The Broker's Man
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Release | 17 June 1997 – 27 August 1998 |
The Broker's Man is a BBC British television drama series.
Jimmy Griffin is an ex-detective. He uses his skills as a fraud investigator for an insurance company.
The Broker's Man was produced by Bentley Productions for BBC One.
It starred Kevin Whately as Jimmy Griffin.
It ran for two series from 17 June 1997 to 27 August 1998.[1]
It was filmed in the years between Whately's role as Inspector Lewis in the two TV series, Inspector Morse and Lewis.
The complete series of The Broker's Man was released on DVD by Acorn Media UK on 4 February 2008.[2]
Cast[change | change source]
- Kevin Whately as James 'Jimmy' Griffin
- Annette Ekblom as Sally Griffin
- Danny Worters as Dominic Griffin
- Holly Davidson as Jodie Griffin
- Al Hunter Ashton as Vinnie Stanley
- Jill Baker as Claudette Monro-Foster
- Sarah-Jane Potts/Charlotte Bellamy as Harriet Potter
- Michelle Fairley as Gabby Rodwell
- Trevor Byfield as Frank Mortimer
- Peter Firth/John McEnery as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull
- Grant Masters as William Addison
Episode list[change | change source]
Series 1 (1997)[change | change source]
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[3] |
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| 1 | "Double Dutch - Part 1" | Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara | Bob Blagden | TBA | 17 June 1997 | |
| A shipping container worth millions is stolen. Jimmy Griffin investigates a possible insurance fraud. | ||||||
| 2 | "Double Dutch - Part 2" | Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara | Bob Blagden | TBA | 24 June 1997 | |
| A ruthless Dutch crime ring demands payment. A string of murders follow. Jimmy risks all to uncover the scam. | ||||||
| 3 | "Dangerous Bends - Part 1" | Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara | Roger Gartland | TBA | 1 July 1997 | |
| Jimmy takes on two cases. A motorcycle and car collision, and a water treatment malfunction case. | ||||||
| 4 | "Dangerous Bends - Part 2" | Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara | Roger Gartland | TBA | 8 July 1997 | |
| The two cases begin to combine in a dangerous way. | ||||||
| 5 | "Siege - Part 1" | Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara | Roger Gartland | TBA | 15 July 1997 | |
| Jimmy joins his family on holiday. He also accepts a case involving the theft of some firearms. | ||||||
| 6 | "Siege - Part 2" | Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara | Roger Gartland | TBA | 22 July 1997 | |
| Hiding the assignment from his family becomes difficult for Jimmy. The volatile man at the centre of the mystery comes looking for him. | ||||||
Series 2 (1998)[change | change source]
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pensioned Off" | Dusty Hughes | Moira Armstrong | 7.58 | 23 July 1998 | |
| A female police officer falls down the stairs at her station. She files a claim for sexual harassment. Jimmy investigates. | ||||||
| 2 | "Horses for Courses" | Robin Mukherjee | Moira Armstrong | 7.19 | 30 July 1998 | |
| Jodie goes to a rave with her boyfriend without her parents' permission. She is found out after the club catches fire. Jimmy has doubts about how the inferno started after he finds out who owns the club. | ||||||
| 3 | "Playback" | James Robson | Graeme Harper | 7.03 | 6 August 1998 | |
| Two kids vanish after a boating accident. Their bodies are not found. Their parents complain about the compensation offered. | ||||||
| 4 | "Kith and Kin" | Ron Rose | Graeme Harper | 7.09 | 13 August 1998 | |
| Jimmy is sent to exchange the ransom for some stolen military memorabilia. He enters the world of a Nazi sympathiser. Jimmy's office staff suffer a terrible beating at the hands of skin heads. | ||||||
| 5 | "Keyman" | Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara | Baz Taylor | 7.88 | 20 August 1998 | |
| A boss of a construction firm is shot dead in a brothel. Jimmy investigates an insurance policy taken out on the dead man. The policy would pay ten million pounds to the construction company. | ||||||
| 6 | "Swansong" | James Robson | Baz Taylor | 7.04 | 27 August 1998 | |
| Jimmy's home is ransacked by neighbourhood thieves. He finds himself on the other end of the insurance game. He investigates an aging nightclub singer whose husband dies in a mysterious car crash. | ||||||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The Broker's Man". Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "The Broker's Man Complete". Amazon UK. 4 February 2008.
- ↑ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB".