Popularity: 12
| Creator: | Jimmy McGovern |
|---|
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Coltrane | Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald | 25 |
| Geraldine Somerville | Jane 'Panhandle' Penhaligon | 23 |
| Lorcan Cranitch | DS Jimmy Beck | 19 |
| Barbara Flynn | Judith Fitzgerald | 16 |
| Kieran O'Brien | Mark Fitzgerald | 14 |
| Ricky Tomlinson | Wise | 13 |
| Colin Tierney | Harriman | 9 |
| Christopher Eccleston | David Bilborough | 7 |
| Clive Russell | Danny | 7 |
| Robert Cavanah | Temple | 7 |
| Kieran O'Brien | Mark | 5 |
| Paul Copley | Pathologist | 5 |
| Edward Peel | Chief Super | 5 |
| Wil Johnson | Skelton | 5 |
| Barbara Flynn | Judith | 4 |
| Ian Mercer | D.C. Giggs | 4 |
| Isobel Middleton | Catriona Bilborough | 4 |
| Robert Carlyle | Albie | 3 |
| Christopher Eccleston | Bilborough | 3 |
| James Fleet | Michael Trant | 3 |
| Andrew Tiernan | Sean | 3 |
| Susan Lynch | Tina | 3 |
| Rachel Davies | Mrs Malcolm | 3 |
| Polly Hemingway | Denise Fletcher | 3 |
| Jim Carter | Kenneth Trant | 3 |
| Beth Goddard | Clare Moody | 3 |
| Will Knightley | Pathologist | 3 |
| Maureen O'Brien | Virginia Trant | 3 |
| Brid Brennan | Maggie Harvey | 3 |
| Cherith Mellor | Norma Trant | 3 |
| Ellie Haddington | Mrs Barnes | 2 |
| Samantha Morton | Joanne Barnes | 2 |
| Liam Cunningham | Stuart Grady | 2 |
| Kim Vithana | Razia Ali | 2 |
| Emma Cunniffe | Sarah Jennings | 2 |
| John Simm | William 'Bill' Preece | 2 |
| David Calder | Michael Harvey | 2 |
| Emily Joyce | Janice | 2 |
| Christopher Fulford | Nigel Cassidy | 2 |
| Adrian Dunbar | Kelly | 2 |
| Kika Markham | Ann Appleby | 2 |
| Susan Vidler | Sammy | 2 |
| Rosemary Martin | Irene Jackson | 2 |
| Frances Tomelty | Mrs. Lang | 2 |
| John Vine | Lindsay | 2 |
| Amelia Bullmore | Catriona Bilborough | 2 |
| Roger Sloman | Mr Barnes | 2 |
| Darren Tighe | Dean Saunders | 2 |
| David Haig | Graham | 2 |
| Seamus O'Neill | D.C. Jones | 2 |
| Tim Healy | Mr Lang | 2 |
| Dave Hill | Mr Franklin | 2 |
| Andrew Knott | Joe Harvey | 2 |
| John Grillo | Simon Appleby | 2 |
| Mark Lambert | David Harvey | 2 |
| Annette Ekblom | Diane Nash | 2 |
| Edward Peel | Chief Superintendent | 2 |
| John Graham Davies | Francis Bates | 2 |
| Patti Love | Mrs Brien | 2 |
| Sharon Percy | Joyce Watkins | 2 |
| Iain Mitchell | Vice Chancellor | 2 |
| David Bradley | Frank Carter | 1 |
| Benedict Wong | Peter Yang | 1 |
| Nisha Nayar | DS Daffron Saleh | 1 |
| Ricky Tomlinson | DCI Wise | 1 |
| Kenneth Gilbert | Father | 1 |
| Rafe Spall | DS McAllister | 1 |
| Barnaby Kay | Dennis Philby | 1 |
| David Calder | Father Michael Harvey | 1 |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Marcia Reid | 1 |
| Stuart Yung Sai-Kit | Pathologist | 1 |
| Ron Donachie | Barney | 1 |
| Ruth Sheen | Jean McIlvanney | 1 |
| Ruth Sheen | Jean McIIvanney | 1 |
| Lisa Eichhorn | Jean Molloy | 1 |
| Richard Coyle | DI Walters | 1 |
| Sunetra Sarker | Receptionist | 1 |
| Freda Foh Shen | Janet lee Cheung | 1 |
| Claire Hackett | Deborah Wiley | 1 |
| Jeffrey Robert | Head of Psychology | 1 |
| Paul Barber | Ian McVerry | 1 |
| Tom Wu | Detective Lawyer | 1 |
| Bridget Hodson | Carol Barker | 1 |
| Vincent Davies | Taxi Driver | 1 |
| John Henshaw | Quarry Foreman | 1 |
| Danny Cunningham | Bob | 1 |
| Owen Brenman | Haig | 1 |
| Beryl Reid | Fitz's Mum | 1 |
| Leo Gregory | Wallet Thief | 1 |
| Linda Henry | Mrs Perry | 1 |
| Andrea Lowe | Elaine Archer | 1 |
| Anthony Flanagan | Kenny Archer | 1 |
| Don Henderson | Hennessy Senior | 1 |
| Angela Wynter | Barbara Charles | 1 |
| Demetri Goritsas | Harry Peters | 1 |
| Steve Money | Cutter | 1 |
| Pik-Sen Lim | Wei Wei | 1 |
| John Middleton | Jed Robins | 1 |
| Kerry Shale | Scene of Crime Expert | 1 |
| Tim Barlow | Judith's Father | 1 |
| Badi Uzzaman | Shahid Ali | 1 |
| Chan Chi-Fai | Observer on Helicopter | 1 |
| Tony Rohr | Molloy | 1 |
| Steve Halliwell | Fire Officer | 1 |
| Michael Pennington | Cdr Gordon Ellison | 1 |
| David Holt | Hospital Administrator | 1 |
| Stephen MacKenna | Robert, Groom's Father | 1 |
| Katy Cavanagh | Helen | 1 |
| Katherine Dow Blyton | Doctor | 1 |
| Marian McLoughlin | Catherine Carter | 1 |
| Matt Rippy | American Comedian | 1 |
| David Crellin | Quinlan | 1 |
| Alan David | Hanrahan | 1 |
| Geoffrey Hutchings | Pathologist | 1 |
| Barbara Young | Helen McIIvanney | 1 |
| Jane Lowe | Landlady | 1 |
| Nicholas Woodeson | Hennessy | 1 |
| Kelvin Fletcher | Boy | 1 |
| Tamsin Heatley | Woman in House | 1 |
| Irene Marot | Paula | 1 |
| David K.S. Tse | Junior Detective | 1 |
| Aisling O'Sullivan | Aileen | 1 |
| Peter Faulkner | Mike | 1 |
| Mark Hadfield | Gerald Freeman | 1 |
| Fiona Allen | House Owner | 1 |
| Rosina Carbone | Maria Fitzgerald | 1 |
| Renny Krupinski | Voice Expert | 1 |
| Giles Oldershaw | Man in House | 1 |
| Trevyn McDowell | Leslie | 1 |
| June Broughton | Woman Shopper | 1 |
| Rodney Litchfield | Taxi Driver | 1 |
| James Quinn | Doorman | 1 |
| Ian Curtis | John Branaghan | 1 |
| Barbara Flynn | 0 | |
| Kieran O'Brien | 0 |