TV series
A Touch of Cloth
Overview
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.
Details
- First air date
- 2012-08-26
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Network
- Sky One
- Production
- Zeppotron
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Hannah as DI Jack Cloth
- Suranne Jones as DI Anne Oldman / DC Anne Oldman
- Julian Rhind-Tutt as ACC Tom Boss
- Adrian Bower as DC Des Hairihan
- Navin Chowdhry as DC Asap Qureshi
- Daisy Beaumont as Dr. Natasha Sachet
- Adam Englander as Tiger
- Theo Barklem-Biggs as Darren Crossway
- Montserrat Lombard as Blue
- Adam Tandy as Robin Stork
- Elizabeth Bromby as PC Cardboard Cutout
- Raquel Cassidy as Clare Hawkchurch
Creators and crew
- Charlie Brooker - Creator
- Boris Starling - Creator
- Mat Chaplin - Producer
- Jim O'Hanlon - Director
- Charlie Brooker - Writer
- Ben Caudell - Writer
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