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S2 E6 · Something for the Weekend, Sir?

About Backup

Backup is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC One on September 7, 1995. It has 2 seasons and 14 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 6 "Something for the Weekend, Sir?", aired on July 2, 1997.

Drama about the working lives of policemen and women in an Operational Support Unit.

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Episodes

14 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1995 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 31 years ago

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  1. E8

    8. Cut and Dried

    Finale
  2. E7

    7. Clubbing

    The team have to join forces with the Drugs Squad to take part in a raid on a club

  3. E6

    6. Happy That Way

    The team have to go undercover as prostitutes, drug dealers and rent boys, in order to stamp out crime on a local common. They catch a copper from another nick with an under age girl in his car.

  4. E5

    5. Badlands

    Events threaten to spiral out of control on a tough inner city housing estate

  5. E4

    4. Mouth and Trousers

  6. E3

    3. Toleration Zone

    The team are called in when a community takes vigilante action to rid its area of prostitutes

  7. E2

    2. Tender Loving Care

    An ex-soldier back from Bosnia has plans to prevent his sister getting married - plans which result in the team being called in.

  8. E1

    1. Not All There

    The members of Charlie Van are assigned to a team investigating serial murders.

Season 2

1997 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 29 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Something for the Weekend, Sir?

    Finale
  2. E5

    5. Not Cricket

  3. E4

    4. Presence

    A housing estate is being ruled by a protection racket.

  4. E3

    3. Touched

  5. E2

    2. Partners

  6. E1

    1. A Night Out with the Lads

Cast & crew

Created by Nigel McCrery

  • Hilary Reynolds

    Hilary Reynolds

  • Stella Moray

  • Ayub Khan-Din

    Ayub Khan-Din

  • Daniel Newman

    Daniel Newman

  • Sarah Smart

    Sarah Smart

  • Al Hunter Ashton

    Al Hunter Ashton

  • George Irving

    George Irving

  • Melanie Walters

    Melanie Walters

  • Zita Sattar

  • Annie Miles

  • Anthony Jackson

  • Colin McFarlane

    Colin McFarlane

  • Rob Spendlove

    Rob Spendlove

  • Jacki Piper

    Jacki Piper

  • Richard Haydn

    Richard Haydn

  • Albert Moses

    Albert Moses

Backup FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Backup?

Backup has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 2, 1997.

When did the latest episode of Backup come out?

The most recent episode of Backup, Season 2 Episode 6 "Something for the Weekend, Sir?", aired on July 2, 1997.

How many seasons of Backup are there?

Backup has 2 seasons with 14 episodes in total.

When did Backup first air?

Backup first aired on BBC One on September 7, 1995.

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