A Touch of Cloth

A Touch of Cloth

Cloth is coming to wipe away crime.

TV-14 Limited Series 2012 · 6 eps · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, Crime

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Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.

Created by Charlie Brooker, Boris Starling

Network: Sky One

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Cast

John Hannah DI Jack Cloth
Suranne Jones DI Anne Oldman / DC Anne Oldman
Julian Rhind-Tutt ACC Tom Boss
Adrian Bower DC Des Hairihan
Navin Chowdhry DC Asap Qureshi
Daisy Beaumont Dr. Natasha Sachet
Theo Barklem-Biggs Darren Crossway
Adam Englander Himself
Montserrat Lombard Blue
Adam Tandy Jill Tits
Elizabeth Bromby PC Cardboard Cutout
Raquel Cassidy Clare Hawkchurch

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