4.8 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United Kingdom No. of seasons 1 First episode date 15 June 2000 Network BBC One Language English | 4.7/10 TV Original language(s) English Director Dermot Boyd Final episode date 20 July 2001 Genre Crime Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Ming Ho
Robert Jones
Andrew McCulloch
John Flanagan Directed by Dermot Boyd
David Innes Edwards
A.J. Quinn Starring Lorcan Cranitch
Patsy Palmer
Brendan Coyle
David Westhead
Kim Thomson
Richard Hope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. 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 died 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, and a lack of chemistry between the two main stars. The series has subsequently never been released on DVD.