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Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.

3 Seasons
21 Episodes
Ended
Comedy Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image Episode 7
8.3/10 (203 votes)

#1 Episode 7

S2:E7

With Deering, Dinah and Joy's friendship in jeopardy and Donna Calvert missing, the race to prevent the Attahs' escape and to bag them once and for all puts the team's lives at stake. The final action-packed showdown sees Viv at her finest, deconstructing Nora's family, and trying to repair the fractures that have crept in to her own...

episode image Episode 1
8.3/10 (239 votes)

#2 Episode 1

S3:E1

A contentious mayoral election is being fought between incumbent liberal Kashif Hassan and political underdog and local-girl-done-good Caroline McCoy. Crowds gather for a mayoral debate between Hassan and political underdog McCoy - only for the hustings to end in bloodshed when an assassin strikes. As Viv Deering and her team investigate, they are forced to infiltrate the far right, and their murky world of political benefactors, if they are to catch the culprit.

episode image Episode 6
8.3/10 (158 votes)

#3 Episode 6

S3:E6

The team are running out of options and their strategy is threatened when one of their own is placed in peril.

episode image Episode 5
8.2/10 (159 votes)

#4 Episode 5

S3:E5

Caroline McCoy’s political reign brings chaos to the streets of Manchester, and catapults hardline DCI Terry Taylor into Friday Street cop shop, to bring the police in line with her agenda

episode image Episode 6
8.1/10 (235 votes)

#5 Episode 6

S1:E6

Deering leads a manhunt through Manchester as the net closes in on the serial killer. Joy and Spike discover an unsettling slavery case after a brutal attack on a young homeless man.

episode image Episode 7
8.1/10 (232 votes)

#6 Episode 7

S1:E7

The fatal shooting of a respected surgeon leads the team to an unlikely suspect. Meanwhile, Dinah and Deering make disturbing new discoveries in the serial killer case, fearing it might not be over.

episode image Episode 8
8.1/10 (253 votes)

#7 Episode 8

S1:E8

In the final episode, Dinah clashes with Deering, setting off an irreversible chain of events, and an attempt to save the lives of a mother and baby goes disastrously wrong.

episode image Episode 4
8.1/10 (152 votes)

#8 Episode 4

S3:E4

Paul Abbott's award-winning drama returns for a third series and sees DI Viv Deering and the Friday Street team face off against their most formidable antagonist yet: the far-right.

episode image Episode 5
8.0/10 (224 votes)

#9 Episode 5

S1:E5

The police set up a trap for the prime suspect in the serial killer case, but their plans could be derailed entirely after a notorious child murderer's new identity is leaked on the internet.

episode image Episode 2
8.0/10 (174 votes)

#10 Episode 2

S3:E2

Killer Beckett's next target is Manchester's children and Viv and the team must track down the poisoned batch of halal meat that Beckett has unleashed on the city before it's too late. In the hunt to get closer to Beckett, Dinah attempts to win the trust of the undercover cop in the midst of the far-right group Beckett used to be involved in - and uncovers explosive secrets.

episode image Episode 3
8.0/10 (158 votes)

#11 Episode 3

S3:E3

Election day looms and the team is on high alert, as Beckett's reign of terror appears to be escalating when an elderly Jewish man is found dead in a graveyard. The team is right on Beckett's tail, and a meeting between getaway driver Dennis and Beckett promises to be the key to capturing him.

episode image Episode 2
7.9/10 (212 votes)

#12 Episode 2

S2:E2

As the team quell the riots that are exploding throughout Manchester, Dinah's discovery of young casualties in a gang-owned property pushes investigations in an unexpected direction. Joy is thrown into freefall after a shock discovery at Friday Street.

episode image Episode 3
7.9/10 (200 votes)

#13 Episode 3

S2:E3

The dead vape shop kids are all identified, as Dinah and Deering hunt for those aiding the Attahs in child exploitation.

episode image Episode 4
7.9/10 (192 votes)

#14 Episode 4

S2:E4

Tensions run high between Joy, Dinah and Deering over the Attah case and the Friday Street team. And an urgent search ensues when a father reports his teenage daughter missing.

episode image Episode 6
7.9/10 (191 votes)

#15 Episode 6

S2:E6

With Deering suspended from duty, she runs rogue determined to get Nora. Back at the station, Lickberg tries to control the team, as they urgently up the manhunt for one of the Attahs' missing victims. And an unlikely alliance is agreed between Deering and Nora, who wants to stop an FGM cutter arriving on her patch - and Teegan is sent in under cover.

episode image Episode 1
7.8/10 (233 votes)

#16 Episode 1

S2:E1

On full surveillance mode, the Friday Street squad have an explosive start to the day, at the funeral of the son of notorious gangster Nora Attah. Straight back in the deep end, DI Viv Deering and the team fight to prevent the breakout of a gang war in the city. Meanwhile Joy and Tegan literally uncover a body of work to piece together a case against the dodgy crematorium owners.

episode image Episode 2
7.7/10 (265 votes)

#17 Episode 2

S1:E2

After Deering and her team lose the serial killer case, the cops see a chance to redeem themselves by investigating a dangerous new street drug. No animals were harmed in the making of this episode.

episode image Episode 3
7.7/10 (246 votes)

#18 Episode 3

S1:E3

The serial killer is showing no signs of slowing down, while local racial tensions are also running high when an Asian woman is killed in a suspected racist attack.

episode image Episode 4
7.7/10 (228 votes)

#19 Episode 4

S1:E4

The Friday Street team uncover a scam encouraging people in debt to sell their kidneys, while the search for another girl abducted by the serial killer leads to a big breakthrough.

episode image Episode 5
7.7/10 (185 votes)

#20 Episode 5

S2:E5

The race to nail the Attahs sows seeds of mistrust and secrecy between Deering, Dinah and Joy. And controversy rains when Deering recklessly co-opts mouthy Donna Calvert to infiltrate the Attah gang. Dinah has to solve a chaotic puzzle at an abortion clinic where a peaceful staff protest takes an unexpected turn and quickly starts to spiral out of control.

episode image Episode 1
7.6/10 (315 votes)

#21 Episode 1

S1:E1

DI Deering and her team must crack the case of a twisted serial killer - by whatever unconventional means possible.

Cast & Chracters

character image DI Vivienne Deering

DI Vivienne Deering

Actor: Joanna Scanlan
character image DC Dinah Kowalska

DC Dinah Kowalska

Actor: Elaine Cassidy
character image DS Joy Freers

DS Joy Freers

Actor: Alexandra Roach
character image DC Spike Tanner

DC Spike Tanner

Actor: Will Mellor
character image DSI Darren McLaren

DSI Darren McLaren

Actor: Colin Salmon
character image Randolph Miller

Randolph Miller

Actor: Paul Ritter
character image PC Jonah Mitchell

PC Jonah Mitchell

Actor: Ste Johnston
character image PC Stuart O'Connell

PC Stuart O'Connell

Actor: Tom Varey
character image PC Tegan Thompson

PC Tegan Thompson

Actor: Saira Choudhry
character image PC Taz Ahmed

PC Taz Ahmed

Actor: Neet Mohan

The highest rated episode of No Offence is "Episode 7" (S2E7) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 203 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 315 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 6" (S1E6) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 235 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 315 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 7" (S2E7) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 203 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 5" (S2E5) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 185 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S3E1) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 239 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 2" (S3E2) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 174 votes.

Name Department Job
John William Turner Directing Second Assistant Director
Diane Kingston Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer

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