About The Vice
- Released on January 04, 1999
The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. It ran for five short series between 1999 and 2003. It tells the story of the London Metropolitan police force's vice squad, where prostitution, underage sex, and other such organized crime are regular occurrences. Most episodes end in such a way where the main villain is caught but often not in a 'naturally' concluded way that you would expect with other TV dramas, and often ending an episode with more questions unanswered than answered.
The small dedicated team is led by Detective Inspector Pat Chappel who struggles to manage the balance between his home life and his work life - as do the other members of the team. Working in the seedy underworld leads to a continual dilemma for the team - the tension between the Vice Squad and the vice-related crimes that they investigate runs throughout the series and gives the show a rich viewing experience. The programme often blurs the line of the team staying on the right side of the law, as almost every member of the team at different points submits briefly or permanently to the temptations of either sex, drugs, money or honey traps. Sometimes with drastic consequences.
Main Cast of The Vice
Marc Warren plays P.C. Dougie Raymond (14 episodes)
Caroline Catz plays PC Cheryl Hutchins (28 episodes)
David Harewood plays D.I. Joe Robinson (28 episodes)
Ken Stott plays D.I. Pat Chappel (21 episodes)
Rosie Marcel plays P.C. Kirsty Morgan (14 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Vice
Anna Chancellor plays Dr. Christine Weir (6 episodes)
Tim Pigott-Smith plays D.C.I. Frank Vickers (11 episodes)
Victoria Shalet plays Sarah Farrell (4 episodes)
Diane Parish plays Shirley Robinson (8 episodes)
Garry Cooper plays Supt. Jeff Callard (8 episodes)
Jake Nightingale plays Sergeant Stuart Cole (7 episodes)
Sarah Parish
Mel Raido
Tamzin Malleson
Christopher Villiers
Elizabeth Edmonds
Susan Engel
Murray Head
Tim Woodward
Michael Byrne
Denise Black
Daniel Evans
Kathryn Drysdale
David Lloyd plays Punter in Car (1 episode)
Tony Bluto
Brooke Kinsella
Andrew Lancel
Peter Firth
Stephen Kennedy
Zoe Thorne
Koel Purie plays W.P.C. Charlie Carter (1 episode)
Philip Glenister
Heather-Jay Jones
Raymond Pickard
Corin Redgrave
James Hazeldine
Melanie Gutteridge
Diana Davies
Emily Corrie
Leanne Lakey
Lou Gish
Danny Young
Cathy Murphy
Struan Rodger
Paul Angelis
Philip Jackson
Denise Welch
Lee Turnbull
Sophie Stanton
Elizabeth Berrington
Geoffrey Beevers
Howard Crossley
Emma Catherwood
John Lloyd Fillingham
William Gaunt
Frank Grimes
Amanda Harris
Christopher Fox
Ana Sofrenović
David Prosho
Sean Gilder
Albert Welling
Sean Harris
Sean McGinley
Crew of The Vice
- Anna Chancellor
- Tim Pigott-Smith
- Victoria Shalet
- Diane Parish
- Garry Cooper
- Jake Nightingale
- Sarah Parish
- Mel Raido
- Tamzin Malleson
- Christopher Villiers
- Elizabeth Edmonds
- Susan Engel
- Murray Head
- Tim Woodward
- Michael Byrne
- Denise Black
- Daniel Evans
- Kathryn Drysdale
- Olga Sosnovska
- David Lloyd
- Tony Bluto
- Brooke Kinsella
- Andrew Lancel
- Peter Firth
- Stephen Kennedy
- Zoe Thorne
- Koel Purie
- Nigel Terry
- Lloyd Owen
- Philip Glenister
- Heather-Jay Jones
- Raymond Pickard
- Corin Redgrave
- James Hazeldine
- Melanie Gutteridge
- Diana Davies
- Emily Corrie
- Leanne Lakey
- Lou Gish
- Danny Young
- Cathy Murphy
- Struan Rodger
- Paul Angelis
- Philip Jackson
- Steven Elder
- Valerie Edmond
- John Standing
- James Frain
- Denise Welch
- Lee Turnbull
- Sophie Stanton
- Tim McInnerny
- Sonya Walger
- Elizabeth Berrington
- Geoffrey Beevers
- Howard Crossley
- Emma Catherwood
- John Lloyd Fillingham
- William Gaunt
- Frank Grimes
- Amanda Harris
- David Schofield
- Christopher Fox
- Ana Sofrenović
- David Prosho
- Richard McCabe
- Eddie Marsan
- Sean Gilder
- Albert Welling
- Sean Harris
- Sean McGinley