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Writers:
Jake Arnott (novel)
Ed Whitmore (writer)
Release Date:
23 March 2008 (UK) more
Plot:
Three policemen are brutally murdered during the 1966 World Cup celebrations. "He Kills Coppers" follows... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
New La Plante detective drama for ITV1
(From digitalspy. 12 June 2008, 10:46 AM, PDT)
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Perfunctory more (3 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mel Raido | ... | Billy Porter |
| Liam Garrigan | ... | Jonathan Young |
| Rafe Spall | ... | Frank Taylor |
| Steven Robertson | ... | Tony Meehan |
| Tim Woodward | ... | Nipper Reed |
 | Kelly Reilly | ... | Jeannie |
| Kemal Sylvester | ... | Maltese |
| Glyn Grimstead | ... | Alf Isaacs |
| Paul Ritter | ... | Sid Franks |
| Robert Demeger | ... | Bookie |
| Cameron Jack | ... | Jimmy |
| Cavan Clerkin | ... | Stan |
 | Lucy Holt | ... | Sandra |
| James Dreyfus | ... | Julian |
| Paul Clayton | ... | Tweed Suit |
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139 min (3 episodes)
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The title "He Kills Coppers" is taken from a chant used by football crowds to taunt police officers who are keeping order at football matches. more
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Peter: Billy Porter is our friend, is our friend,is our friend,Billy Porter is our friend,he kills coppers! more
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Follows The Long Firm (2004) (TV) more
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For a mainstream drama on ITV, 'He Kills Coppers' is remarkably harsh, complex and realistic; a long way from conventional serial-killer cliché. An enigmatic villain, and the under-Britain he inhabits, is set against a story of corrupt policeman: there's certainly promise in the premise. Unfortunately, the acting isn't brilliant (Steven Robinson as the journalist is particularly poor) and the direction relies too much on the soundtrack to insert some otherwise missing emotion. The real problem is that the story seems abbreviated; a succession of events enticingly set out but never fully elaborated; what's left is perfunctory, a barely illustrated outline. It's a shame, as I can believe there was potential here.