''Crocodile Shoes II'' is a British six-part television series made by the BBC and screened on BBC One in 1996. The follow-up to ''

Crocodile Shoes ''Crocodile Shoes'' is a British 13-part television drama set across two series and was made by the BBC. It was screened on BBC1 BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the ...

'', it was written by

Jimmy Nail James Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He played the role of Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the television show ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' a ...

with Nick Mead as script associate. Where ''Crocodile Shoes'' followed Jed Shepperd on his journey from Newcastle to Nashville and all the way back, ''Crocodile Shoes II'' showed Jed trying to prove he didn't kill his manager Ade Lynn (James Wilby). During ''Crocodile Shoes II'' Shepperd was also sent to prison, became engaged to Wendy and was nearly killed in an accident.

Main cast

as Jed Shepperd *

Melanie Hill Melanie Jane Hill (born 11 January 1962) is a British actress, known for playing Hazel Redfern in ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' (1985–1986), Aveline in ''Bread'' (1986–1991), Rita Dolan in Kay Mellor drama ''Playing the Field'' (1998–2002), Ma ...

as Emma Shepperd *

Sammy Johnson Ronald Samuel Johnson (14 May 1949 – November 1998) was an English actor. Biography Johnson was born in Gateshead. the son of Samuel Johnson and Thomasina (Tina) Scott. He was brother to Kenneth (who died in September 1964), Raymond (Jimm ...

as Archie Pate *

Sara Stewart Sara Scott Griffith (born 28 June 1966) is a Scottish actress. She played Stella in '' Sugar Rush''. Early life Stewart was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to American parents. After spending some time in the U.S., she trained at the Central Sch ...

as Lucy *

Elizabeth Carling Elizabeth Carling (born 20 October 1967 in Middlesbrough) is an English actress and singer best known for her performances in ''Boon'', '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', '' Barbara'', and ''Casualty''. In 1991 Carling was briefly engaged to Neil Morris ...

as Wendy *

Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank (born 4 October 1953) is an English film, stage and television actor. Career In 2010, he appeared as a detective in ''Five Daughters'', and as Alfred "Freddie" Lennon in the biopic ''Lennon Naked ''Lennon Naked'' is ...

as Alan Clarke * John Bowler as Albert Peplo (Pep) * Kenneth MacDonald as DI McCluskey * Robert Morgan as Warren Bowles

Crew

writer, creator, executive producer, title music composer *Nick Mead script associate *

Roger Bamford Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", " ...

director *

Baz Taylor Baz may refer to: Places *Baz, Albania, a village *Baz, Iran, a village in central Iran *Baz (tribe), an Assyrian tribe from eastern Turkey *BAZ, IATA airport code of Barcelos Airport, Barcelos, Brazil *BAZ, FAA airport code of New Braunfels Munic ...

director *

Tarquin Gotch Tarquin Gotch is a British entertainment industry executive, having worked in the music and later on in film business since the late 1970s. Music Gotch started his career in London as a tour manager for the band Alphalpha and singer Clive Sars ...

executive producer * Peter Richardson producer *

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