NCS: Manhunt is a British television crime drama series, starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad. Created by Malcolm McKay, the series premiered with a two-part pilot episode on BBC One on 26 March 2001. A full series of six episodes debuted on 4 March 2002, and concluded on 19 March 2002. Despite the series' popularity, and strong viewing figures, a second series was never commissioned. Notably, neither the pilot nor the complete series have ever been issued on DVD, although the series was repeated in its entirety on Forces TV in 2016. The series notably starred Michael Fassbender in one of his earliest television roles, after appearing in Band of Brothers the previous year. Kenneth Cranham and Phyllis Logan also co-starred in the pilot episode.
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| - NCS: Manhunt (en)
- National Crime Squad (nl)
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| - Het National Crime Squad, is een Engelse politieserie. Het National Crime Squad is een soort tegenhanger van de Amerikaanse FBI. Het is een aantal apart getrainde detectives. John Borne (gespeeld door David Suchet) is de leider van deze gespecialiseerde eenheid. en zijn de regisseurs van de serie. (nl)
- NCS: Manhunt is a British television crime drama series, starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad. Created by Malcolm McKay, the series premiered with a two-part pilot episode on BBC One on 26 March 2001. A full series of six episodes debuted on 4 March 2002, and concluded on 19 March 2002. Despite the series' popularity, and strong viewing figures, a second series was never commissioned. Notably, neither the pilot nor the complete series have ever been issued on DVD, although the series was repeated in its entirety on Forces TV in 2016. The series notably starred Michael Fassbender in one of his earliest television roles, after appearing in Band of Brothers the previous year. Kenneth Cranham and Phyllis Logan also co-starred in the pilot episode. (en)
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| - The team ambushes a group of drug smugglers who have landed in a Norfolk field and seize a consignment of cocaine. They plan to track the drugs to source through the pilot and one of the crew, but are taken off the case to deal with a series of contract killings by two leather-clad scooter riders using silenced handguns. (en)
- Bourne and the team continue their investigation and make a surprising discovery about Anne Warwick's personal life. What appeared to be a straightforward kidnapping soon escalates into a harrowing case of murder, conspiracy and betrayal. (en)
- It becomes clear that the crimes are racially motivated, and the team uncovers a secretive right-wing organisation bent on starting a race war. (en)
- The team struggles to come to terms with the loss of one of their own. A series of arrests helps to raise spirits, and a tip-off leads Borne to an old acquaintance. Borne becomes convinced that a criminal whom he convicted five years earlier holds the key to the contract killings. (en)
- The team sets up a deal to sell the shipment of drugs to Benny Luck, who arranges to meet the Colombians at Tilbury docks, setting up a dramatic showdown. (en)
- A new member joins the team, which is dispatched to investigate a series of apparently straightforward armed robberies on Indian restaurants in Birmingham. MI5 gets involved when a paratrooper is killed. (en)
- The team attempts to bring down the Colombian cocaine smuggling ring. Information has been received that a shipment is on its way. To get to the elusive "Number One", the detectives go after dealers further down the supply chain, but one of the team is kidnapped outside Benny Luck's club. (en)
- When convicted criminal Ricky Valesi kidnaps the mother of Inspector Anne Warwick, a link between the officer and Valesi is unveiled. (en)
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| - Paul Unwin (en)
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