No Offence

No Offence
Genre Comedy-drama
Created by Paul Abbott
Directed by David Kerr
Catherine Morshead
Misha Manson-Smith
Harry Bradbeer
Starring Joanna Scanlan
Elaine Cassidy
Alexandra Roach
Paul Ritter
Will Mellor
Colin Salmon
Saira Choudhry
Theme music composer Vince Pope
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s) Paul Abbott
Martin Carr
Producer(s) Anna Ferguson
Simon Meyers
Location(s) Manchester
Running time 47 minutes
Production company(s) AbbottVision
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release 5 May 2015 (2015-05-05) – present
External links
No Offence on Channel 4 website
No Offence on AbbottVision website

No Offence is a 2015 British television police procedural comedy-drama shown on Channel 4, created by Paul Abbott.

The show follows a team of detectives from the Manchester Metropolitan Police (a fictionalised version of Greater Manchester Police), focusing on their investigation into the serial murders of girls with Down's syndrome.[1][2] The show was filmed on location in Manchester.[3] Channel 4 have renewed No Offence for a second series of eight episodes.[4]

Plot

D.I. Viv Deering (Joanna Scanlan) is scathing in her leadership of a team of detectives at the Manchester Metropolitan Police. D.C. Dinah Kowalska (Elaine Cassidy) misses out on a promotion to D.S. due to a mistake in her professionalism, but she proceeds to uncover a link between a murder, the body of a drowned woman and the disappearance of a third girl. The team soon realise someone is killing Down syndrome girls across Manchester, and, while negotiating different cases, they attempt to solve the case as more girls come into danger.[5]

Cast

Main cast and characters

Recurring cast and characters

Episode list

Series Episodes Originally aired DVD/Blu-ray release date
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4
1 8 2015 N/A 10 August 2015[8] N/A 6 April 2016[9]

Series 1 (2015)

Episode # Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(in millions)
1"Episode 1"Catherine Morshead & David KerrPaul Abbott5 May 20153.19
Dinah catches sight of a wanted robbery suspect on her way into work, but when she chases him right into the path of a double decker bus, her candidacy for promotion to sergeant is thrown into question. Meanwhile, two young girls with down's syndrome have been murdered, and a third young girl is missing. Dinah notices a link between all three cases, and it's not long before the team find themselves running out of time to find the latest victim before the killer strikes again.
2"Episode 2"David Kerr & Catherine MorsheadPaul Abbott12 May 20152.33
As Dinah lends a helping hand to the victim Cathy Calvert, Viv and the team feel the force of the repercussions as they find themselves outranked as the case is handed over to McLaren's team. Meanwhile, Joy's first case as Sergeant leads her and Spike onto the trail of a deadly drug that already claimed the lives of three victims. Using a rather underhand tactic, they manage to stake-out the location of the drug factory before securing the evidence they need to arrest their prime suspect.
3"Episode 3"Catherine MorsheadPaul Tomalin19 May 20152.09
Convinced that the serial killer will strike again soon, Dinah attempts to use a fresh lead as bait to tempt the killer out from his cage. Meanwhile, Joy and Spike deal with an arson attack on the home of an Asian woman, who failed to make it out alive. As they arrest their prime suspect in the middle of his wedding reception, they soon begin to realise that they may have the wrong man, and that victim's own brother may be responsible for the attack that claimed her life.
4"Episode 4"Misha Manson-SmithJack Lothian26 May 20151.69
A fourth victim is kidnapped by the serial killer, and Dinah and Viv enlist the help of the young girl's best friend to de-code secret messages in her diary between her and the killer. Meanwhile, Jonah and Taz have the painful job of telling the mother of a suicide victim of his tragic passing, but their visit to the victim's home leads them to find the man's wife dead and puts them onto the trail of a secret underground operating theatre where an illegal trade in black market organs is taking place.
5"Episode 5"Catherine MorsheadPaul Abbott & Jimmy Dowdall2 June 20151.87
After finally making online contact with the killer, the team attempt to use a former victims' best friends bait, in the hope that the killer will finally show his face. Meanwhile, Spike has to deal with an angry mob who have assaulted an estate agent. However, when Spike discovers that the victim is a former child murderer, whose identity has been changed to prevent such incidents from occurring, his level of compassion begins to decline rapidly.
6"Episode 6"Misha Manson-SmithMark Greig9 June 20151.75
Having finally secured the evidence against prime suspect Patrick Llewellyn, the team organise a raid on his house, but the ensuing chase ends in tragedy when he is killed in a collision with a lorry. A search of his flat fails to yield any clues, until Cathy claims that her attacker had an accomplice - and Dinah and Viv soon suspect that the second man may be one of the team. Meanwhile, Joy and Spike investigate a slavery case where a young boy who tried to escape has been left with serious injuries.
7"Episode 7"Harry BradbeerPaul Tomalin16 June 20151.58
Viv sets Dinah the task of eliminating each member of the team as the possible accomplice, but both soon find evidence which points to the most unlikely suspect of all. Viv faces a personal dilemma of whether to confront the killer or bury the evidence. Meanwhile, Joy and Spike investigate the brutal shooting of a surgeon. They soon discover that a young schoolgirl is responsible, and try to prove that her teacher, and inspiration, coached her into doing so.
8"Episode 8"Harry BradbeerPaul Abbott23 June 20151.76
Dinah and Viv clash over her personal struggle to confront the killer. Jonah faces disciplinary action after his attempt to save a mother and baby goes badly wrong.

