2001 British TV series or programme
| Nice Guy Eddie | |
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| Genre | Detective |
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| Composer | Martin Phipps |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Peter Fearon |
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| Running time | 60—90 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Northern Ireland |
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| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 14 June 2001 (2001-06-14) – 21 July 2002 (2002-07-21) |
Nice Guy Eddie is a British television detective drama series, created by Elliot Hope and Johanne McAndrew, and principally written by the latter, which was first broadcast on BBC1 on 14 June 2001, in the form of a 90-minute pilot. Later commissioned into a six-part series, Nice Guy Eddie follows the exploit of a Liverpool-based bumbling private detective, Eddie McMullen, played by Ricky Tomlinson, whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of Frank Bennett (Tom Ellis), who turns up on his doorstep claiming to be his son.
Notably, the role of Eddie McMullen was written specifically for Tomlinson, becoming his first leading role in a television drama series. For the series, a real life private investigator based in Liverpool, Tony Smith, acted as a script consultant, to ensure the stories were as close to life as possible. Despite attracting moderate ratings, only seven episodes (including the pilot) were produced; subsequently, the BBC decided against recommissioning the show for a second series. The series has yet to be released on DVD.
Cast
- Ricky Tomlinson as Eddie McMullen
- Tom Ellis as Frank Bennett
- Rachel Davies as Ronnie McMullen
- Elizabeth Spriggs as Vera McMullen
- John Henshaw as Lol O'Toole
- Christine Tremarco as Ange McMullen
- Emma Lucy Vaudrey as Becca McMullen
- Stephanie Waring as Laura McMullen
- Joanne Sherryden as Sharon McLean
- Scot Williams as Neil Jones
Episodes
Pilot (2001)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Douglas Mackinnon | Johanne McAndrew & Elliot Hope | 14 June 2001 (2001-06-14) | TBA | |
| Eddie McMullen, a Liverpudlian private eye, is shocked when a stranger turns up on his doorstep claiming to be his son. The revelation leads to Eddie finding himself on the run from his wife, mother and daughters. | ||||||
Series (2002)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | Douglas Mackinnon | Johanne McAndrew | 16 June 2002 (2002-06-16) | 5.05 | |
| Eddie works on a case following a woman whose boyfriend believes that she is having an affair. Returning home from work, Eddie's enraged wife insists that he takes a DNA test to find out if he really is Frank's father. | ||||||
| 2 | "Dial-A-Date" | Douglas Mackinnon | Johanne McAndrew | 23 June 2002 (2002-06-23) | 4.80 | |
| Ronnie warms to Frank, and Eddie's daughter shocks him when informs him of a young school girl made to earn money by working in the sex trade. Investigating further, Frank discovers she is the victim of a pornographic phone scam. | ||||||
| 3 | "Double Down" | Alan Macmillan | Johanne McAndrew | 30 June 2002 (2002-06-30) | 4.78 | |
| Eddie organises a search to look for the missing father of one of his clients, whilst having to deal with the possibility of taking a second DNA test. | ||||||
| 4 | "Collateral Damage" | Alan Macmillan | Steve Lawson | 7 July 2002 (2002-07-07) | TBA | |
| Following an argument with Ronnie, Eddie mysteriously disappears. Ronnie believes that he is being silly and has run away, but in reality, he and Laura are in serious danger: whilst on a routine surveillance job, Eddie has been rumbled by a dangerous gang of thieves, determined not to leave any traces behind. | ||||||
| 5 | "Stiff Competition" | Morag Mackinnon | Johanne McAndrew | 14 July 2002 (2002-07-14) | TBA | |
| Eddie and Frank find themselves over involved in a client's personal life. Returning home, Eddie has to calm his oldest daughter who has separated from her husband, but is furious when he sees him with another woman. Eddie also has to competition in the form of a rival investigator determined to start a bidding war. | ||||||
| 6 | "Two Men and Four High Heels" | Alan Macmillan | Johanne McAndrew | 21 July 2002 (2002-07-21) | 4.43 | |
| Whilst dressed as women, Eddie and Frank are mistakenly arrested during a sting to crack down on local prostitution. | ||||||
References
- "Search Results - BBC Genome - Nice Guy Eddie". BBC Genome. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- "Thrilling Detective - Eddie McMullen". Thrilling Detective. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Nice Guy Eddie". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "BARB - Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 30 January 2019.