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Fragile Relations

  • Episode aired Sep 20, 2004
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  • 1h 29m
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Blue Murder (2003)
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The arson murder of a socially-conscious mullah in Manchester's Pakistani community stirs simmering racial tensions.The arson murder of a socially-conscious mullah in Manchester's Pakistani community stirs simmering racial tensions.The arson murder of a socially-conscious mullah in Manchester's Pakistani community stirs simmering racial tensions.

  • Director
    • Pip Broughton
  • Writers
    • Matthew Hall
    • Cath Staincliffe
  • Stars
    • Caroline Quentin
    • Ian Kelsey
    • Paul Loughran
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    • Director
      • Pip Broughton
    • Writers
      • Matthew Hall
      • Cath Staincliffe
    • Stars
      • Caroline Quentin
      • Ian Kelsey
      • Paul Loughran
    • 4User reviews
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    Caroline Quentin
    Caroline Quentin
    • DCI Janine Lewis
    Ian Kelsey
    • DI Richard Mayne
    Paul Loughran
    Paul Loughran
    • DS Ian Butchers
    Nicholas Murchie
    • DS Tony Shap
    David Schofield
    David Schofield
    • DCS James Hackett
    Joe Tucker
    Joe Tucker
    • Pete Lewis
    Sushil Chudasama
    Sushil Chudasama
    • Shaz Chowdhary
    Roshan Seth
    Roshan Seth
    • Jameel Khan
    Daniel Ryan
    Daniel Ryan
    • Barry Peters
    Renu Setna
    Renu Setna
    • Iman Farzad
    Harmage Singh Kalirai
    Harmage Singh Kalirai
    • Khalid Khan
    Tariq Jordan
    • Wahid Khan
    Steve Evets
    Steve Evets
    • Mark Clayton
    Suraj Dass
    • Rizwan Hussein
    Geoffrey Breton
    Geoffrey Breton
    • Michael Lewis
    • (as Geoff Breton)
    Catherine Jenkins
    • Eleanor Lewis
    Ceallach Spellman
    Ceallach Spellman
    • Tom Lewis
    Benjamin Robinson
    • Charlotte Lewis
    • Director
      • Pip Broughton
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      • Matthew Hall
      • Cath Staincliffe
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    9repete52

    In correct order listing for this and #3 - Fragile Relations

    Fragile Relations is actually episode #2 of Series/season 2. Up In Smoke is actually episode #3.
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    Fragile Relations

    Fragile Relations seems to be a story with parts of it ripped out of the newspaper stories of the time.

    A young Muslim priest is killed in a house fire. He was popular with the younger generation and had skirmishes with the far right.

    Near to the mosque he preached was a pub frequented by the far right.

    Mark Clayton, head of the Britons First party branch in Manchester immediately becomes a suspect.

    With fraught community tensions. DCI Lewis brings in a young Muslim policeman who lets his emotions get the better of him.

    Lewis finds out that the young imam was involved with a woman who had gone missing. Maybe her family had something to do with the arson.

    The far right was always going to be a red herring. It also suffers from having a well known Indian actor in a minor role.

    Still it's a nicely balanced story. A focus more on greed.

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    • Trivia
      Baby daughter Charlotte is played by a pair of boy twins, Benjamin and Dan Robinson.
    • Quotes

      DCI Janine Lewis: [Looking through Annis' belongings] Whereever she's goin', she's traveling light.

      DS Butchers: My kind of woman.

    • Connections
      References Columbo (1971)

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2004 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Granada Television
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      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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