Reception

Audiences

In the UK, the first episode launched with 2.5 million viewers, Channel 4's biggest midweek drama launch for more than three years. Although subsequent episodes lost overnight viewers, dropping as low as 1.2 million, the weekly consolidated series average remained at 2.5 million and finished 47% up on Channel 4's slot average. [10]

In France, the first episode of series 1 aired 29 February 2016 on France 2 and was watched by 5.46 million viewers, 20.4% of the TV audience. The next three episodes was shown back to back that evening and together achieved an average 4.6 million viewers, 20.4% of the TV audience.[11]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result
2015Festival de la fiction TV de La Rochelle Best Foreign Fiction No Offence Won[12]
RTS Craft & Design Awards Best Music, Original Titles Vince Pope Nominated
2016BAFTA Television Awards Best Drama Series No Offence Nominated
Broadcast Awards Best Drama Series or Serial No Offence Nominated
Best Original Programme No Offence Nominated
Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role - Drama Elaine Cassidy Nominated
RTS Programme Awards Best Drama Series No Offence Won[13]

References

  1. Dianne Bourne (3 November 2014). "First pictures from the set of No Offence, new police drama from Paul Abbott". Manchester Evening News.
  2. "Shameless writer Paul Abbott's new cop drama No Offence to launch on Channel 4". The Independent.
  3. "Cast announced for Paul Abbott's No Offence - Channel 4 - Info - Press". channel4.com.
  4. Delgado, Kasia (23 June 2015). "It's back to the scene of the crime as No Offence gets a second series". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. "No Offence - All 4". Channel 4. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Delgado, Kasia (5 May 2015). "Meet the cast and characters of No Offence". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "No Offence - Characters". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. Powell, Emma (5 August 2015). "No Offence star Will Mellor calls for Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps live tour". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. "Future Releases - Movies and TV on DVD and Blu-Ray in Australia". Stack. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. Plunkett, John (23 June 2015). "No Offence to return for second series on Channel 4". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  11. Boucher, Kevin (1 March 2016). "Audiences : Camping Paradis leader, No Offence démarre fort, Bachelor au plus bas" [Audiences: "Camping Paradise" leader, "No Offence" starts strong, "Bachelor" at the lowest]. PureMédias (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  12. Langlais, Pierre (19 September 2015). "Festival de La Rochelle : huit séries à découvrir ou à retrouver" [Festival of La Rochelle: eight series to discover or rediscover]. Telerama (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  13. "RTS Programme Awards 2016". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

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