BBC One · Ended

The Locksmith

Drama, Crime · 1997

Last aired: S1 E6, Ghosts · 1997-10-30

The Locksmith is a six-part mini-series that aired on BBC One. Locksmith Roland Pierce is shaken out of his middle-class complacency when his ex-wife was nearly killed in a robbery attempt. Although the police were certain that the culprit was a local junkie, their apparent indifference to the victim prompted Pierce to become a one-man vigilante force...

Cast

Warren Clarke Roland Pierce

Chris Gascoyne Barry Forrester

SK Sheila Kelley Carla Pierce

Sarah-Jane Potts Alice Pierce

Polly Hemingway Lesley Bygrave

KH Kenneth Hadley Det. Sgt. Crossman

James Vaughan Nigel Cadwallader

Paul Reynolds Dixie

John Simm Paul

Season 1

E1 Coming Together 1997-09-25 · 50 min Locksmith Roland Pierce 's life has been built on a belief in law and order. But when his estranged wife is attacked and the police show little interest, he vows to catch the attacker himself.

E2 Full Moon 1997-10-02 · 50 min Carla, Roland's estranged wife, has survived a brutal attack but has suffered brain damage and appears not to rememberthatthey are separated. Meanwhile, Lesley urges Roland to marry her.

E3 Victims 1997-10-09 · 50 min Frustrated by the police's inability to find Carla's attacker, Roland decides to use his locksmithing skills to set a trap. Meanwhile Barry gets more than he bargained forwhen he tries to make some money on the side.

E4 Words and Deeds 1997-10-16 · 50 min "Give me five minutes alone with whoever did this to my wife," Roland had said. Now he has caught Paul, the young lad responsible for up to ten burglaries a night in the town. As he questions him through the night uncertainty starts to creep in and Roland feels further and further out of his depth.

E5 Fire 1997-10-23 · 50 min As Roland tries to come to terms with the previous night's dramatic events, Alice insists that life goes on. Following a serious lapse of professional judgement on his part, Roland finds himself faced with a family trapped in a blazing house.

E6 Ghosts 1997-10-30 · 50 min When a local councillor loses his car keys while out in the woods with a young lady, Barry thinks he has spotted an opportunityfor profit. But has he taken on more than he bargained for? Meanwhile Roland is devastated when Carla thinks she recognises the lad who attacked her.

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