{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Crime drama | creator = Peter Bowker | director = John Strickland<br />Richard Signy | developer = | presenter = | starring = Steven Mackintosh<br />Daniela Nardini<br />Lennie James<br />Lisa Coleman<br />David Troughton<br />Tony Curran<br />Trevor Laird<br />Buffy Davis<br />Leonie Elliott | voices = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = Nick Bicât | open_theme = | end_theme = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 6 | producer = Jane Fallon | executive_producer = Edwina Craze | camera = | runtime = 50 minutes | cinematography = John McGlashan | network = BBC One | first_aired = {{Start date|1998|10|01|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|1998|11|05|df=y}} | related = }}
'''''Undercover Heart''''' is a six-part British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 1 October 1998, that aired on BBC One.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b810c7f0d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809214908/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b810c7f0d|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2017|title = Undercover Heart[01/10/98] (1998)|website=Bfi.org.uk}}</ref> The series centres on an undercover vice squad detective, Tom Howarth (Steven Mackintosh), who goes missing while investigating the murder of a prostitute. His wife Lois (Daniela Nardini), and his best friend Matt (Lennie James), who are also detectives, set out to search for him, but end up falling in love with one another. The series was produced by Liquid Television and created by screenwriter Peter Bowker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/aa367e0cb3cf498d8f108d70c9a914f1|title = Broadcast - BBC Programme Index|website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
The series also starred Lisa Coleman, David Troughton, Tony Curran, Trevor Laird, Buffy Davis and Leonie Elliott in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csfd.cz/film/80527-undercover-heart/recenze/|title=Undercover Heart (1998)|access-date=24 October 2021|website=Csfd.cz}}</ref> The series was also screened in Australia in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yourtv.com.au/program/undercover-heart/109797/ |title=Undercover Heart TV Show - Australian TV Guide - the FIX |access-date=9 August 2017 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809213318/https://www.yourtv.com.au/program/undercover-heart/109797/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.
==Cast== * Steven Mackintosh as Tom Howarth * Daniela Nardini as Lois Howarth * Lennie James as Matt Lomas * Lisa Coleman as Sarah May * David Troughton as Jim Ryan * Tony Curran as Jimmy Hatcher * Trevor Laird as Wesley Carter * Buffy Davis as Annie Gibson * Leonie Elliott as Holly Lomas * Daniel Kobby Erskine as Richard Davis * Jennifer Hennessy as Saffron * Andy Dennehy as Harry Blake * Nimmy March as Fiona Cullen * Mossie Smith as Jade Lennox * Samantha Dent as Shelley Marsh * Michael Bertenshaw as Peter Drew * Julian Harries as Patrick Iriving * Stephen Churchett as Supt. Knowles
==Episodes== {{Episode table |background=FF5F5F |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers=13 |viewersR=<ref name="barb.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/|title=Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) |website=Barb.co.uk|access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 1 |Title= Episode 1 |WrittenBy= Peter Bowker |DirectedBy= John Strickland |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1998|10|1|df=y}} |Viewers= 6.49 |ShortSummary= When an undercover vice squad detective, Tom Howarth, goes missing while investigating the murder of a prostitute, his wife Lois and his best friend Matt, who are also detectives, set out to search for him. |LineColor=FF5F5F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 2 |Title= Episode 2 |WrittenBy= Peter Bowker |DirectedBy= John Strickland |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1998|10|8|df=y}} |Viewers= 6.45 |ShortSummary= Matthew and Lois are caught in a struggle between loyalty and desire, made evermore intense as their search for Tom reveals his risky undercover game. |LineColor=FF5F5F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 3 |Title= Episode 3 |WrittenBy= Peter Bowker |DirectedBy= John Strickland |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1998|10|15|df=y}} |Viewers= 7.44 |ShortSummary= As the investigation into the murder continues, the evidence suggests that Tom's life maybe in danger. Events spiral out of control, and Lois is forced to make a tough decision about Matthew. |LineColor=FF5F5F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 4 |Title= Episode 4 |WrittenBy= Peter Bowker |DirectedBy= Richard Signy |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1998|10|22|df=y}} |Viewers= 7.33 |ShortSummary= Matt, deeply involved with Lois, wants to carry on their affair. Meanwhile Lois must face up to further revelations about Tom's undercover life as a pimp. |LineColor=FF5F5F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 5 |Title= Episode 5 |WrittenBy= Peter Bowker |DirectedBy= Richard Signy |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1998|10|29|df=y}} |Viewers= 7.25 |ShortSummary= The truth is out and as Lois and Tom go through the agonies of post-adultery jealousy, and a devastated Matt wonders whether he can put the affair behind him. |LineColor=FF5F5F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 6 |Title= Episode 6 |WrittenBy= Peter Bowker |DirectedBy= Richard Signy |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1998|11|5|df=y}} |Viewers= 7.74 |ShortSummary= Are Tom's worst fears about the murder going to be confirmed? And will he and Lois stay together? |LineColor=FF5F5F }} }}
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0169503|title=Undercover Heart}}
Category:1998 British television series debuts Category:1998 British television series endings Category:1990s British drama television series Category:Fictional populated places in England Category:BBC television dramas Category:1990s British television miniseries Category:English-language British television shows Category:Television shows set in West Yorkshire