Badger
Animal-loving detective Tom McCabe (Jerome Flynn) is one of very few wildlife protection officers assigned to work for the Northumberland City police with his reluctant, sometime partner Jim Cassidy (Adrian Bower). In this mainly rural county Tom and Jim investigate wildlife related crime in close association with RSPB officer Claire Armitage (Rebecca Lacey) much to the chagrin of her husband, Tom's superior David Armitage (Kevin Doyle) who believes more than a professional relationship exists between them. Whilst Tom likes Claire he attention is currently focused on veterinary surgeon Steph (Phillippa Wilson), a single-mum who runs the local wildlife sanctuary. However, Tom's life is about to be radically altered by the arrival of his previously unknown daughter Wilf (Alison Mac).
- 1999-2000
- 2 seasons
- Drama, Suspense
Animal-loving detective Tom McCabe (Jerome Flynn) is one of very few wildlife protection officers assigned to work for the Northumberland City police with his reluctant, sometime partner Jim Cassidy (Adrian Bower). In this mainly rural county Tom and Jim investigate wildlife related crime in close association with RSPB officer Claire Armitage (Rebecca Lacey) much to the chagrin of her husband, Tom's superior David Armitage (Kevin Doyle) who believes more than a professional relationship exists between them. Whilst Tom likes Claire he attention is currently focused on veterinary surgeon Steph (Phillippa Wilson), a single-mum who runs the local wildlife sanctuary. However, Tom's life is about to be radically altered by the arrival of his previously unknown daughter Wilf (Alison Mac).
Season 2 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2000
Episode 1
Troubled Waters
When a man reports his employers for pollution, he puts his whole family at risk.
Episode 2
The Price of a Daughter
When a dead badger is left in McCabe's garden, he realizes someone has a grudge against him--but it soon becomes clear it's not him in danger when his daughter Wilf is abducted.
Episode 3
Blood Ties
An e-coli outbreak leads to McCabe and Cassidy tracking a gang of sheep rustlers; meanwhile, a young gypsy boy arrives at Steph's with an injured horse, but his story doesn't add up.
Episode 4
Cock o' the Walk
McCabe and Claire find evidence of a cockfight on the moors where a young girl has collapsed. Cassidy helps Julia with an infestation of bats, while McCabe and Cassidy investigate burglaries that lead them to the cockfighting ring.
Episode 5
Predators
DC McCabe faces one of his biggest challenges yet when hysteria rises in the local community after wild animals are released from a private zoo.
Episode 6
The Last Flight
Cassidy has his own reasons for seeing an escaped violent criminal recaptured.
Episode 7
Finders Keepers
McCabe's seal and bird-watching holiday in a Northumbrian fishing village is cut short when a local fisherman is found drowned.