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Burnside

Name: Burnside
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2000-07-07
Cast: Christopher Ellison, Zoë Eeles, Justin Pierre, Paul Nicholas, Shane Richie

2000 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Drama, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Blue Bloods or Unforgotten, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 6 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Created by Jamie Nuttgens, Richard Handford

Christopher EllisonDCI Frank Burnside
Zoë EelesDC Sam Phillips
Justin PierreDS Dave Summers
Paul NicholasRonnie Buchan
Shane RichieTony Shotton
Tony SelbyJim Summers