The Ghost Squad

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Ghost Squad
Format Drama, crime
Created by Tom Grieves
Starring Elaine Cassidy
Emma Fielding
Jonas Armstrong
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
No. of episodes 07
Production
Producer(s) Chris Clough
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 4
Original run November 15, 2005 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Ghost Squad is a 2005 British crime drama series produced by the British production company, "Company Pictures," for Channel 4 filmed at various locations in the United Kingdom. Created by Tom Grieves. It stars Elaine Cassidy and Jonas Armstrong. The premise of the show is that there is an undercover police squad which investigates police for possible corruption. Seven episodes were made in 2005.

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[edit] Cast

Actor Character Episode Count
Elaine Cassidy Detective Amy Harris 7
Emma Fielding Detective Superintendent Carole McKay 7
Jonas Armstrong Pete Maitland 7
James Weber-Brown Deputy Asst. Commissioner Robert Townsend 3
Michael Thompson CID Officer 2

[edit] Principal Crew

Writer and Creator Tom Grieves
Producer Chris Clough
Directors Richard Laxton, Daniel Percival, Charles Palmer
Executive Producers Charles Pattinson, George Faber

[edit] Episode List

Episode Number Episode Name Details
1 London Detective Amy Harris apprehends a local street criminal and is blamed for his untimely death whilst inside the police station. Amy conducts her own investigation playing people off one another.
2 Humberside Amy goes undercover to infiltrate a group of dirty constables (police) involved in human trafficking.
3 West Yorkshire .
4 Scottish Highlands .
5 Greater Manchester .
6 Nottingham Shire .
7 London (Part 1 and 2) .

[edit] Availability

The Ghost Squad was originally aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom but was canceled after 7 episodes. Recently, TGS has been shown on TV on Hallmark International in February and March 2008. Currently the only available DVD is by the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) (DVD Region 4) and is made for PAL televisions.

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