Nice Guy Eddie (TV series)

Nice Guy Eddie
Genre	Detective
Created by	Johanne McAndrew; Elliot Hope;
Directed by	Alan Macmillan; Douglas Mackinnon; Morag McKinnon;
Starring	Ricky Tomlinson; Tom Ellis; Rachel Davies; Elizabeth Spriggs; John Henshaw; Christine Tremarco;
Composer(s)	Martin Phipps
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Cooper; Carol Ann Docherty;
Producer(s)	Colin McKeown; Paddy Higson;
Cinematography	Peter Fearon
Editor(s)	David Spiers; Andrew McClelland; Stephen Singleton;
Running time	60—90 minutes
Production company(s)	BBC Northern Ireland
Release
Original network	BBC1
Picture format	16:9
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	14 June 2001 –; 21 July 2002

Nice Guy Eddie is a British television detective drama series, created by Elliot Hope and Johanne McAndrew, and principally written by the latter, which was first broadcast on BBC1 on 14 June 2001, in the form of a 90-minute pilot.[1] Later commissioned into a six-part series, Nice Guy Eddie follows the exploit of a Liverpool-based bumbling private detective, Eddie McMullen, played by Ricky Tomlinson, whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of Frank Bennett (Tom Ellis), who turns up on his doorstep claiming to be his son.[2]

Notably, the role of Eddie McMullen was written specifically for Tomlinson, becoming his first leading role in a television drama series.[3] For the series, a real life private investigator based in Liverpool, Tony Smith, acted as a script consultant, to ensure the stories were as close to life as possible.[3] Despite attracting moderate ratings, only seven episodes (including the pilot) were produced; subsequently, the BBC decided re-commissioning the show for a second series. The series has yet to be released on DVD.

Cast

Ricky Tomlinson as Eddie McMullen
Tom Ellis as Frank Bennett
Rachel Davies as Ronnie McMullen
Elizabeth Spriggs as Vera McMullen
John Henshaw as Lol O'Toole
Christine Tremarco as Ange McMullen
Emma Lucy Vaudrey as Becca McMullen
Stephanie Waring as Laura McMullen
Joanne Sherryden as Sharon McLean
Scot Williams as Neil Jones

Episodes

Pilot (2001)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK[4] viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Douglas Mackinnon	Johanne McAndrew & Elliot Hope	14 June 2001 (2001-06-14)	TBA
Eddie McMullen, a Liverpudlian private eye, is shocked when a stranger turns up on his doorstep claiming to be his son. The revelation leads to Eddie finding himself on the run from his wife, mother and daughters.

Series (2002)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK[4] viewers (millions)
1	"Sleeping with the Enemy"	Douglas Mackinnon	Johanne McAndrew	16 June 2002 (2002-06-16)	5.05
Eddie works on a case following a woman whose boyfriend believes that she is having an affair. Returning home from work, Eddie's enraged wife insists that he takes a DNA test to find out if he really is Frank's father.
2	"Dial-A-Date"	Douglas Mackinnon	Johanne McAndrew	23 June 2002 (2002-06-23)	4.80
Ronnie warms to Frank, and Eddie's daughter shocks him when informs him of a young school girl made to earn money by working in the sex trade. Investigating further, Frank discovers she is the victim of a pornographic phone scam.
3	"Double Down"	Alan Macmillan	Johanne McAndrew	30 June 2002 (2002-06-30)	4.78
Eddie organises a search to look for the missing father of one of his clients, whilst having to deal with the possibility of taking a second DNA test.
4	"Collateral Damage"	Alan Macmillan	Steve Lawson	7 July 2002 (2002-07-07)	TBA
Following an argument with Ronnie, Eddie mysteriously disappears. Ronnie believes that he is being silly and has run away, but in reality, he and Laura are in serious danger: whilst on a routine surveillance job, Eddie has been rumbled by a dangerous gang of thieves, determined not to leave any traces behind.
5	"Stiff Competition"	Morag Mackinnon	Johanne McAndrew	14 July 2002 (2002-07-14)	TBA
Eddie and Frank find themselves over involved in a client's personal life. Returning home, Eddie has to calm his oldest daughter who has separated from her husband, but is furious when he sees him with another woman. Eddie also has to competition in the form of a rival investigator determined to start a bidding war.
6	"Two Men and Four High Heels"	Alan Macmillan	Johanne McAndrew	21 July 2002 (2002-07-21)	4.43
Whilst dressed as women, Eddie and Frank are mistakenly arrested during a sting to crack down on local prostitution.

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References

"Search Results - BBC Genome - Nice Guy Eddie". BBC Genome. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
"Thrilling Detective - Eddie McMullen". Thrilling Detective. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
"BBC - Press Office - Nice Guy Eddie". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
"BARB - Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

External links

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[Genome-1] "Search Results - BBC Genome - Nice Guy Eddie". BBC Genome. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[Thrilling_Detective-2] "Thrilling Detective - Eddie McMullen". Thrilling Detective. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[Press_Office-3] "BBC - Press Office - Nice Guy Eddie". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[BARB-4] "BARB - Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 30 January 2019.