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 (101 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

7.10 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 7.9

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Back with a Vengeance: Part 1	7.8	18
2	Back with a Vengeance: Part 2	7.7	15
3	Exposed: Part 1	5.8	26
4	Exposed: Part 2	5.7	24
5	Trial by Fire: Part 1	7.7	14
6	Trial by Fire: Part 2	7.9	12