Murphy's Law (2001)

Season 3

Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. Murphy is a loner with little to lose and deals with everything on his own terms. This time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.

6 Episodes

  • The Goodbye Look
    E1
    The Goodbye LookMurphy is out posing as a criminal armourer to make an arrest. During the set-up he recognises Caz Miller, a man known for his connections to criminal gang leader and known cop-killer Dave Callard. Miller tells Murphy that he wants to kill another gang member called Richard Holloway. Murphy stops the planned arrest because he thinks he can gain Callard's trust and infiltrate the entire criminal organisation to take everyone out.
  • Disorganised Crime
    E2
    Disorganised CrimeCallard recommends Murphy to the McGeechan brothers. They plan to reactivate some assault rifles, but won't tell Murphy why they need them. Murphy knows they plan something big, but first he has to make sure his cover isn't blown.
  • Strongbox
    E3
    StrongboxMurphy tries to get counterfeit Euros for Callard, and asks fellow undercover officer Jill Calder for help. She has infiltrated an organisation that is printing the fake money. Together they try to set up a deal for both their clients and plan to make the big arrest during the handover.
  • Extra Mile
    E4
    Extra MileAfter months spent trying to nail gangster Dave Callard, suddenly Murphy has a bigger fish to fry: a wealthy hotelier called George Garvey with a taste for ethnic art. Murphy bumps into someone to whom Garvey's son owes a lot of money and manages to get closer to Garvey. To forget the pressure during work he starts to drink. It looks like only Ellie can save him now.
  • Boys Night Out
    E5
    Boys Night OutThe operation against Callard builds to its conclusion as Murphy is hired to help complete a shipment of Afghan heroin into England. His undercover work could help secure the conviction, but Murphy's presence is demanded elsewhere, as a key prosecution witness in the High Court.
  • Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts
    E6
    Hard Boiled Eggs and NutsCallard starts systematically destroying the forensic evidence. Murphy and Miller fear that he may want to destroy one or both of them too.

Cast of Season 3

  • James NesbittThomas Murphy
  • Del SynnottDC Alan Carter
  • Mark Benton
  • Owen Teale

 

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