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The Broker's Man (1997)

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Genre
mystery, action & adventure, drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rated
18+
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The show follows Jimmy Griffin, a former detective who now works for an insurance company investigating fraud. Each episode is a standalone story about a case he solves.

investigativemethodicalgrittylow-keyearnestproceduraldramatic

What happens

The Broker's Man is a BBC British television drama series centred on the work of Jimmy Griffin, an ex-detective who applies his skills as a fraud investigator for an insurance company. Produced by Bentley Productions for BBC One, the series starred Kevin Whately as Griffin and ran for two series from 17 June 1997 to 27 August 1998. The series was filmed in the intermittent years of Whately's portrayal of Inspector Lewis in both Inspector Morse and Lewis. The complete series was released on DVD by Acorn Media UK on 4 February 2008. Each episode was a self-contained 90-minute story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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