Elizabeth Chan Rita
Mark Stobbart Ivan
Darren Connolly Joseph Beckett (Voice)

Writing team

Paul Tomalin Writer
May Anderson Script Editor

Production team

Robert Quinn (as Rob Quinn) Director
Phil Warburton-Leach (as Philip Leach) Producer
Martin Carr Executive Producer
Paul Abbott Executive Producer
Paul Coe Executive Producer
Tracie Wright Line Producer
Joanna Scanlan Associate Producer
Elaine Cassidy Associate Producer
Catherine Morshead Associate Producer
Justin Krish Editor
Joe Sawyer Editor
David Head Editor
David Butterworth Production Designer
Sarah Crowe Casting Director
David Marsh Director of Photography
Scott Langridge Costume Designer
Nadia El-Saffar Make-up Designer
Vince Pope Composer
Tracy Chapman 1st Assistant Director

Press

Paul Abbott's Manchester cop drama gets better by the week. Tonight, the Friday Street team have just hours to track down a poisoned batch of halal meat. Prepare yourselves as Viv performs an unintended striptease; Miller unleashes a mean karaoke falsetto; and Dinah earns her stripes.

Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 20th September 2018