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drama series, broadcast between 6 January 1990 and 20 February 1991. The series follows the work of a group of police detectives stationed in the

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docks. The series was created by writer

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leading the cast throughout both series. BBC executives stated that the series would "look at the way one non-metropolitan, urban police force comes to terms with economic regeneration by reorganising its City Division, in turn creating a separate Inner City Waterfront Division", and that the series would explore "aspects of police work not normally featured and disabuse us of the notion that TV crime is always cracked in 50 minutes." However, despite initial acclaim, ''Waterfront Beat'' was axed after just two series. The series has never officially been released on DVD.

Cast

* John Ashton as Detective Chief Supt. Don Henderson (Series 1—2) * Geoffrey Leesley as Det. Supt. Frank Mathews (Series 1—2) * Bruce Alexander as Chief Supt. Alan Briscoe (Series 1—2) * Rupert Frazer as Supt. Peter Fallows (Series 1—2) *

as Assistant Chief Constable Williams (Series 1—2) * Roger Walker as DI Cyril Jacobs (Series 2) *

Mark Moraghan Mark Stephen Moraghan (born 27 January 1963) is an English actor and singer. He has appeared in many British drama series including ''Peak Practice'', '' London's Burning'' and '' Heartbeat''. He is most famous for being the narrator for the ...

as DS 'Macker' McVay (Series 1—2) *

Owen Teale Owen Teale (born 20 May 1961) is a Welsh character actor known for his role as Ser Alliser Thorne in the HBO fantasy TV series ''Game of Thrones''. Early life Owen Teale was born on 20 May 1961, in North Cornelly, south Wales, son of Roy and ...

as DS Mike McCarthy (Series 1) * Eve Bland as WDS Jackie Byrnes (Series 1—2) *

Helena Little Helena Little (born 1960) is an English actress who is best known for playing Mary Tomlinson in ''Casualty'' and has also been in ''The Bill'', ''Boon'', ''Juliet Bravo'', '' Between the Lines'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Peak Practice'' and '' Dan ...

as WDC Jane Long (Series 1—2) * Stuart Golland as Sgt. Trevor Simon (Series 1—2) *

as PC Ronnie Barker (Series 1—2) * Gordon Cameron as PC Jeff Morgan (Series 1—2) * Ray Polhill as PC 'Jacko' Jackbridge (Series 1—2) *

Philip Middlemiss Philip Middlemiss (born Philip Sean Lloyd; 19 June 1963) is an English television, radio actor and businessman, best known for playing bookmaker Des Barnes in ITV's '' Coronation Street'' between 1990 and 1998. The character was killed off, or ...

as PC Barry Smith (Series 1) * Richard Good as PC Bob 'Snake' Nelson (Series 2) *

Jane Hazlegrove Sarah Jane Hazlegrove (born 17 July 1968) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. She has also appeared as Rosie in ''Making Out'', Rosemary Mason in ''Silent Witness ...

as WPC Madeline Forrest (Series 1—2) * Damien Walker as Tony Henderson (Series 1—2) * Tommy Boyle as Denny Hagland (Series 1—2) * Martin Matthews as Brian Dawes (Series 1—2) * Denise Stephenson as June Henderson (Series 1) *

Gillian Kearney Gillian Louise Kearney

as Helen Collins (Series 2)

Episodes

Series 1 (1990)

Series 2 (1991)

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0133322, title=Waterfront Beat 1990 British television series debuts 1991 British television series endings 1990s British police procedural television series BBC television dramas English-language television shows Television shows shot in Liverpool Television shows set in Liverpool