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No Offence is a British television police procedural drama on Channel 4, created by Paul Abbott. It follows a team of detectives from Friday Street police station, a division of the Manchester Metropolitan Police (a fictional version of the Greater Manchester Police). The series stars Joanna Scanlan as the protagonist, Detective Inspector Viv Deering. The first series focuses on the team's investigation into the serial murders of young girls with Down's syndrome. It was renewed for a second run. The second series of seven episodes began broadcasting on 4 January 2017, and follows the investigation into Manchester crime boss Nora Attah (Rakie Ayola). Both series were filmed on location in Manchester.

In the UK, the first episode of No Offence launched with 2.5 million viewers, Channel 4's biggest midweek drama launch for more than three years. Although subsequent episodes lost overnight viewers, dropping as low as 1.2 million, the weekly consolidated series average remained at 2.5 million and finished 47% up on Channel 4's slot average. In France, the first episode of No Offence aired on 29 February 2016 on France 2 and was watched by 5.46 million viewers, 20.4% of the TV audience. The next three episodes were shown back to back that evening and together achieved an average 4.6 million viewers, 20.4% of the TV audience.

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Plot

In the first series, D.I. Viv Deering is dynamic but blunt in leading a team of detectives at the fictional 'Manchester Metropolitan Police'. D.C. Dinah Kowalska misses out on a promotion to D.S. due to a mistake, but she proceeds to uncover a link between a murder, the body of a drowned woman, and the disappearance of a third girl. The team soon realise someone is killing girls with Down's Syndrome across Manchester, and, while negotiating different cases, they attempt to solve the case as more girls come into danger. The prime suspect is killed whilst fleeing arrest, but Dinah and Viv separately conclude that Viv's husband was also involved. Viv burns the evidence and plans to kill rather than arrest him, but he is killed by Cathy whilst she and Dinah are holding him at Viv's home. With Viv they cover up their involvement before reporting the killing.

Main cast

Joanna Scanlan as DI Vivenne Deering (Series 1—2)

Elaine Cassidy as DC Dinah Kowalska (Series 1—2)

Alexandra Roach as DS Joy Freers (Series 1—2)

Will Mellor as DC Spike Tanner (Series 1—2)

Paul Ritter as Randolph Miller (Series 1—2)

Colin Salmon as DSupt Darren Maclaren (Series 1)

Sarah Solemani as DCI Christine Lickberg (Series 2)

Saira Choudhry as PC Tegan Thompson (Series 1—2)

Tom Varey as PC Stuart O'Connell (Series 1—2)

Ste Johnson as PC Jonah Mitchell (Series 1—2)

Neet Mohan as PC Taz Ahmed (Series 1—2)

Recurring cast

Charlie May-Clark as Cathy Calvert (Series 1—2)

Claudia Adshead as Donna Calvert (Series 1—2)

Kate O'Flynn as Dr. Peep (Series 1—2)

Conor MacNeill as Gavin (Series 2)

Chook Sibtain as Sgt. Keith Pankani (Series 2)

Risteárd Cooper as Laurie Gaskell (Series 1)

Hanna Bieniuszewicz as Magda Kowalska (Series 1)

Mia Blakeley as Tessa Kowalska (Series 1)

Siobhan McSweeney as Ruth Cheetam (Series 1)

Philip McGinley as Bob Simmons (Series 1)

Ben Tavassoli as Alpha (Series 1)

Daniel Ginty as Luke Hyatt (Series 1)

Hannah Walters as Connie Ball (Series 1)

Rakie Ayola as Nora Attah (Series 2)

Zackary Momoh as Mani Attah (Series 2)

Zak Sutcliffe as Kim Garvey (Series 2)

Felix Scott as DS Ewan Murray (Series 2)

Characters

D.I. Vivenne Deering (Joanna Scanlan) is a cast-iron cop with a tough-love approach to managing her team. She is at the prime of her life and capable in her job. However, with a high-flying career comes a disintegrating home life.

D.C. Dinah Kowalska (Elaine Cassidy) is a strong yet impulsive member of the team. She passes over a promotion to sergeant following a stupid mistake, and it's not long before she makes another move in following her emotions, which threatens her job.

D.S. Joy Freers (Alexandra Roach) is an equally brilliant detective but one who is shy of the spotlight. Her promotion to sergeant ahead of Dinah removes her from her comfort zone; if only she recognised her own brilliance behind her anxiety.

D.C. Spike Tanner (Will Mellor) is a risk-taking headstrong man amongst the powerful women of the group. He provides emotional glue for the group, but he is also a cheeky fun-loving guy.

Randolph Miller (Paul Ritter) is an eccentric in forensics, despite the team's general despair of his lacklustre attitude to the job. Often hungover, it's lucky Randolph's a maverick who's amazing at his job.

Detective Superintendent Darren Maclaren (Colin Salmon) is the big boss who even Viv has to answer to. He is straight-talking but manipulative; he is the only man who can take on Viv, and even then she's more than a handful.

Detective Chief Inspector Christine Lickberg (Sarah Solemani) is Viv's new boss in the second series. She's not afraid to question Viv's decisions, and doesn't intend to make friends of the team.

P.C. Tegan Thompson (Saira Choudhry) is a tough and ambitious officer. She refuses to suffer fools and has a good relationship with her police partner Stuart; is there a hint of romance?

P.C. Stuart O'Connell (Tom Varey) is a smart and switched-on policeman, and Tegan's partner. He aims to make sergeant, but he can't get drawn into the trouble his colleagues like to indulge in.

P.C. Jonah Mitchell (Ste Johnson) is an overweight and mischievous. It doesn't stop him from throwing himself into his job with the best of them. He's Taz's partner.

P.C. Taz Ahmed (Neet Mohan) is a happy-go-lucky yet calming influence on the team, and Jonah's partner.

DVD

The complete Series 1 is available and Series 2 will be released in March 2017.

References

No Offence Wikipedia

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