The Broker's Man

The Broker's Man is a BBC British television drama series centred on the work of Jimmy Griffin, an ex-detective who applies his skills as a fraud investigator for an insurance company. Produced by Bentley Productions for BBC One, the series starred Kevin Whately as Griffin and ran for two series from 17 June 1997 to 27 August 1998.^[1] The series was filmed in the intermittent years of Whately's portrayal of Inspector Lewis in both Inspector Morse and Lewis. The complete series was released on DVD by Acorn Media UK on 4 February 2008.^[2] Each episode was a self-contained 90-minute story.

The Broker's Man
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Al Hunter Ashton Tim O'Mara
Written by	Al Hunter Ashton Tim O'Mara James Robson
Directed by	Roger Gartland Bob Blagden Moira Armstrong Graeme Harper Baz Taylor
Starring	Kevin Whately Annette Ekblom Danny Worters Holly Davidson Al Hunter Ashton Jill Baker Sarah-Jane Potts Charlotte Bellamy Michelle Fairley Trevor Byfield
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Brian True-May Jo Wright Patricia Greenland
Producers	Adrian Bate Carol Wilks
Production location	United Kingdom
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Bentley Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	17 June 1997 (1997-06-17) – 27 August 1998 (1998-08-27)

Cast

• Kevin Whately as James 'Jimmy' Griffin
• Annette Ekblom as Sally Griffin
• Danny Worters as Dominic Griffin
• Holly Davidson as Jodie Griffin
• Al Hunter Ashton as Vinnie Stanley
• Jill Baker as Claudette Monro-Foster
• Sarah-Jane Potts/Charlotte Bellamy as Harriet Potter
• Michelle Fairley as Gabby Rodwell
• Trevor Byfield as Frank Mortimer
• Peter Firth/John McEnery as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull
• Grant Masters as William Addison

Episode list

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	6		17 June 1997 (1997-06-17)	22 July 1997 (1997-07-22)
2	6		23 July 1998 (1998-07-23)	27 August 1998 (1998-08-27)

Series 1 (1997)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Viewers (millions)[3]	Original airdate
1	"Double Dutch - Part 1"	Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara	Bob Blagden	TBA	17 June 1997 (1997-06-17)
When a shipping container worth millions is stolen, Jimmy Griffin is put on the case to investigate a possible insurance fraud.
2	"Double Dutch - Part 2"	Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara	Bob Blagden	TBA	24 June 1997 (1997-06-24)
A ruthless Dutch crime ring demands payment, and a string of murders follow. Meanwhile, Jimmy risks all to uncover the scam.
3	"Dangerous Bends - Part 1"	Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara	Roger Gartland	TBA	1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Jimmy takes on two cases: a motorcycle and car collision, which left one driver dead and the other hurt, and a water treatment malfunction case.
4	"Dangerous Bends - Part 2"	Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara	Roger Gartland	TBA	8 July 1997 (1997-07-08)
As Jimmy and his staff seek the truth, the two cases begin to intertwine in a dangerous fashion.
5	"Siege - Part 1"	Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara	Roger Gartland	TBA	15 July 1997 (1997-07-15)
As things are improving with Sally, Jimmy joins his family on holiday. Meanwhile, he also accepts a case involving the theft of some firearms.
6	"Siege - Part 2"	Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara	Roger Gartland	TBA	22 July 1997 (1997-07-22)
Hiding the assignment from his family becomes tricky for Jimmy as the volatile man at the centre of the mystery comes looking for him.

Series 2 (1998)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Viewers (millions)	Original airdate
1	"Pensioned Off"	Dusty Hughes	Moira Armstrong	7.58	23 July 1998 (1998-07-23)
When a female police officer falls down the stairs at her station, she files a claim for sexual harassment, and Jimmy and his staff investigate.
2	"Horses for Courses"	Robin Mukherjee	Moira Armstrong	7.19	30 July 1998 (1998-07-30)
Jodie goes to a rave with her boyfriend without her parents' permission. but she is found out after the club catches fire. Jimmy has doubts about how the inferno started, especially once he finds out who owns the club.
3	"Playback"	James Robson	Graeme Harper	7.03	6 August 1998 (1998-08-06)
Two kids vanish, their bodies never found, after a boating accident. Months later, their parents are engaged in a public battle to combat the paltry sum they've been offered as compensation.
4	"Kith and Kin"	Ron Rose	Graeme Harper	7.09	13 August 1998 (1998-08-13)
When Jimmy is sent out to exchange the ransom for some stolen military memorabilia, he enters the world of a Nazi sympathizer. Jimmy's office staff suffer a terrible beating at the hands of skin heads.
5	"Keyman"	Al Hunter Ashton & Tim O'Mara	Baz Taylor	7.88	20 August 1998 (1998-08-20)
A board member of a construction conglomerate is shot dead in a brothel. Godzilla hires Jimmy to investigate a keyman insurance policy taken out on the dead man, which would pay ten million pounds to the construction company.
6	"Swansong"	James Robson	Baz Taylor	7.04	27 August 1998 (1998-08-27)
When Jimmy's home is ransacked by neighbourhood thieves, he finds himself on the other end of the insurance game. Meanwhile, he's tasked with investigating an aging nightclub singer whose husband dies in a mysterious car crash.