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Murphy's Law

  • TV Series
  • 2003–2007
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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James Nesbitt in Murphy's Law (2003)
Police ProceduralCrimeDramaMystery

As a maverick cop with a dark past, DS Tommy Murphy fails a psychiatric assessment but is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment.As a maverick cop with a dark past, DS Tommy Murphy fails a psychiatric assessment but is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment.As a maverick cop with a dark past, DS Tommy Murphy fails a psychiatric assessment but is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment.

  • Creator
    • Colin Bateman
  • Stars
    • James Nesbitt
    • Del Synnott
    • Claudia Harrison
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    1.6K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Creator
      • Colin Bateman
    • Stars
      • James Nesbitt
      • Del Synnott
      • Claudia Harrison
    • 15User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 nominations total

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    • Paul Allison
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    Mark Benton
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    Georgia Mackenzie
    • Ellie Holloway
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    • Caz Miller
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    Larry Lamb
    • George Garvey
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    • Richard Holloway
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    • Drew Johnstone
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    Andrea Lowe
    Andrea Lowe
    • D.C. Kim Goodall
    Brian McCardie
    Brian McCardie
    • Billy Johnstone
    Francis Magee
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    • Alternate versions
      UK DVD releases from Season 2 onwards are struck from edited international episode masters (allowing for commercials to be added for overseas broadcasts). The full uncut versions were originally broadcast on BBC One, without commercials. However, certain US DVD season releases (e.g. Season 3) contain the full uncut episodes.
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      Followed by Murphy's Law: Manic Munday (2003)

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    6/10

    Solid Entertainment

    It shines when it stays local. When it tries to dive into international waters like with the Yakuza or the Russian mob, it fails spectacularly. It's easy enough to skip any episode that's not to your liking without missing much of the throughline. The most difficult suspension of disbelief is accepting Murphy undercover as a lounge singer. He's terrible. The show mostly holds up even almost 20 years after its debut. Worth the 2atch if you're not expecting too much from it.
    • figmar
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    • Release date
      • 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Закон Мерфи
    • Production companies
      • Tiger Aspect Productions
      • BBC Northern Ireland
      • Horsebridge Productions Limited
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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