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Murphy's Law is a mystery and drama TV series that premiered on BBC One on September 24, 2001. It has 5 seasons and 23 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 3 "Food Chain (Part Three)", aired on October 3, 2007.

Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he's given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. A loner with little to lose and dealing with everything on his own terms, this time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.

  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Crime

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Episodes

23 episodes · 5 seasons

Series 1

2001 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 23 years ago

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    5. Kiss and Tell

    Finale

    Following a bungled attempt to close down an elaborate Russian crime-ring, Murphy and Guthrie find themselves embroiled in what appears to be a textbook crime of passion. An unknown blonde is busy murdering London's successful businesspeople. The only link is that all the victims are members of a state-of-the-art health club in the heart of the City.

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    4. Reunion

    In the glittering world of the West End club scene, the head of security of a well-known East End gang is found murdered. Prime suspect: gang leader Carl Tate. In order to prevent another 'door wars', Murphy joins Tate's gang undercover, but when warfare escalates, Guthrie is compelled to join ranks on the doors of Tate's latest venture, X-Club.

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    3. Manic Munday

    When world-famous Irish snooker player Mickey Munday comes under pressure to rig the outcome of his game in the forthcoming championships, Murphy and Guthrie go undercover to protect his life and find the culprit when he arrives in London. The stakes are raised for Munday when his long-lost love and daughter reappear in his life.

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    2. Electric Bill

    Richard Mooney, London's most infamous kidnapper, is brought in, and the race is on for Murphy and Guthrie to get a confession in time to save his latest victim, Kate Jennings. To crack Mooney’s silence, Murphy is set up as a suspected terrorist and goes undercover into Bellview to befriend him. But when this master plan is unexpectedly threatened by the prison's very own protection racket, time seems to be running out for Kate.

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    1. Murphy's Law (Pilot)

    A team of undertakers moonlight as diamond thieves, and the bodies are stacking up. Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy goes undercover and discovers a nefarious connection with Japanese heroin dealers. Meanwhile, team leader Hatcher plans the most audacious heist yet. Murphy has to hold his nerve in an epic final showdown.

Series 2

2004 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 22 years ago

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    6. The Group

    Finale

    Murphy finds himself before a disciplinary review board after having shot a suspect during an arrest and soon out of the force completely. He approaches psychologist Mark Maddison, who runs a support group for individuals who have have lost someone to violent crimes. In fact, Murphy is undercover as at least three suspects have been killed and all had some connection to a member of the group. However, Murphy's loyalties are torn when they provide him with the identity of the man who killed his daughter years earlier.

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    5. Convent

    Murphy goes undercover in a convent when a young nun apparently commits suicide and a second vanishes. Posing as a priest, he finds any number of suspects. The older nuns obviously have a secret and are in league with a pharmaceutical firm. Murphy suspects they may be participating in illegal or unauthorised drug trials in their African mission.

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    4. Go Ask Alice

    Murphy goes undercover at a defence biotech contractor that may be covering up an industrial accident. Specifically, a young child is found to have drowned but the mother believes he died as a result of a chemical agent in the pond near where the child was playing. Despite being warned off the case, the police leave Murphy in place. When the family who helped the dead boy and his mother is executed, it becomes apparent that someone will stop at nothing to keep these secrets hidden.

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    3. Ringers

    Murphy finds himself going undercover with INTERPOL to smash a car smuggling ring run by Godfrey Raines with his son and daughter. Murphy manages to convince Raines that he too is a car thief specialising in high-end vehicles. He soon realizes that INTERPOL is after something else when they delay arresting Raines and start questioning about arms shipments. Into the picture comes former MI6–turned–criminal Mr Davidson.

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    2. Bent Moon on the Rise

    Murphy is assigned to a drug squad headed by Nic Winters after one of Winters' team, Aaron Parmer, commits suicide. There is a concern that race may have played a part. Soon after joining, Murphy concludes that racism isn't the problem: he suspects Winters of skimming some of the seized drugs. It becomes apparent that the entire squad is on the take and when a second DC is killed, Murphy begins to wonder to what extent Parmer's death was genuinely suicide.

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    1. Jack's Back

    When Guthrie is fatally stabbed in an alleyway, Murphy cancels his holiday to investigate. She was working undercover in the case of three murders of homeless women. Murphy in turn poses as a homeless man to find what the press is calling the return of Jack the Ripper. He takes up residence in a homeless shelter and befriends a teenaged refugee who may have witnessed one of the killings. He also has his eye on resident counsellor and religious advisor, Reverend William Norris.

