Maisie Raine

Maisie Raine
Genre	Drama
Created by	Stephen Bill
Starring	Pauline Quirke Ian McElhinney Steve John Shepherd Rakie Ayola Richard Graham Brian Bovell Paul Reynolds Dean Lennox Kelly
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Location(s)	Manchester
Camera setup	Single-camera setup
Running time	50 minutes
Production company(s)	Fair Game Films
Release
Original network	BBC One
Picture format	16:9 (576i)
Original release	28 July 1998 – 9 July 1999

Maisie Raine is a British crime drama series originally broadcast on BBC One. Two series of the show were produced, broadcasting from 28 July 1998 – 9 July 1999. Pauline Quirke took the lead role as DI Maisie Raine,^[1] an unorthodox detective whose hands on and down to earth approach was not always appreciated by her superiors. When she took on a case, she did it her way, regardless of whose toes she stepped on and who she offended. Each episode would see the team investigating a crime and often uncovering more about the perpetrators and the victims histories, with DI Raine often becoming personally involved or bending the rules to get the results she wanted.^[2]

Neither series has never been released on DVD, although Drama once again began showing repeats of the series on March 2, 2016.^[3]

Cast

• Pauline Quirke – D.I. Maisie Raine
• Ian McElhinney – C.S. Jack Freeman
• Anna Patrick – D.C.I. Susan Askey (Series One)
• Steve John Shepherd – D.C. George Kyprianou
• Paul Reynolds – Kelvin Raine (Series One)
• Brian Bovell – D.C. Stephen Holmes (Series One)
• Rakie Ayola – D.C. Helen Tomlin
• Richard Graham – D.S. Mickey Farrel
• Dean Lennox Kelly – T.I. Chris Mallory (Series Two)
• Stella Moray – Joan (Series Two)

Episode list

Series 1 (1998)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Viewers (millions)[4]	Original airdate
1	"Happy Families"	Stephen Bill	Rob Evans	8.07m	28 July 1998
Maisie is furious to be recalled from holiday to investigate a brutal assault of young man, found severely injured in the middle of an empty football ground.
2	"Food of Love"	Jo O'Keefe	David Innes Edwards	6.60m	4 August 1998
Maisie and the team investigate a brutal assault on a pensioner, but find that the local community have erected a wall of silence to stall the investigation.
3	"Go Bananas"	Shaun Duggan	Rob Evans	6.77m	11 August 1998
Maisie investigates when a popular television host claims that he is the victim of a stalker, but as the case begins to unravel, it appears he could have been faking it all along.
4	"An Ordinary Little Tragedy"	Gillian Richmond	David Innes Edwards	6.78m	18 August 1998
Maisie deals with a complex case involving the disappearance of a young girl, who was threatening to desert her immigrant family and return home to her native country.
5	"Getting to Be a Habit"	Stephen Tredre	Claire Winyard	6.57m	25 August 1998
Maisie reluctantly accepts to investigate when her brother, Kelvin, is robbed and money is taken. However, the case appears to be less straightforward than she first thought.
6	"A Blast from the Past"	Stephen Bill	Claire Winyard	5.51m	1 September 1998
Maisie tries to talk down a suicidal woman from jumping to her death, but finds herself drawn into an unsolved murder from six years previously.

Series 2 (1999)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Viewers (millions)[4]	Original airdate
1	"Can't See For Looking"	Stephen Bill	Bob Mahoney	6.68m	4 June 1999
Maisie becomes concerned that George is becoming too involved with his latest informant, but the new trainee inspector takes things a step further by putting her life at risk when he bungles a surveillance operation on a major drug dealer who is also possibly implicated in a murder.
2	"European Forty-Five"	John Milne	Bob Mahoney	6.48m	11 June 1999
Maisie and the team investigate an armed robbery at an off-licence, but discover that possible local witnesses have been scaremongered into keeping quiet.
3	"ID"	John Milne	Claire Winyard	7.03m	18 June 1999
Maisie tackles a series of murders connected to local drug gangs, but is forced to contend with an outbreak of gang warfare. Meanwhile, Tomlin loses her warrant card and is forced to explain herself when it is used for criminal purposes.
4	"Old Scores"	Neil McKay	Claire Winyard	6.19m	25 June 1999
Maisie investigates the firebombing of a home belonging to a former police officer, and immediately suspects an ex-convict, who he helped to convict, who has recently been released from prison.
5	"The Witness"	John Milne	Rob Evans	6.23m	2 July 1999
Maisie comes to the aid of a man who is forced to smuggle illegal immigrants and alcohol into the country by a pair of loansharks whom he owes £2,000 to.
6	"To Sleep..."	Stephen Bill	Rob Evans	6.63m	9 July 1999
Maisie is forced to juggle two particularly complex cases, investigating the disappearance of a police officer's son, and an organised gang stealing valuable cars to order from a hotel car park.

References

1. http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/450108/Birds-of-a-feather-flocking-back-together
2. http://www.tv.com/shows/maisie-raine/
3. http://drama.uktv.co.uk/shows/maisie-raine/
4. "Top 30 Programmes – BARB". barb.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-11.

External links

• Maisie Raine at the Internet Movie Database