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Murphy's Law is a BBC television drama, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Northern Ireland, starring James Nesbitt as an undercover police officer, Tommy Murphy. There were five series of the drama, shown on BBC One. The first two were composed of individual stories. Series three, four and five were each single stories composed over multiple episodes. Colin Bateman adapted the pilot for a novel.
Original Release
09/24/2001 on BBC
US Release
04/28/2003
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Nesbitt | Tommy Murphy / Thomas Murphy |
| Del Synnott | DC Alan Carter / Carter |
| Owen Teale | Paul Allison |
| Michael Feast | Rees |
| Mark Womack | Callard / David Callard |
| Mark Benton | Father McBride / McBride |
| Sarah Berger | Hilary Clarke |
| Georgia Mackenzie | Ellie Holloway |
| Michael Fassbender | Caz Miller |
| Larry Lamb | Garvey / George Garvey |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food Chain; Part 1 | Monday, 01 October 2007 |
| 2 | Food Chain; Part 2 | Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
| 3 | Food Chain; Part 3 | Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
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Directors
Colm McCarthy, Brian Kirk, Peter Lydon, Andy Goddard, Philip John, Ed Fraiman, Richard Standeven, Giovanni Bracco, John Strickland, Maurice Phillips
Writers
Allan Cubitt, Colin Bateman, Russell Lewis, Simon Donald, Julian Perkins, Scott Cherry, Phil Charles, John Forte, Tony McHale, Michael Crompton
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Nesbitt | Tommy Murphy / Thomas Murphy |
| Del Synnott | DC Alan Carter / Carter |
| Owen Teale | Paul Allison |
| Michael Feast | Rees |
| Mark Womack | Callard / David Callard |
| Mark Benton | Father McBride / McBride |
| Sarah Berger | Hilary Clarke |
| Georgia Mackenzie | Ellie Holloway |
| Michael Fassbender | Caz Miller |
| Larry Lamb | Garvey / George Garvey |
| Ramon Tikaram | Richard Holloway |
| Grant Burgin | Thompson |
| Liam Cunningham | Drew Johnstone |
| Shaun Dooley | Ollington |
| Andrea Lowe | D.C. Kim Goodall |
| Brian McCardie | Billy Johnstone |
| Francis Magee | Detective Chief Superintendent Warren |
| Patricia Martin | Murphy's Ma / Fionnuala Murphy McGovern, Murphy's Ma |
| Jessica Oyelowo | D.C. Jackie Cole |
| John Hewitt | Murphy's Dad / Murphy's Dad, Mr. McGovern |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Greg Brenman | Executive Producer |
| Patrick Spence | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Wright | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Lowe | Executive Producer |
| Carol Ann Docherty | Executive Producer |
| Robert Cooper | Executive Producer |
| Jemma Rodgers | Producer |
| Stephen Smallwood | Producer |
| Hilary Benson | Producer |
| Mary Alleguen | Producer |
| Sanne Wohlenberg | Producer |
| Kate Murrell | Producer |
| Claudine Sturdy | Producer |
| Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo | Producer |
Editors
Roy Sharman, Fiona Colbeck, Ian Sutherland, Tim Murrell, Victoria Boydell, Guy Bensley, Les Healey, Nick McPhee, Elen Pierce Lewis
