Supply and Demand
TV Show · Crime · Drama

Two detectives... one streetwise and tough, the other Cambridge-educated and squeaky clean, are thrown together in dangerous undercover operations in Manchester's seedy drug lands.

1997 · 1h 41m
Starring Ade Sapara, Eamonn Walker, Benedict Wong

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Supply & Demand
    DI Carl Harrington heads ESUS on his first case: pursuing suspected drug importer Lance Anthony Izzard. A crash caused by an overtaking vehicle near roadworks kills the tanker's driver and co-driver.
    52m
  • EPISODE 1
    Raw Recruit
    ESUS backs up DS Barbara Hall, undercover for 6 months, suspected of aiding drug importer Miguel Morena. When Hall disappears upon arrival at London's City Airport, suspicions arise: has she gone rogue with Morena or fallen for his associate?
    50m
  • EPISODE 2
    Raw Recruit
    When Hall is murdered, DI Brown is determined to prove that Dt. Supt Hughes was somehow involved.
    51m
  • EPISODE 3
    Golden Goose
    When junior secretary Peter Gleeson commits suicide after being exposed as being a homosexual, the team go undercover to investigate a private drinking club called the Golden Goose where they become embroiled in scandal, blackmail and tragedy.
    50m
  • EPISODE 4
    Golden Goose
    Owner Pauline Monroe's sidelines in drugs and prostitution appear to be the key to unraveling the entire scam, but Hughes and McEwan come close to becoming embroiled themselves. As Edna discovers the truth, tragedy strikes when a drunken Monroe unleashes a gun on DI Brown.
    50m
  • EPISODE 5
    Blood Ties
    DS Harper comes face-to-face with an old adversary when Frankie Li goes undercover as a martial arts expert as the team investigates a corrupt Hong Kong businessman.
    49m

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Cast & Crew

  • A‌S
    Ade Sapara
    DI Carl Harrington
  • Eamonn Walker
    Jake Brown
  • Benedict Wong
    DC Frankie Li
  • Miriam Margolyes
    CS Edna Colley
  • Larry Lamb
    DS Simon Hughes
  • Martin Kemp
    DI Eddie McEwan
  • Stella Gonet
    DCI Jane Leyland
  • Terry O'Neill
    DS Peter Harper
  • Christopher Simon
    DC Mikey Da Souza
  • Lynda La Plante
    Writer
  • Lynda La Plante
    Creator

About

Supply and Demand

Crime

Two detectives... one streetwise and tough, the other Cambridge-educated and squeaky clean, are thrown together in dangerous undercover operations in Manchester's seedy drug lands.

Information

Studio
rlj
Released
1997
Rated
14+
Region of Origin
United Kingdom

Languages

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English (United Kingdom), English (United States)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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