''Vincent'' is a British television

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series, created and principally written by

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, that first broadcast on

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on 10 October 2005. ''Vincent'' follows the work of a private detective agency based in

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, run by private investigator Vincent Gallagher (

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), who alongside his sidekick Beth (

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), junior PI Robert (

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) and fellow team members Gillian (

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) and John (

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), investigates cases which the police would either refuse to touch, or have been unable to solve. Vincent also has to deal with his arch enemy, DCI David Driscoll (

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), who begins a relationship with his estranged wife Cathy (

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), resulting in Cathy becoming pregnant. Following strong viewership and critical acclaim for the first series, a second four-part series was commissioned, which began transmission on 16 October 2006. Despite retaining consistent viewing figures, and Winstone's expressed interest in continuing in the role,

executives chose to axe ''Vincent'' following the conclusion of the second series. The complete series was released on DVD on 13 November 2006 via ITV Studios Home Entertainment. On 25 February 2016, all eight episodes were made also made available for download on the ITV Store. Both series of ''Vincent'' were also broadcast in the

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Cast

as Vincent Gallagher *

as Beth Goddard *

as Robert Ellison *

as Gillian Lafferty *

as John Thompson *

as DCI David Driscoll (Series 1) * Sandra Huggett as Roxanne (Series 1) *

as Cathy Gallagher (Series 1)

Episodes

Series 1 (2005)

Series 2 (2006)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent (Tv Series) 2005 British television series debuts 2006 British television series endings 2000s British drama television series British detective television series ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios English-language television shows Television shows set in Manchester Television shows produced by Granada Television 2000s British crime television series 2000s British mystery television series