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The Ghost Squad

1h

Crime

Drama

The Ghost Squad was a 2005 British crime drama series produced by Company Pictures, for Channel 4. The show was created by Tom Grieves. Inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed between 1994 and 1998, secretly investigating police corruption, the premise of the series is that the squad continued to operate in secret after officially being shut down. It starred Elaine Cassidy as a police constable recruited into the squad and Jonas Armstrong as her handler. The show was cancelled after a single seven episode series.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

One of Us

1. One of Us

15th Nov 2005

PC. Amy Harris finds a young Asian man dead in a police interview room, and realises that her fellow officers are framing her for murder.

Hardcore

2. Hardcore

22nd Nov 2005

Amy, newly recruited to the Ghost Squad, investigates a group of police officers who have been working under cover to expose a sex trafficking network.

Heroes

3. Heroes

29th Nov 2005

Amy is sent under cover to work alongside a police sergeant and expose his corruption.

The Greater Good

4. The Greater Good

6th Dec 2005

Amy investigates the background of a Chief Superintendent in line for further promotion, but spots her dining with her own boyfriend.

Firewall

5. Firewall

13th Dec 2005

Amy has to discover which of three police officers working on a witness protection programme is corrupt, and make sure that the witness reaches court.

Necessary Means

6. Necessary Means

20th Dec 2005

Amy has to get close to a CSU officer under investigation by the Financial Crimes Unit, and find out where her money is coming from.

Colour Blind

7. Colour Blind

27th Dec 2005

Amy goes under cover to investigate a detective inspector accused of involvement in drugs and prostitution.

First air date

15th Nov 2005

Last air date

27th Dec 2005

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks