Maisie Raine is a no-nonsense detective
inspector based at Bessomer Street police
station in the east end of London.
Starring: Pauline Quirke, Steve John Shepherd, Anna Patrick, John Bowler,
Ian McElhinney
Supplied as a 4 disc set, Recorded from
Satellite TV, the quality rating
(compared to a retail DVD) is Video 8, Audio 8 (Very Good!)
DVD One
Maisie Raine
Series 1 Episode 1 - Happy Families
Detective Inspector Maisie Raine is called back from holiday to investigate
the case of a severely injured man discovered in an empty football stadium.
She has to contend with a distinct lack of evidence as well as the
interference of a trainee detective.
Maisie Raine Series 1 Episode 2 - Food of Love
Maisie and her team face a wall of silence when they investigate a brutal
assault on an old man, but Maisie is determined to win the trust of the
suspicious community.
Maisie Raine Series 1 Episode 3 - Go Bananas
Maisie decides to take trainee detective Kyprianou with her when she sets
out to arrest the stalker of a media personality - but she comes to regret
her decision.
DVD Two
Maisie Raine
Series 1 Episode 4 - An Ordinary Little Tragedy
Maisie decides to help a couple whose daughter has gone missing, even though
her superiors feel she is jumping the gun, and is shaken by what she finds
out.
Maisie Raine Series 1 Episode 5 - Getting to Be a Habit
Maisie reluctantly investigates the theft of money from her brother Kelvin,
and finds that the case is less than straightforward.
Maisie Raine Series 1 Episode 6 - A Blast From The Past
When a young girl threatens to throw herself from a rooftop, Maisie agrees
to investigate a murder that took place six years before. What she finds
leads her to confront matters very close to home.
DVD Three
Maisie Raine
Series 2 Episode 1 - Can't See for Looking
DI Raine is concerned that DC Kyprianou is too involved with his informant,
Trudy, and trainee inspector Mallory puts her at risk from drug dealer Ray
Bancroft when he fouls up a drug surveillance operation. The investigation
uncovers a murder.
Maisie Raine Series 2 Episode 2 - European Forty Five
DI Raine is determined to solve the vicious robbery of her local off-licence
robbery, even though Chief Supt Freeman is opposed to her involvement. An
old schoolfriend, now a small-time drug-dealer, visits Maisie and dumps his
young daughter on her.
Maisie Raine Series 2 Episode 3 - ID
Raine investigates a series of local killings connected to rival drugs
dealers and has to contend with an outbreak of gang warfare. DC Tomlin loses
her warrant card, and it is used for criminal purposes.
DVD Four
Maisie Raine
Series 2 Episode 4 -Old Scores
The home of a former policeman is fire-bombed, and he suspects an ex-convict
recently released from prison. DS Farrel and DC Tomlin try to trace an
obscene caller.
Maisie Raine Series 2 Episode 5 -The Witness
Raine comes to the aid of a man who, having borrowed £2,000 from a pair of
villains, has now been put to work by them, smuggling illegal immigrants and
alcohol into the country from Europe. smuggled alcohol. The team also
investigates a spate of muggings at a local shopping centre.
Maisie Raine Series 2 Episode 6 -To Sleep
Raine comes under pressure to improve its car theft clear-up rates. She
despatches DS Farrel and trainee inspector Mallory on a night-time
surveillance operation at the Leopold Hotel. However, Det Sgt Farrel's
reliability is unusually affected by problems with his stepson.
