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==Characters==
===Main cast===
*[[Robbie Coltrane]] as Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald. The character was named after the English poet and writer [[Edward FitzGerald (poet)|Edward FitzGerald]], according to series creator Jimmy McGovern.  Coltrane won three consecutive BAFTA awards for the role, a streak matched only by [[Michael Gambon]], [[Helen Mirren]] and [[Julie Walters]].
*[[Christopher Eccleston]] as DCI David Billborough
*[[Ricky Tomlinson]] as DCI Charlie Wise
*[[Geraldine Somerville]] as DS Jane "Panhandle" Penhaligon
*[[Lorcan Cranitch]] as DS Jimmy Beck
*[[Barbara Flynn]] as Judith Fitzgerald
*[[Kieran O'Brien]] as Mark Fitzgerald
*Tess Thomson as Katy Fitzgerald
*John Evans as James Fitzgerald
*[[Ian Mercer]] as DS George Giggs
*Colin Tierney as DC Bobby Harriman
*[[Robert Cavanah]] as DC Alan Temple
*Stan Finni as Sgt Smith
*[[Wil Johnson]] as PC/DC Michael Skelton
*[[Clive Russell]] as Danny Fitzgerald. Russell was cast at Coltrane's recommendation.
*[[Amelia Bullmore]] (Series 1.5, 1.6) and Isobel Middleton (Series 2.1, 2.3, 3.1) as Catriona Bilborough
*[[Edward Peel]] as the Chief Super

===Notable guest stars===
*[[Adrian Dunbar]] as Thomas Francis Kelly
*[[Nicholas Woodeson]] as Michael Hennessy
*[[Andrew Tiernan]] as Sean Kerrigan
*[[Susan Lynch]] as Tina Brien
*[[Christopher Fulford]] as Nigel Cassidy
*[[Robert Carlyle]] as Albie Kinsella
*[[Samantha Morton]] as Joanne Barnes
*[[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]] as Kenneth Trant
*[[Maureen O'Brien]] as Virginia Trant
*[[James Fleet]] as Michael Trant
*Cherith Mellor as Norma Trant
*Graham Aggrey as Floyd Malcolm
*[[Mark Lambert (Irish actor)|Mark Lambert]] as David Harvey
*[[Brid Brennan]] as Maggie Harvey
*[[John Simm]] as Bill Nash/Preece
*[[Liam Cunningham]] as Stuart Grady
*[[Paul Barber (actor)|Paul Barber]] as Ian McVerry
*[[Emily Joyce]] as Janice
*[[Barnaby Kay]] as Dennis Philby
*[[Anthony Flanagan]] as Kenny Archer