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Protection, Part 1

Episode 5 of 10

Forensic crime drama series. When a suspected paedophile is found murdered in a children's playground, the team link the death to a missing child case.

When suspected paedophile Dale Barge is found murdered in a children's playground, Nikki and Jack are brought in by inexperienced detective Rory Drennan. It's not long before the team link Barge's death to a missing child, Lizzie Craddock.

Jack teams up with hard-nosed child protection DI Gina Conroy. They put pressure on Lizzie's parents Johnnie and Cheryl to try to find her. Lizzie's social worker Louise is brought in to help, and Nikki encourages her to stay positive when she blames herself for Lizzie's disappearance.

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1 hour

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Credits

Role Contributor
Dr Nikki Alexander Emilia Fox
Jack Hodgson David Caves
Dr Thomas Chamberlain Richard Lintern
Clarissa Mullery Liz Carr
Louise Marsh Claudie Blakley
Johnny Craddock Jason Maza
Cheryl Craddock Natasha Sparkes
Lizzie Craddock Kayleigh Davis
Judge Gilmore David Sibley
Kevin Garvey Jack Rowan
Margaret Jackie Howe
DI Rory Drennan John Dagleish
DI Gina Conroy Lorraine Burroughs
Carly Mehima Heer
Sean Patrick Des McAleer
Delores Patrick Pauline Cadell
Niamh Garvey Claire Lams
Daniel Garvey Micah Balfour
Cathy Garvey Niamh Lewis
Carol Mansfield Amy Huberman
Dr Rhavi Dhillon Amit Shah
Writer Timothy Prager
Director Daniel O'Hara
Producer Sharon Bloom
Executive Producer Phillippa Giles

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