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Murphy's Law
2001 - 2007 7.7 (16 votes) 5 Seasons
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Genres
Crime Drama Mystery
Networks
BBC One
Created By
Colin Bateman

Murphy's Law

A maverick Irish cop takes on the LONDON Crime World

Overview

Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. Murphy is a loner with little to lose and deals with everything on his own terms. This time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.

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Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2001)

No overview available.

5 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Murphy's Law
2001-09-24

Murphy infiltrates a gang implicated in a series of diamond heists and finds himself out of his depth involving Japan's equivalent of the mafia. Complicating the situation, Murphy finds himself attracted to Annie.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Electric Bill
2003-04-28

Richard Mooney, London's most infamous kidnapper, is brought in, and the race is on for Annie and Murphy to get a confession in time to save the life of his latest victim, Kate Jennings. To crack Mooney’s silence, Murphy is set up as a suspected terrorist and goes under cover into Bellview Prison to befriend him. But when this master plan is unexpectedly threatened by the prison's very own protection racket, time seems to be running out for Kate.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Manic Munday
2003-05-05

When Mickey Munday, a world-famous Irish snooker player, comes under pressure to rig the outcome of his game in the forthcoming championships, Murphy and Annie go undercover to protect his life and find the culprit when he arrives in London. The stakes are raised for Munday when his long-lost love and daughter reappear in his life.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Reunion
2003-05-12

In the glittering world of London’s West End club scene the head of security of a well-known East End gang is found murdered. The prime suspect is another gang leader, Carl Tate. In order to prevent another "door wars", Murphy joins Carl's gang undercover, but when warfare escalates Annie is compelled to join ranks with Murphy on the doors of Carl's latest venture, X-Club.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Kiss and Tell
2003-05-19

Following a bungled attempt to close down an elaborate Russian crime-ring, Murphy and Annie find themselves embroiled in what appears to be a textbook crime of passion. An unknown blonde is busy murdering London's successful business people. The only common link is that all the victims are members of a state-of-the-art health club in the heart of the City.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2005)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Goodbye Look
2005-05-26

Murphy is out posing as a criminal armourer to make an arrest. During the set-up he recognises Caz Miller, a man known for his connections to criminal gang leader and known cop-killer Dave Callard. Miller tells Murphy that he wants to kill another gang member called Richard Holloway. Murphy stops the planned arrest because he thinks he can gain Callard's trust and infiltrate the entire criminal organisation to take everyone out.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Disorganised Crime
2005-06-02

Callard recommends Murphy to the McGeechan brothers. They plan to reactivate some assault rifles, but won't tell Murphy why they need them. Murphy knows they plan something big, but first he has to make sure his cover isn't blown.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Strongbox
2005-06-09

Murphy tries to get counterfeit Euros for Callard, and asks fellow undercover officer Jill Calder for help. She has infiltrated an organisation that is printing the fake money. Together they try to set up a deal for both their clients and plan to make the big arrest during the handover.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Extra Mile
2005-06-16

After months spent trying to nail gangster Dave Callard, suddenly Murphy has a bigger fish to fry: a wealthy hotelier called George Garvey with a taste for ethnic art. Murphy bumps into someone to whom Garvey's son owes a lot of money and manages to get closer to Garvey. To forget the pressure during work he starts to drink. It looks like only Ellie can save him now.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Boys Night Out
2005-06-23

The operation against Callard builds to its conclusion as Murphy is hired to help complete a shipment of Afghan heroin into England. His undercover work could help secure the conviction, but Murphy's presence is demanded elsewhere, as a key prosecution witness in the High Court.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts
2005-06-30

Callard starts systematically destroying the forensic evidence. Murphy and Miller fear that he may want to destroy one or both of them too.

Runtime: 60 min

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