Brotherly Love: Part 1 (22 Oct. 1995)

A married father of four, addicted to kinky sex with prostitutes, kills one when he cannot pay and she threatens to expose him to his wife.

Director:

Roy Battersby

Writer:

Jimmy McGovern

Stars:

Robbie Coltrane, Barbara Flynn, Lorcan Cranitch

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Robbie Coltrane	...	Dr. Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
Barbara Flynn	...	Judith Fitzgerald
Lorcan Cranitch	...	DS Jimmy Beck
Geraldine Somerville	...	DS Jane 'Panhandle' Penhaligon
Ricky Tomlinson	...	D.C.I. Charlie Wise
Kieran O'Brien	...	Mark Fitzgerald
Robert Cavanah	...	D.C. Alan Temple
David Calder	...	Father Michael Harvey
Brid Brennan	...	Maggie Harvey
Clive Russell	...	Danny Fitzgerald
Mark Lambert	...	David Harvey
Rodney Litchfield	...	Taxi Driver
Ruth Sheen	...	Jean McIlvanney
Polly Hemingway	...	Denise Fletcher
Sharon Percy	...	Joyce Watkins

Storyline

After having sex with a prostitute, David Harvey kills her when he finds he is unable to pay and she threatens to tell his wife. The case becomes complicated however when a second prostitute is killed and the forensic evidence indicates that it was the same killer. Only problem is that Harvey was in custody at the time of the second killing. Fitz is convinced that Harvey killed the first woman and that an accomplice did the second to cast doubt on his guilt. DS Jimmy Beck returns to work after four months sick leave, still haunted by his role in DI Bilborough's death and continuing to deny that he raped Jane Penhaligon. Fitz's mother dies and he has to deal with the guilt of being a less than attentive son.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | guilt | detective series | sexual fantasy | anxiety attack | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 1995 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&E Television Networks, Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

148 min 51 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

DCI Charlie Wise: [to Penhaligon] By the way, Jimmy Beck's coming back in the morning.
[Penhaligon runs into a toilet and vomits]

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Crazy Credits

Sharon Percy (Joyce Watkins) appears twice in the cast list in the closing credits.

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Connections

Features Cracker: Men Should Weep: Part 3 (1994)

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Soundtracks

"How Much Is That Doggie In the Window"
Written by Bob Merrill and Ingrid Reuterskiöld
Performed by Ruth Sheen
Performed by Lorcan Cranitch

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