Burnside

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Burnside is a British television police procedural drama, broadcast on ITV in 2000. The series, a spin-off from ITV's long-running police drama The Bill, focused on DCI Frank Burnside, formerly a detective at Sun Hill and now working for the National Crime Squad. Burnside ran for one series of six episodes, structured as three two-part stories.

Production

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2000

Having built his reputation on good detective work, combined with his unique approaches, Burnside is back on familiar form heading a crack unit in the National Crime Squad, Britain's equivalent of the FBI.

1. Back with a Vengence (1)

As a member of the National Crime Squad with a new team under him, Burnside investigates illegal firearms and settles an old score.

2. Back with a Vengence (2)

Following the massacre at the burger bar in Margate, Burnside closes in on Billy Holden, but must reach him before the Yardies do.

3. Exposed (1)

Women are being murdered, and Burnside and his team must find the connection between the killings before the murderer strikes again.

4. Exposed (2)

Burnside reluctantly allows DC Sam Phillips to act as bait to try to catch the serial killer. But she gets more involved than she should...

5. Trial By Fire (1)

When a trial ends in disaster, Burnside's informant is threatened. Meanwhile, Dave and Sam investigate a gangland murder.

6. Trial By Fire (2)

The Russian mafia money has arrived and Vickers is on an all-time high, blissfully unaware that Burnside is hell bent on revenge for the murder of Tony Shotton.