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Creator:
Paul Abbott
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
7 June 1999 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
Touching Evil is a crime drama following the exploits of a crack squad on the Organised & Serial Crime Unit... more
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Awards:
3 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Twisted and gritty more (14 total)

Cast

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Robson Green ... Dave Creegan (1 episode, 1997)
Nicola Walker ... Susan Taylor (1 episode, 1997)
Michael Feast ... Commander Enwright (1 episode, 1997)
Claudie Blakley ... Mo Morrison (1 episode, 1997)

Sean Gilder ... Steve Carroll (1 episode, 1997)
Joe Absolom ... Craig Jones (1 episode, 1997)
Antony Byrne ... Barry (1 episode, 1997)
Rosie Cavaliero ... Yvonne Jackson (1 episode, 1997)
Chrissie Cotterill ... Eileen McCaffrey (1 episode, 1997)
Mary Cunningham ... Marion (1 episode, 1997)

Shaun Dingwall ... Mark Rivers (1 episode, 1997)
Saskia Downes ... Kerry Creegan (1 episode, 1997)
Hazel Ellerby ... Mrs Wilson (1 episode, 1997)
Adam Kotz ... Jonathan Kreitman (1 episode, 1997)
Kenneth McDonald ... Cyril (1 episode, 1997)
Daniel Newman ... Vince Wilson (1 episode, 1997)
Stephen Walters ... Jack McCaffrey (1 episode, 1997)
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Additional Details

Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | Australia:MA (some episodes)

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Creegan: He's a pimp. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as "Touching Evil" (2004) more

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14 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Twisted and gritty, 11 August 2005
Author: mhoney-1 from Pittsboro, North Carolina

This was one of my favorite "Mystery!" series. This was something of a precursor to shows like "CSI" and "Without a Trace," and ten times better. Robson Greene is DI Dave Creegan, a workaholic who works in a fictional British unit called Organized Serial Crime (OSC). Creegan received a bullet in the head some time back, and was brought back to life through the miracle of medicine, now walking a tightrope on the edge of sanity as the semi-suicidal detective hunts down serial killers and other perps through his gift for thinking like they do. Creegan's partner, DI Susan Taylor, is a no-nonsense type whose method for solving cases is quite the opposite of Creegans. DC Mark Rivers, also a key player, is as far removed from Creegan as possible, a by-the-book detective who is just as content to wait for back-up as jump into the fire. There were some excellent shows, but the first season is by far the best, starting off with a perverted and villainous suspect portrayed by Ian McDiarmid, of "Star Wars" fame.

Perhaps this show lacks some of the class that made earlier shows such as "Prime Suspect" such a treat, but the only thing on "Mystery!" to match it as of yet is probably the most recent American-produced Tony Hillerman adaptations.

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