Burnside - The complete Series
2 DVDs

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Christopher Ellison reprises his role as Frank Burnside, one of The Bill`s best-loved characters, in this grittier, post-watershed spin-off first aired in 2000.
Having built his reputation on good detective work - combined with his unique approach of putting suspects` heads down the toilet and making their lives hell - Burnside is back on familiar form heading a crack unit in the National Crime Squad, Britains equivalent of the FBI.
In a series of hard-hitting investigations tackling big-league villains - old adversary Ronnie Buchan (Paul Nicholas) topping his list - rough diamond Burnside is joined by Dave Summers, a suave graduate who sometimes finds his boss`s methods dubious, and the feisty Sam Phillips, a wild child with an instinctive flair for police work. His colleagues may be younger, fitter and trained in modern techniques, but both recognise that Burnside`s way gets results...