Maisie Raine
| Maisie Raine | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Stephen Bill |
| Starring |
Pauline Quirke Ian McElhinney Steve John Shepherd Rakie Ayola Richard Graham Brian Bovell Paul Reynolds Dean Lennox Kelly |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | London |
| Camera setup | Single-camera setup |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Fair Game Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i) |
| Original release | 28 July 1998 – 9 July 1999 |
Maisie Raine is a British crime drama series originally broadcast on BBC One. Two series of the show were produced, broadcasting from 28 July 1998 – 9 July 1999. Pauline Quirke took the lead role as DI Maisie Raine,[1] an unorthodox detective whose hands on and down to earth approach was not always appreciated by her superiors. When she took on a case, she did it her way, regardless of whose toes she stepped on and who she offended. Each episode would see the team investigating a crime and often uncovering more about the perpetrators and the victims histories, with DI Raine often becoming personally involved or bending the rules to get the results she wanted.[2]
Neither series has ever been released on DVD, although Drama once again began showing repeats of the series on March 2, 2016.[3]
Cast
- Pauline Quirke – D.I. Maisie Raine
- Ian McElhinney – C.S. Jack Freeman
- Anna Patrick – D.C.I. Susan Askey (Series One)
- Steve John Shepherd – D.C. George Kyprianou
- Paul Reynolds – Kelvin Raine (Series One)
- Brian Bovell – D.C. Stephen Holmes (Series One)
- Rakie Ayola – D.C. Helen Tomlin
- Richard Graham – D.S. Mickey Farrel
- Dean Lennox Kelly – T.I. Chris Mallory (Series Two)
- Stella Moray – Joan (Series Two)
Episode list
Series 1 (1998)
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[4] | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Happy Families" | Stephen Bill | Rob Evans | 8.07m | 28 July 1998 |
| Maisie is furious to be recalled from holiday to investigate a brutal assault of young man, found severely injured in the middle of an empty football ground. | |||||
| 2 | "Food of Love" | Jo O'Keefe | David Innes Edwards | 6.60m | 4 August 1998 |
| Maisie and the team investigate a brutal assault on a pensioner, but find that the local community have erected a wall of silence to stall the investigation. | |||||
| 3 | "Go Bananas" | Shaun Duggan | Rob Evans | 6.77m | 11 August 1998 |
| Maisie investigates when a popular television host claims that he is the victim of a stalker, but as the case begins to unravel, it appears he could have been faking it all along. | |||||
| 4 | "An Ordinary Little Tragedy" | Gillian Richmond | David Innes Edwards | 6.78m | 18 August 1998 |
| Maisie deals with a complex case involving the disappearance of a young girl, who was threatening to desert her immigrant family and return home to her native country. | |||||
| 5 | "Getting to Be a Habit" | Stephen Tredre | Claire Winyard | 6.57m | 25 August 1998 |
| Maisie reluctantly accepts to investigate when her brother, Kelvin, is robbed and money is taken. However, the case appears to be less straightforward than she first thought. | |||||
| 6 | "A Blast from the Past" | Stephen Bill | Claire Winyard | 5.51m | 1 September 1998 |
| Maisie tries to talk down a suicidal woman from jumping to her death, but finds herself drawn into an unsolved murder from six years previously. | |||||
Series 2 (1999)
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[4] | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Can't See For Looking" | Stephen Bill | Bob Mahoney | 6.68m | 4 June 1999 |
| Maisie becomes concerned that George is becoming too involved with his latest informant, but the new trainee inspector takes things a step further by putting her life at risk when he bungles a surveillance operation on a major drug dealer who is also possibly implicated in a murder. | |||||
| 2 | "European Forty-Five" | John Milne | Bob Mahoney | 6.48m | 11 June 1999 |
| Maisie and the team investigate an armed robbery at an off-licence, but discover that possible local witnesses have been scaremongered into keeping quiet. | |||||
| 3 | "ID" | John Milne | Claire Winyard | 7.03m | 18 June 1999 |
| Maisie tackles a series of murders connected to local drug gangs, but is forced to contend with an outbreak of gang warfare. Meanwhile, Tomlin loses her warrant card and is forced to explain herself when it is used for criminal purposes. | |||||
| 4 | "Old Scores" | Neil McKay | Claire Winyard | 6.19m | 25 June 1999 |
| Maisie investigates the firebombing of a home belonging to a former police officer, and immediately suspects an ex-convict, who he helped to convict, who has recently been released from prison. | |||||
| 5 | "The Witness" | John Milne | Rob Evans | 6.23m | 2 July 1999 |
| Maisie comes to the aid of a man who is forced to smuggle illegal immigrants and alcohol into the country by a pair of loansharks whom he owes £2,000 to. | |||||
| 6 | "To Sleep..." | Stephen Bill | Rob Evans | 6.63m | 9 July 1999 |
| Maisie is forced to juggle two particularly complex cases, investigating the disappearance of a police officer's son, and an organised gang stealing valuable cars to order from a hotel car park. | |||||
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