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The Commander: Blackdog

IMDb ID: tt0452603 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.2 (270 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama

Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Blackton is called into the Met to investigate two possible scandals. Known as Blackdog, he has a well-deserved reputation at pursuing corrupt police officers. The first case is the Cripps shooting w...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesFinland: Poliisikomentaja Blake: Kuin rakkikoira
United Kingdom: The Commander: Blackdog
Poliisikomentaja Blake: Kuin rakkikoira
Release Date2005-01-17Runtime134 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews6Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordskiller
investigation
third part
dark heroine
affair
Production CompaniesLa Plante ProductionsOfficial SitesLa Plante Productions (United Kingdom) - http://www.laplanteproductions.com/dramas/uk_dramas/the_commander_iii.phtmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452603/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0452603.jpgUpdated At2025-08-16T14:56:38

Stars

Amanda Burton
Matthew Marsh
Poppy Miller
Thomas Lockyer
Ron Donachie
Pip Torrens
David O'Hara
Anthony Valentine
Stuart Graham
Paul Brightwell

Directors

Charles Beeson

Writers

Lynda La Plante

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Amanda Burton | Character: Commander Clare Blake
Actor: Matthew Marsh | Character: DCI Mike Hedges
Actor: Poppy Miller | Character: DI Carol Browning
Actor: Thomas Lockyer | Character: DI Ken Miles
Actor: Ron Donachie | Character: George Hart
Actor: Pip Torrens | Character: DCS Les Branton
Actor: David O'Hara | Character: DCC Stephen 'Blackdog' Blackton
Actor: Anthony Valentine | Character: DAC Edward Sumpter
Actor: Stuart Graham | Character: Sergeant Phil Vos
Actor: Paul Brightwell | Character: DS Brian Hall
Actor: Camille Coduri | Character: Cathy Cripps
Actor: Lizzy McInnerny | Character: Sara Dawson
Actor: Nicholas Ball | Character: John Dawson
Actor: Terence Hillyer | Character: Eddie Myers
Actor: Gillian Goodman | Character: Gina Moore
Actor: Amanda Boxer | Character: Margaret Tubbs
Actor: Susan Wooldridge | Character: Dr. Jane Wellesley
Actor: Martin Walsh | Character: PC Graham Warner
Actor: Wendy Morgan | Character: Deirdre Warner
Actor: Bronson Webb | Character: Liam Cripps
Actor: Timothy Bateson | Character: Gordon Watts
Actor: Anthony Warren | Character: DC Sassan Udi
Actor: Catherine Hood | Character: Dr. Carinna Smith
Actor: Kevin Trainor | Character: Alan McKellen
Actor: David Snow | Character: PC Norman Dewey
Actor: Alex McSweeney | Character: PC Mick Camel
Actor: Shane Attwooll | Character: PC Kevin Black
Actor: Anthony Higgins | Character: David Sperry
Actor: Doug Bradley | Character: Tim Gad
Actor: Joe Jacobs | Character: Denzil Sylvera
Actor: Eddie Cooper | Character: Ewan Copperson
Actor: Jacqueline Williams | Character: Samantha Sylvera
Actor: Kate Versey | Character: Dawn Jenkins
Actor: Natasha Williams | Character: Interpreter
Actor: Diana Martin | Character: Lip Reader
Actor: Jon Carver | Character: Taxi Driver
Actor: Tania Grier | Character: Dr. Antonia Brierley
Actor: Georgina Minter-Brown | Character: Julia Dawson
Actor: Hugh Bonneville | Character: James Lampton
Actor: Garry Nickols | Character: Editor

[Directors Group]
Name: Charles Beeson | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Lynda La Plante | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Lynda La Plante | Role: Producer
Name: Peter McAleese | Role: Producer
Name: Shellie Smith | Role: Producer
Name: Liz Thorburn | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Jim Meacock | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Rex Maidment | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ardan Fisher | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Jeremy Zimmermann | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Ian Fisher | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Sandie Shepherd | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Fotini Dimou | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jan Hope-Kavanagh | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dana Kalder | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ailbhe Lemass | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Nicola Instone | Role: Production Manager
Name: David Seaton | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Enda Doherty | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Steve Hilliker | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Raymond Kirk | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Karen Richards | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Lisa Deuxberry | Role: Art Department
Name: Frederic Evard | Role: Art Department
Name: Steve Furneaux | Role: Art Department
Name: Kevin Hopkins | Role: Art Department
Name: Jake Lunt Davies | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Preece | Role: Art Department
Name: John Rhymer | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert Sansom | Role: Art Department
Name: John Watt | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Tony Cook | Role: Sound Department
Name: Graham Headicar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stuart Hilliker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colin Nicolson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lee Walpole | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Tony Auger | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Tony Lawrence | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Lucy Allen | Role: Stunts
Name: Andy Bradford | Role: Stunts
Name: Bruce Cain | Role: Stunts
Name: Gary Connery | Role: Stunts
Name: Ray De-Haan | Role: Stunts
Name: Dean Forster | Role: Stunts
Name: Rob Hunt | Role: Stunts
Name: Andy Merchant | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: David Bourke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Dully | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Evans | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Gates | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Neil Genower | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Phil Hurst | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anna James | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Maidment | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Morgan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Murphy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nick Ray | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Rhymer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean Savage | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Snelling | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Andrea Clark | Role: Casting Department
Name: Chuck Douglas | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Mark Ferguson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Katherine Hill | Role: Costume Department
Name: Heather MacVean | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Richard Dobbs-Grove | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nick Parker | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Adam Rudd | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Jack Beardsley | Role: Location Management
Name: Benjamin Greenacre | Role: Location Management
Name: Charlie Simpson | Role: Location Management

[Production Department]
Name: Nicky Earnshaw | Role: Production Department
Name: David Finnigan | Role: Production Department
Name: Polly Jefferies | Role: Production Department
Name: Phoebe Masters | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Julie Brown | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Richard Dobbs-Grove | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Jim Atkins | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Andy Barton | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Tony Evans | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Brian Kelly | Role: Transportation Department
Name: John Kemp | Role: Transportation Department
Name: John Smith | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Peter Trotman | Role: Transportation Department
Name: George Yeung | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Matt Alder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susan Chika Anisiobi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Bartlett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Beeton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ross Bennett-Smith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Bowman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hannah Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Cardy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guy Cowan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lucy D'Orsi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raffaele D'Orsi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rachel Danbury | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lara Davis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amy Dewar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simon Drew | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bob Elton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ian Hill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Hindson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Kelloway | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Colin Martin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Suzy McMillan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Nichols | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Potter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Helen Revington | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hannah Rothman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Callum Sutherland | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fran Triefus | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Liz Wilson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Louise Wilson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pamela Wilson | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United Kingdom: January 17, 2005
Finland: September 3, 2006
Sweden: October 13, 2006

Awards

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Box Office

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