Burnside (2000)

Crime · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (96 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Christopher Ellison DCI Frank Burnside
Zoë Eeles DC Sam Phillips
Justin Pierre DS Dave Summers
Paul Nicholas Ronnie Buchan
Shane Richie Tony Shotton
Tony Selby Jim Summers

Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

7.10 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 7.9

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Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Back with a Vengeance: Part 1	7.9	17
2	Back with a Vengeance: Part 2	7.7	14
3	Exposed: Part 1	5.8	25
4	Exposed: Part 2	5.6	23
5	Trial by Fire: Part 1	7.7	14
6	Trial by Fire: Part 2	7.9	12

Burnside (2000)

Cast

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