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Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
12

Networks
  
ITV, STV, UTV

6.4/10
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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of series
  
2

Final episode date
  
1 August 2005

Predecessor
  
The Bill


Starring
  
Lindsay CoulsonMichael McKellSamantha SpiroSteven PaceyMeera SyalRichard HopeHoward WardAndrew SomervilleJoe ShawWill MellorAbhin GaleyaDiane ParishRichard HuwVincenzo PellegrinoHugh Sachs

Running time
  
60 minutes (w/advertisements, Series 1)90 minutes (w/advertisements, Series 2)

Cast
  
Lindsey Coulson, Samantha Spiro, Michael McKell, Diane Parish, Richard Hope

Murder Investigation Team is a British police procedural drama series produced by the ITV network as a spin-off from the long-running series, The Bill. The series recounts the activities of a Murder Investigation Team, who are linked to the Sun Hill borough of London, as featured in The Bill.

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Background

Like The Bill, Murder Investigation Team was filmed in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and locations included the Former Woolwich campus of the University of Greenwich. The first series debuted on 3 May 2003, and ran for eight episodes. This series was filmed with the working title Think Murder, and was produced by Tom Cotter. The first episode featured the team investigating the death of one of The Bill's most popular characters, Sgt. Matthew Boyden, who was killed in a drive-by shooting. Several members of The Bill's cast also appeared in the episode.

The first series also featured guest appearances from such actors as Gary Kemp, Paul Bown and Bradley Walsh. After a two-year hiatus, a second series of four episodes debuted on 11 July 2005. All four episodes had previously been broadcast in February 2005 in Australia. This series features the re-appearance of DC Eva Sharpe, who joined the team, transferring from the CID office at Sun Hill. Each episode in series two was extended by half an hour and was produced by ITV's head of drama, Johnathan Young. In September 2005, The Sun reported that ITV would not be commissioning a third series, and so the show was axed.

Cast

  • Rosie McManus (Lindsey Coulson); a Detective Constable assigned to the M.I.T., later promoted to Sergeant.
  • Trevor Hands (Michael McKell); a Detective Sergeant, later promoted to S.I.O. and Detective Inspector.
  • Barry Purvis (Richard Hope); an office based D.S. who assists the team with inquiries.

    • Series One

  • Vivien Friend (Samantha Spiro); a Detective Inspector, the Senior Investigating Officer of the M.I.T. and Rosie McManus' partner.
  • Malcolm Savage (Steven Pacey); a Chief Inspector and the head of the Murder Investigation Team.
  • Jim Daws (Howard Ward); an on-the-scene D.S. who initially scopes out the crime scene ready for S.O.C.O.
  • Patrick Lincoln (Andrew Somerville); a junior Detective Constable.
  • Scott Grainger (Joe Shaw); one of two junior DCs on Friend's team.
  • John Cornell (Richard Huw); a Medical Doctor and CSI who assists the team in the field.
  • Fergus Gallagher (Vincenzo Pellegrino); a lab based examiner and a Medical Doctor.

    • Series Two

  • Anita Wishart (Meera Syal); a Chief Inspector and the head of the Murder Investigation Team.
  • Eva Sharpe (Diane Parish); is a DC formerly assigned to Sunhill, and the newest member of M.I.T.
  • Simon Tait (Abhin Galeya); a junior Detective Constable.
  • Jed Griffiths (Will Mellor); one of two junior DCs on Hands' team.
  • Charles Renfield (Hugh Sachs); a Medical Doctor and CSI who assists the team in the field.

    • References

    Murder Investigation Team (TV series) Wikipedia
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