The Commander
TV Show · Drama · Crime

Commander Clare Blake (Amanda Burton, Silent Witness, The Level) is New Scotland Yard's highest-ranking female officer, but she recklessly blurs the lines between her personal life and her career. These gripping mysteries from award-winning writer Lynda La Plante (Prime Suspect) guest star Hugh Bonneville (Notting Hill), Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey), and Greg Wise (Sense & Sensibility).

2003 · 1h 13m
Starring Amanda Burton, Matthew Marsh, Nicholas Jones

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Entrapment (Part 1)
    Newly promoted, Commander Clare Blake (Amanda Burton) vows no cover-ups. When a previously convicted killer, James Lampton (Hugh Bonneville) gets released on parole, Blake's judgement is put to the test.
    47m
  • EPISODE 2
    Entrapment (Part 2)
    DCI Mike Hedges conceals evidence of his involvement in the police shooting of an unarmed civilian, Lionel Cripps.
    1m
  • EPISODE 1
    Virus (Part 1)
    Commander Blake is in trouble. Her relationship with convicted killer James Lampton made the tabloids, and her supervisors are not amused.
    1h
  • EPISODE 2
    Virus (Part 2)
    Commander Blake's terminally ill sister moves in with her while Blake deals with the dangerous computer hacker who has threatened to kill more patients every 24 hours.
    1h
  • EPISODE 3
    Blackdog (Part 1)
    Patient and persistent, Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Blackton (David O'Hara) has earned his nickname, "Blackdog," as he is called in to re-open the investigation of the Lionel Cripps shooting.
    1h
  • EPISODE 4
    Blackdog (Part 2)
    Graham Warner, the officer implicated in the Lionel Cripps shooting, is found dead in a park. Commander Blake continues to bury evidence of her relationship with James Lampton.
    1h

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Cast & Crew

  • Amanda Burton
    Commander Clare Blake
  • Matthew Marsh
    D.C.I. Mike Hedges
  • Nicholas Jones
    D.C.S. Les Branton
  • Lynda La Plante
    Creator

About

The Commander

Drama

Commander Clare Blake (Amanda Burton, Silent Witness, The Level) is New Scotland Yard's highest-ranking female officer, but she recklessly blurs the lines between her personal life and her career. These gripping mysteries from award-winning writer Lynda La Plante (Prime Suspect) guest star Hugh Bonneville (Notting Hill), Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey), and Greg Wise (Sense & Sensibility).

Information

Studio
Britbox
Released
2003
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 La Plante Productions Ltd.

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English (United Kingdom), English
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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