Murphy's Law

James Nesbitt (Cold Feet) stars as Detective Tommy Murphy in this action-packed crime drama. Devastated by the death of his daughter at the hands of terrorists in Northern Ireland, Murphy is on suspension and falling apart… until his bosses make him an offer he can’t refuse. Now he’s working undercover in London, taking on the most dangerous cases offered to him. He’s a man with little left to lose…
Pilot Episode - Murphy’s Law: A team of undertakers are moonlighting as diamond thieves – and the bodies are beginning to stack up. Murphy goes undercover to infiltrate the team and discovers a sinister connection with Japanese heroin dealers. Electric Bill: When Richard Mooney is arrested on suspicion of being ‘Electric Bill’, London’s most infamous kidnapper, Murphy and Annie are in a desperate race against time to locate his latest victim. Mooney isn’t talking so Murphy goes undercover in prison to win his trust. Kiss and Tell: A beautiful serial killer is terrorising London’s business elite. Murphy goes undercover as a top financier and joins the same health club that the victims belonged to. Now he must date a number of beautiful and sophisticated women, each of whom might be the killer. Manic Munday: A top Irish snooker player is ordered to fix his next game – or die. Murphy and Annie go undercover to protect him – and uncover the sinister organisation behind the death! threats. Reunion: A top member of an east end gang is murdered – and London looks set to be torn apart by a bloody gang war. Murphy infiltrates the ranks of a rival gang and sets about gathering evidence against its leader. But as time starts to run out, and as tension on the streets reaches boiling point, Murphy and Annie find themselves on the front line…

Murphy is forced to take on a number of different personalities when he goes undercover; whether hunting for a serial killer who is stalking London’s West End, or searching to discover whether racist bullying led to a promising young police officer committing suicide.
Jack’s Back: The hunt for a serial killer who is stalking London’s West End takes on a personal dimension for Murphy when tragedy strikes. The killer is targeting young women who have stayed at one particular hostel for homeless people, but what is their connection with the latest victim, the star of a West End musical about Jack the Ripper? Bent Moon On The Rise: When a promising young police officer, Parmer, commits suicide, Murphy is sent undercover to find out if he was a victim of racist bullying. Parmer’s old squad is lead by the charismatic D.I. Winters. Parmer’s old colleagues are shocked by his death but they’re also hiding a secret. Could this be the key to understanding why he died? Ringers: Murphy is recruited to be part of an Interpol operation to infiltrate an international car ringing gang and finds himself paired up with philosophising French agent, Benoit. Posing as an expert car thief, Murphy sets out to impress the brains behind the car scam, Godfrey Raines. Alice: When seven year Adrian Kelly drowns in a river, his mother, Alice claims he was poisoned by a chemical leak from a near by biotech laboratory. There appears to be no evidence to support her story. Is this the ramblings of a grief stricken mother or is there something sinister going on? Murphy goes undercover as a cleaner in the lab... Convent: The apparent suicide of a novice nun and the strange disappearance of another, forces Murphy to go undercover in a convent. Despite Murphy’s cover story of being a priest sent by the Cardinal to compile a report on the tragedies, Murphy’s investigation is hampered by the nuns who are suspicious and secretive. The Group: Three murderers are murdered. All three had been named in a campaign run by support group for relatives of murder victims. Is it a coincidence or is this a killer-killer taking revenge? Murphy joins the group but the experience stirs up powerful emotions and he finds himself faced with the opportunity to exact a very personal revenge.

This new series takes Murphy (James Nesbitt, Cold Feet) deeper and deeper undercover. The stakes are high and the risks enormous as Murphy finds himself embroiled in a complex network of criminality and double dealing. At the centre is David Callard (Ramon Tikarum, This Life) – head of the biggest criminal fraternity in London. Murphy must navigate his way through dangerous territory. It’s the biggest challenge of his career. Staying in one cover, Murphy becomes increasingly entangled with Callard’s world – walking the dangerous tight rope between detection and deception.
The Goodbye Look: It’s going to be a doddle. Posing as a criminal, Murphy has to sell a gun to a low level, low life, and then nick him. In a single act of lunacy or inspiration, Murphy walks out of his world leaving behind the security of back up and surveillance. He’s making it up as he goes along. Disorganised Crime: Callard recommends Murphy’s services to the McGeechans. They need some illegal assault rifles reactivated. Daniel and Gerard both have violent pasts and nasty tempers. Murphy is trapped. He needs to find out what they are planning. And he needs to stop it. Strong Box: Dave Callard is after some moody money. If Murphy can turn supplier and Callard takes the bait, it’s more evidence in the eventual charge sheet against him. If he makes one mistake his cover could be blown, along with the operation. Extra Mile: Murphy needs to run the extra mile of this operation. This should have been over long ago, and he’s starting to lose it. Rees, convinced he will uncover a criminal connection, is determined to pursue the relationship between Callard and Garvey. If he’s right, this could be the biggest collar of his career. If he’s wrong, he’s putting his team through hell. And for nothing. Boy’s Night Out: Callard ups the stakes. He wants to meet Murphy. Urgently. Rees and Murphy suspect that it’s an invitation to join Garvey’s drug importation but Callard is being evasive. Murphy must smoke him out juggling his time to serve two masters: the Court and Callard’s importunate demands. Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts: Murphy is holed up in hiding with Callard and Miller. The atmosphere is thick with menace. Callard systematically destroys the forensic evidence against him. Murphy and Miller fear that he may want to destroy one or other of them too. Or both. Murphy is outgunned and outnumbered.

The Murphy's Law: Complete BBC Series 4 & 5 DVD set features the entire fourth and fifth series of this crime drama. James Nesbitt ("Cold Feet", "Waking Ned Devine" and "Wild about Harry") stars as Murphy--a loner undercover cop who is more concerned with his work than he is in having a personal life. The series is directed by Peter Lydon and based on novelist Colin Bateman's books of the same title.