Along with ITV stablemate Cracker and a few others, this was one of the most popular British dramas of the 1990s.
Ray Stevenson and Ruth Gemmell, who play husband and wife in this series, met on this production and later married in real life.
Breakthrough roles for Samantha Morton and Lena Headey.
Music by former Dire Straits sideman Hal Lindes.
Due to being the series being retooled, some consider the final series to be more of a spin off rather than a continuation.