Good Cop - Season 1 (2012)

Liverpool cop 'Sav' Rocksavage looks after his invalid father and is unsuccessfully trying to see his daughter by a recently returned girlfriend Cassie. Whilst off duty with colleague Andy Sav steps in to save waitress Amy being bullied by thuggish Noel Finch. Finch threatens him and soon afterwards the two young cops are lured to a house where Andy is set upon by Finch and his gang and dies. Later Sav returns to the house and shoots Finch dead before joining in the murder investigation. Then,with new partner Amanda,he recognizes another of Andy's attackers Callum ...

After Amanda and Sav fail to prevent a suicidal woman from jumping to her death they visit a homelessness hostel in an effort to identify her. Here they witness a drunk attack a man with a knife though the victim seems unwilling to cooperate with the police. Sav meets Cassie,who again refuses to let him see his daughter Chloe,and he also has sex with his father's nurse Justine. Callum Rose continues to ring him with blackmail threats regarding Finch's death,so Sav meets him and does what he has to do.

Investigating Rose's murder Sav is relieved to find that the only witness to his escape cannot identify him. He becomes involved in a domestic dispute,empathising with husband Brendan,who is also denied access to his child,but Brendan is also a possible witness and Sav,whilst helping Brendan, is keen to establish that he saw nothing. Jonjo Heinz,another of Finch's gang,comes to the police station to admit that he knew the two dead men but denies being one of Andy's attackers,which Sav knows to be untrue. Breaking into Heinz's house Sav sees he is ready to flee and ...