''Touching Evil'' is a British television drama serial following the exploits of a crack squad on the Organised & Serial Crime Unit, a rapid response police force that serves the entire country. The serial was produced by United Productions for

Anglia Television ITV Anglia, previously known as Anglia Television, is the ITV franchise holder for the East of England. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional news bureaux in Cambridge and Northampton. ITV Anglia is owned and operated b ...

, and screened on the ITV network in 1997. It was created by

Paul Abbott Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960) is an English screenwriter and producer. He became one of the most successful television writers in Britain following his work on popular series such as '' Cracker'' (1995, 1996, 1999) and ''Coronation Street ...

. The first season consists of six 50-minute (one-hour with advertisements) episodes written by Abbott with

Russell T Davies Stephen Russell Davies ( ; born 27 April 1963), known professionally as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the revival of the BBC sci-fi seri ...

. The popularity of the serial led to two sequel serials in 1998 and 1999, although not written by Abbott or Davies. The first episode aired on 29 April 1997, and the last on 6 June 1999, after 16 episodes and 3 series. The serial stars

Robson Green Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, singer-songwriter and television presenter. His first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in BBC drama series '' Casualty'' in 1989. He then went on to portray F ...

as D.I. Dave Creegan, with

Nicola Walker Nicola Jane Walker (born 15 May 1970) is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama '' Spooks'' (2003–2006 and 2009–201 ...

co-starring as his colleague D.I. Susan Taylor. The third series was co-produced by Green's own independent production company Coastal Productions.

Cast

Main cast

as D.I. Dave Creegan (series 1–3; 16 episodes) *

as D.I. Susan Taylor (series 1–3; 16 episodes) *

Shaun Dingwall Shaun Dingwall (born 21 February 1970) is a British actor. He has appeared in the BBC series ''Noughts and Crosses'', the BAFTA and EMMY award-winning film '' Responsible Child'' (2019) and the Netflix series '' Top Boy''. His other credits inclu ...

as D.C. Mark Rivers (series 1–3; 14 episodes) *

Michael Feast Michael Feast (born 25 November 1946) is an English actor of stage and screen. Early life Feast was born in Brighton, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career He performed in the original 1968 London production of ''Hair ...

as Commander Stephen Enwright (series 1–3; 15 episodes) *Mary Cunningham as Police Psychologist Marion (series 1–2; 11 episodes) *Adam Kotz as D.C. Jonathan Kreitman (series 1; 6 episodes) *

Andrew Scarborough Andrew Scarborough (born 1973) is an English actor, most widely known for his starring role on screen as Tim Drewe in the multi BAFTA and Emmy award-winning ''Downton Abbey''. He also co-starred as Colonel Fielding in the film ‘’ The War Be ...

as D.C. Martin Simmons (series 3; 2 episodes)

Recurring cast

*Saskia Downes as Kerry Creegan (7 episodes) *Antony Byrne as Barry (7 episodes) *

Holly Earl Holly Earl (born 31 August 1992) is an English actress. She started her career as a child actor, in the television series '' Touching Evil'' (1997–1998), and may be best known for her recurring role in the first three seasons of ''Cuckoo'' (20 ...

as Louise Creegan (series 1–2, 7 episodes) *Molly Moloney as Ruby Creegan (7 episodes) *

John Duttine John Arthur Duttine (born 15 March 1949) is an English actor noted for his roles on stage, films and television. He is well known for his role as Sgt George Miller in '' Heartbeat'' and Bill Masen in the TV series '' The Day of the Triffids''. ...

as Michael Hawkins (4 episodes) * Kenneth MacDonald as Cyril (4 episodes) *

Sean Gilder Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor and playwright. Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Styles on '' Hornblower'' and Paddy Maguire on '' Shamele ...

as Steve Carroll (4 episodes)

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (1997)

Series 2 (1998)

Series 3 (1999)

References

External links

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