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27/11/2017

Third Series Of NO OFFENCE Begins On Location Shooting

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The third series of Paul Abbott's award-winning Channel 4 series NO OFFENCE has begun shooting on location in Manchester.

The extremities of DI Viv Deering's (Joanna Scanlan) world are governed, not only by thugs, but politicians. Same goes for all of us. In our crowded world enemies can be almost invisible. Deering and her team adopt equally covert tactics to expose a few bare-faced truths.

Ahead of the new season, Paul Abbott, said: "Series 3 is about the void left by political parties, clusters of ignorance streamlined in to soldier ants. Whether it's a real or perceived void doesn't matter. Predators will always exploit a weakness. Viv Deering really earns her wages in making her voice heard to diverse cultural factions."

The fabulous three return: "let's not pigeon sh*t all over the facts" Deering (Joanna Scanlan), impulsive DC Dinah Kowalska (Elaine Cassidy) and astute DS Joy Freers (Alexandra Roach).

At their sides in the crumbling Friday Street cop-shop are the adrenaline fuelled team: moral compass DC Spike Tanner (Will Mellor), genius Miller (Paul Ritter); and the uniforms big hearted Jonah (Ste Johnston), switched on Stuart (Tom Varey), force of nature Tegan (Saira Choudhry) and gentle office manager Gavin (Conor MacNeill).

Swooping in to micromanage the Friday Street team is the sharp new Superintendent Marilyn Merchant (BAFTA-nominated Claire Rushbrook - My Mad Fat Diary, Home Fires, Whitechapel). They're having to play smarter than ever to keep the lid on a city at fragile breaking point.

Mayoral hustings in Cinderly, an inner-city area of Manchester, is a tinderbox ready to ignite following race riots kicked off by an arson attack on a mosque. Fuelling the chaos in the community is leader of the extreme Far Right group Albion, Dennis Caddy (Neil Maskell - Utopia, Humans, The Mimic), his outspoken girlfriend Bonnie (Tamara Lawrance – Cordelia, Ian McKellen's King Lear CFT; Viola - Twelfth Night RNT) and his mouthy sister Faye (BAFTA Scotland-winning Sharon Rooney - My Mad Fat Diary, Two Doors Down, Brief Encounters).

The febrile atmosphere in Cinderly ignites as the mayoral candidate anti-establishment, local girl-done-good politician Caroline McCoy (Lisa McGrillis - Inspector George Gently, Mum, Hebburn) goes head to head for the high-stakes electoral ward, with woolly liberal Mayor Karim Hassan (Ace Bhatti – Love, Lies And Records, EastEnders).

In their midst is the master puppeteer, mercenary Far Right fanatic Ralph Beckett (Darren Connolly – Moorside, Peaky Blinders), forcing Viv and the team to fight toe to toe as he wages his war on both the cops and culturally-vulnerable targets - with devastating consequences.

NO OFFENCE is written and created by Paul Abbott and produced by his company AbbottVision. Executive Producers are Paul Abbott, Martin Carr and Paul Coe for AbbottVision; with Philip Leach as Producer.

Directing episode 1 and 3 is Catherine Morshead (No Offence, Fungus The Bogeyman) and Rob Quinn (DCI Banks, Jekyll And Hyde) directs episodes 2 and 4. Head of Channel 4 Drama is Beth Willis and Commissioning Executives are Lee Mason and Jonny Richards. Writers: Paul Abbott, Paul Tomalin, Tom Grieves.

NO OFFENCE films on location in Manchester until the end of March 2018.
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