55 Degrees North

55 Degrees North
Also known asThe Night Detective
GenrePolice Procedural
Created byTimothy Prager
Written byTimothy Prager
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerNick Green & Tristin Norwell
Opening theme"55 Degrees North" (Theme)
ComposerNick Green & Tristin Norwell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
  • Barbara McKissack
  • Adrian Bate
Producers
  • Jo Wright
  • Jacinta Peel
Production locationNewcastle upon Tyne
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesBBC, Zenith North
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release6 July 2004 (2004-07-06) –
10 July 2005 (2005-07-10)
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55 Degrees North is a BBC television drama series starring Don Gilet as DS Nicky Cole, a London detective relocated to Newcastle upon Tyne after exposing police corruption. Dervla Kirwan co-stars as Claire Maxwell, an ambitious solicitor.

The first series was originally broadcast on BBC1 in 2004, with the second series following a year later. The programme was shown in the U.S. under its working title, The Night Detective. But it was axed in 2006, and production company Zenith North entered administrative receivership shortly thereafter; the programme's cancellation was described as a "heavy blow" for the company.[1] Both series were released together in a complete box set on 26 June 2006.

  1. ^ "Zenith Entertainment Goes Into Administrative Receivership - UK Broadcast News | 31/08/2006". www.4rfv.co.uk.