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User Rating:
6.5/10   108 votes
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Director:
Michael Whyte
Writer:
Lynda La Plante (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 February 2003 (UK) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
Commander Clare Blake has risen to the top of her profession in the male-dominated Metropolitan Police... more | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
The Commander: Set 1 (review)
 (From FlickFilosopher. 13 November 2008, 8:38 AM, PST)
Crime a winning formula for ITV1
 (From digitalspy. 13 November 2008, 2:21 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Refreshing, excellent British crime drama more (5 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Amanda Burton ... Commander Clare Blake
Matthew Marsh ... DCI Mike Hedges
Nicholas Jones ... DCS Les Branton
Martin Walsh ... Graham Warner
David Calder ... George Hart
Robert Wilfort ... DI Jeff Dunn
Terence Hillyer ... Eddie Myers
Gillian Goodman ... Gina Moore
Anna Farnworth ... Maddie Engel

Hugh Bonneville ... James Lampton

Clint Dyer ... Murray Dickson
Jake Abraham ... Tony Farmer
Paul Brightwell ... DS Brian Hall
Poppy Miller ... DC Carol Browning
Joan Bakewell ... Herself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Commander: Entrapment (UK) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
145 min | UK:180 min (including commercials)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | UK:15
Company:
La Plante Productions more

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Followed by The Commander: Blacklight (2006) (TV) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Refreshing, excellent British crime drama, 2 June 2007
10/10
Author: tony-harrison33 from United Kingdom

After reading the negative comments left I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this. However, I'm so pleased I gave it a go, I found it to be a perfect blend of entertainment,suspense and mystery. It kept me guessing right till the end, when it reached a thrilling climax. I think that it was showing that no matter how high people reach in the ranks,everyone is human and no one is infallible. I think Amanda Burton played the part as The Commander extremely well, she appeared confident and assertive in her role yet you could still feel her vulnerability and loneliness which led her to misjudge the real killer. I actually enjoyed this as much as Prime Suspect, I am only disappointed there were not more Series made.

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