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Murphy's Law

  • TV Series
  • 2003–2007
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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James Nesbitt in Murphy's Law (2003)
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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
    7.7/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Colin Bateman
    • Stars
      • James Nesbitt
      • Del Synnott
      • Claudia Harrison
    • 14User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 nominations total

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    James Nesbitt
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    • Tommy Murphy
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    Claudia Harrison
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    • Annie Guthrie…
    Owen Teale
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    • Paul Allison
    Michael Feast
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    Mark Womack
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    Sarah Berger
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    • Caz Miller
    Larry Lamb
    Larry Lamb
    • George Garvey
    Ramon Tikaram
    Ramon Tikaram
    • Richard Holloway
    Grant Burgin
    Grant Burgin
    • Thompson
    Liam Cunningham
    Liam Cunningham
    • Drew Johnstone
    Shaun Dooley
    Shaun Dooley
    • Ollington
    Andrea Lowe
    Andrea Lowe
    • D.C. Kim Goodall
    Brian McCardie
    Brian McCardie
    • Billy Johnstone
    Francis Magee
    Francis Magee
    • Detective Chief Superintendent Warren
    • Creator
      • Colin Bateman
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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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    8/10
    Well-Scripted and Acted; Tense
    My wife and I just completed this series. We really liked it. It is very tense due to the undercover assignments that Murphy gets: one mistake and he is dead. James Nesbitt is great as Murphy.
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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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