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540:Written by
458:Mark Womack
409:Mark Womack
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246:Simon Burke
220:of episodes
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91:Directed by
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66:Simon Burke
54:Crime drama
25:Liverpool 1
1137:Categories
1030:References
1012:1999-10-25
974:1999-10-18
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610:1998-09-14
575:1998-09-07
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336:1999-10-25
326:1998-09-07
279:60 minutes
235:Production
136:Paul Usher
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1068:Amazon UK
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198:English
1089:22 May
778:Title
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