| The Commander | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Lynda La Plante |
| Starring | Amanda Burton Matthew Marsh Nicholas Jones Christopher Robbie Tristan Gemmill Mark Lewis Jones Paul Brightwell Poppy Miller Thomas Lockyer Pip Torrens Anthony Valentine Monica Dolan Nadine Marshall Connie Hyde Niall MacGregor Sian Brooke |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Lachlan Mackinnion Vinit Kulkarni |
| Running time | 90 mins (Series 1-3) 60 mins (Series 4-5) |
| Production company | La Plante Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 16 February 2003 – 12 November 2008 |
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The Commander is a British crime drama, broadcast on ITV, starring Amanda Burton as the principal character, Commander Clare Blake. The series first broadcast on 16 February 2003, and a total of five series were produced over a five-year-period, with the last episode airing on 12 November 2008.[1]
The series focuses on Blake, the leader of an elite murder investigation squad in London. Throughout the series, Blake has two main sidekicks. Matthew Marsh starred in the first four series as DCI Mike Hedges, and following his decision to quit the role, he was replaced by Mark Lewis Jones, who appears in the final two seasons as DCI Doug James.
The series has been released on DVD in the UK via Contender Entertainment Group and Acorn Media UK. In the United States, all five series have been issued in two double DVD sets, again via Acorn Media.[2]