Series 3

2005 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 21 years ago

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    6. Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts

    Finale

    Callard starts systematically destroying the forensic evidence. Murphy and Miller fear that he may want to destroy one or both of them too.

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    5. Boys Night Out

    The operation against Callard builds to its conclusion as Murphy is hired to help complete a shipment of Afghan heroin into England. His undercover work could help secure the conviction, but Murphy's presence is demanded elsewhere, as a key prosecution witness in the High Court.

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    4. Extra Mile

    After months spent trying to nail gangster Dave Callard, suddenly Murphy has a bigger fish to fry: a wealthy hotelier called George Garvey with a taste for ethnic art. Murphy bumps into someone to whom Garvey's son owes a lot of money and manages to get closer to Garvey. To forget the pressure during work he starts to drink. It looks like only Ellie can save him now.

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    3. Strongbox

    Murphy tries to get counterfeit Euros for Callard, and asks fellow undercover officer Jill Calder for help. She has infiltrated an organisation that is printing the fake money. Together they try to set up a deal for both their clients and plan to make the big arrest during the handover.

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    2. Disorganised Crime

    Callard recommends Murphy to the McGeechan brothers. They plan to reactivate some assault rifles, but won't tell Murphy why they need them. Murphy knows they plan something big, but first he has to make sure his cover isn't blown.

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    1. The Goodbye Look

    Murphy is out posing as a criminal armourer to make an arrest. During the set-up he recognises Caz Miller, a man known for his connections to criminal gang leader and known cop-killer Dave Callard. Miller tells Murphy that he wants to kill another gang member called Richard Holloway. Murphy stops the planned arrest because he thinks he can gain Callard's trust and infiltrate the entire criminal organisation to take everyone out.

Series 4

2006 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 20 years ago

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    3. Strike Out

    Finale

    Murphy ends up being exposed and caught up in a vicious and final showdown between brothers Drew and Billy Johnstone.

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    2. Hare Trigger

    Working deep under cover, Murphy manages to gain the trust of Billy Johnstone, while trying to uncover the associations between his brother Drew and a local Asian criminal network.

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    1. Exile

    Murphy is called back to work after a leave of absence to be at his mother's side. His new job is to attempt to get close to Drew and Billy Johnstone, vicious Belfast criminals now operating in Leicester. Murphy thinks he's found himself a way in when a drug deal goes awry.

Series 5

2007 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 19 years ago

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    3. Food Chain (Part Three)

    Finale

    Now that Baker knows Murphy is a cop, he must race against the clock to find Kim before her secret is revealed too. However, local Chief Superintendent Bowry cares less about Kim's life and more about his own reputation and funding, and Murphy is forced to take desperate measures in his hunt for his missing friend.

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    2. Food Chain (Part Two)

    With Mitch dead and Kim still missing, it's time for a heavily guilty Murphy to go undercover in the hope of finding Kim before it's too late. What awaits him is a world of people trafficking, drug smuggling and unwilling prostitution.

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    1. Food Chain (Part One)

    Murphy is working as a cover officer for an old friend, Mitch, and his fellow undercover officer, Kim. However, there are tensions between the two undercover officers and when they go missing Murphy is determined to find them.

Cast & crew

Created by Colin Bateman

  • Del Synnott

    Del Synnott

    DC Alan Carter

  • Claudia Harrison

    Claudia Harrison

    DI Annie Guthrie

  • Mark Benton

    Mark Benton

    Father McBride

  • Georgia Mackenzie

    Georgia Mackenzie

    Ellie Holloway

  • Michael Fassbender

    Michael Fassbender

    Caz Miller

  • Ramon Tikaram

    Ramon Tikaram

    Richard Holloway

  • Larry Lamb

    Larry Lamb

    George Garvey

  • Shaun Dooley

    Shaun Dooley

    Ollington

  • Jay Kilbey

    Frankie

  • Maggie Lloyd Williams

    Leedham

  • Christopher Sandford

    Christopher Sandford

    Police Technician

  • Isobel Pravda

    Misha

  • Ivana Basic

    Ivana Basic

    Annushkha

  • Rebekah Manning

    Lorraine

  • Leo Wringer

    Leo Wringer

    Abdul

  • Emil Marwa

    Emil Marwa

    Bash

Murphy's Law FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Murphy's Law?

Murphy's Law has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 3, 2007.

When did the latest episode of Murphy's Law come out?

The most recent episode of Murphy's Law, Season 5 Episode 3 "Food Chain (Part Three)", aired on October 3, 2007.

How many seasons of Murphy's Law are there?

Murphy's Law has 5 seasons with 23 episodes in total.

When did Murphy's Law first air?

Murphy's Law first aired on BBC One on September 24, 2001.

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