McCready and Daughter
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Nick Pitt |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Northern Ireland |
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| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 15 June 2000 – 20 July 2001 |
McCready and Daughter was a short-lived British television crime drama, broadcast on BBC One, from June 15, 2000, until July 20, 2001. Just six episodes of the series were produced.[1] The series starred Lorcan Cranitch and Patsy Palmer as Michael and Clare McCready, a father and daughter who are reunited through their work as private investigators within an Irish community in Kilburn, London, after Clare drops out of university and fails to find another job. The part of Michael McCready was originally written for Tony Doyle, however Doyle passed away just days before filming was due to start. An initial pilot film was broadcast in 2000, before a series of five episodes followed in 2001.
The series was originally written as a "star vehicle" for both Doyle and Palmer, paving the way for her return to television following her departure from EastEnders. The show's demise was blamed on poor viewing figures[2], and a lack of chemistry between the two main stars.[3] The series has subsequently never been released on DVD.
Cast
- Lorcan Cranitch as Michael McCready
- Patsy Palmer as Clare McCready
- Brendan Coyle as Donal McCready
- David Westhead as D.C.I. Alan Kendall
- Kim Thomson as Laura Cooper
- Richard Hope as Tony Smith
Episodes
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| 1 | "McCready and Daughter" | A.J. Quinn | Ming Ho & Robert Jones | 15 June 2000 | |
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Michael is hired to track down a bare knuckle fighter who has disappeared without trace. During the investigation, he is forced to deal with his wayward daughter Clare, who has dropped out of university and cannot find a job. | |||||
| 2 | "Hobgoblin" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 June 2001 | |
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Michael sends Clare undercover as a barmaid as the pair investigate the murder of a popular publican in a hit and run. | |||||
| 3 | "The Dating Game" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 June 2001 | |
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Clare is forced to prove her father's innocence after he is arrested when a woman he meets for a date is found murdered later that night. | |||||
| 4 | "Pasta La Vista" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 July 2001 | |
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Michael and Clare investigate the murder of a chef working at a local Italian restaurant, and uncover a complex web of secret relationships. | |||||
| 5 | "Obsessions" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 July 2001 | |
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Michael's past comes back to haunt him when the disappearance of a con man and the discovery of a young girl's body bears all the hallmarks to an unsolved murder he worked on twelve years ago. | |||||
| 6 | "No Bed of Roses" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 July 2001 | |
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Michael offers to help a young woman whose local neighbourhood has become infested with gangs and violence, but finds himself up against the woman's volatile sister. | |||||