Copper 

Set in the Five Points neighborhood of New York City in the 1860s, focusing on a rugged young Irish cop who is forced to navigate his unruly and dangerous immigrant neighborhood while ... See full summary »

Creators:

Tom Fontana, Will Rokos

Stars:

Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tom Weston-Jones	...	Detective Kevin Corcoran 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Kyle Schmid	...	Robert Morehouse 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Anastasia Griffith	...	Elizabeth Haverford / ... 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Ato Essandoh	...	Doctor Matthew Freeman 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Kevin Ryan	...	Detective Francis Maguire / ... 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Dylan Taylor	...	Andrew O'Brien / ... 23 episodes, 2012-2013
Tessa Thompson	...	Sara Freeman 22 episodes, 2012-2013
Franka Potente	...	Eva Heissen 22 episodes, 2012-2013
Ron White	...	Captain Ciaran Joseph Sullivan 19 episodes, 2012-2013
Kiara Glasco	...	Annie Reilly / ... 16 episodes, 2012-2013
Geordie Johnson	...	Norbert Morehouse 15 episodes, 2012-2013
Adrian Griffin	...	Morehouse's Butler 13 episodes, 2012-2013
Donal Logue	...	Brendan Donovan 12 episodes, 2013
Alex Paxton-Beesley	...	Ellen Corcoran 11 episodes, 2012-2013

Storyline

Set in the Five Points neighborhood of New York City in the 1860s, focusing on a rugged young Irish cop who is forced to navigate his unruly and dangerous immigrant neighborhood while interacting with the uptown Manhattan crowd and the black community.

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Plot Keywords:

african american | doctor | priest | police corruption | french | 

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Taglines:

In 1864, he was New York's finest.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Detective Kevin Corcoran shares his name with a child actor from the 1950's and 1960's K.C. the actor was the younger brother in Old Yeller and was one of the original Mouseketeers.

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Goofs

Corcoran and company are Irish immigrants working for the Metropolitan Police. The Metropolitan Police was formed by the state in 1857 as a counter to the pre-existing municipal police, and they were rival agencies. Irish immigrants worked almost exclusively for the municipal police rather than the Metropolitan Police, so it is highly unlikely that a Metropolitan Police precinct would would have been manned mainly by Irish.

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Quotes

Detective Kevin Corcoran: I have a favor to ask.
Elizabeth Haverford: Well that's fortunate. I've brought you here to ask a favor of my own.
Detective Kevin Corcoran: [pulls out Elizabeth's letter] Next time, could you ease up on the rose water? I will not hear the end of it at the precinct-house.
Elizabeth Haverford: Embarrassing you was not my intention. It's just the way I smell.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, there is a map showing the Five Points as it stood in the show's time period.

User Reviews

fascinated by copper

I love this show it has absolutely fascinated me with the story. I want to know what happened to Ellen, what will happen to everyone in it.

Everything that you think you know, you have to just throw it out when the next show comes on and it all changes. There is something so wonderful about watching it unfold.

The characters are so interesting; dark and deep. I cannot begin to know what will happen and that cannot be said for much that is on television. I love the unique flavour of this show,the gritty reality. So often people have romanticized the roles of saloon girls and cops and this show does not do that at all, sure some might find that too explicit but they can go watch the regular formula stuff on the bland networks.I find this whole series absolutely perfect. Can't wait to see it each week.

Details

Official Sites:

BBC America [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Copper

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineflix Studios, BBC America, Shaw Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD