Nice Guy Eddie (TV series)

Nice Guy Eddie is a British television detective drama series, created by Elliot Hope and Johanne McAndrew, and principally written by the latter, which was first broadcast on BBC1 on 14 June 2001, in the form of a 90-minute pilot. Later commissioned into a six-part series, Nice Guy Eddie follows the exploit of a Liverpool-based bumbling private detective, Eddie McMullen, played by Ricky Tomlinson, whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of Frank Bennett (Tom Ellis), who turns up on his doorstep claiming to be his son.

Notably, the role of Eddie McMullen was written specifically for Tomlinson, becoming his first leading role in a television drama series. For the series, a real life private investigator based in Liverpool, Tony Smith, acted as a script consultant, to ensure the stories were as close to life as possible. Despite attracting moderate ratings, only seven episodes (including the pilot) were produced; subsequently, the BBC decided against recommissioning the show for a second series. The series has yet to be released on DVD.

Cast

 * Ricky Tomlinson as Eddie McMullen
 * Tom Ellis as Frank Bennett
 * Rachel Davies as Ronnie McMullen
 * Elizabeth Spriggs as Vera McMullen
 * John Henshaw as Lol O'Toole
 * Christine Tremarco as Ange McMullen
 * Emma Lucy Vaudrey as Becca McMullen
 * Stephanie Waring as Laura McMullen
 * Joanne Sherryden as Sharon McLean
 * Scot Williams as Neil Jones