Episode 1
Episode 1
45m6.0 / 10
When her detective husband is murdered, PC Jo Gillespie is expected to leave it to her colleagues in the force to find his killer. But can Jo trust her police family?
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TV series
Black Work
20151 season5.8 / 10
'Black Work' is the story of Jo Gillespie, a woman who's husband is shot dead in the line of action, in his job as a undercover cop. Jo, a police officer herself soon has to confront issues in her marriage and family life in order to discover who really killed her husband.
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Checked Nov 5, 2026
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Synopsis
'Black Work' is the story of Jo Gillespie, a woman who's husband is shot dead in the line of action, in his job as a undercover cop. Jo, a police officer herself soon has to confront issues in her marriage and family life in order to discover who really killed her husband.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
46m5.0 / 10
As Jo digs further into Ryan's life as an undercover cop, she encounters dark secrets - leading to a disturbing revelation about the man she married.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
46m6.0 / 10finale
When another body is discovered, Jo realises that her husband's killer is still out there - and closer to home than she ever imagined.
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More about Black Work
Cast
Sheridan SmithJo Gillespie
Matthew McNultyDC Jack Clark
Douglas HenshallDCS Hepburn
James FosterGlover
Sharon DuceBarbara
Geraldine JamesCC Carolyn Jarecki
Kenny DoughtyDS Ryan Gillespie
Andrew KnottDS Lee MiekelCredits
- Created by
- Tom Mullens
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 3
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ITV1United Kingdom
Mammoth ScreenUnited Kingdom
Themes
miniseriespoliceundercover
