Maisie Raine: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Maisie Raine is an unorthodox detective inspector whose hands on and down to earth approach was not always appreciated by her superiors. When she took on a case, she did it her way, regardless of whose toes she stepped on and who she offended. Each episode would see the team investigating a crime and often uncovering more about the perpetrators and the victims histories with DI Raine often becoming personally involved or bending the rules to get the results she wanted.

Series details

• Title: Maisie Raine
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1998-07-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-07-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10314
• IMDb ID: tt0144060
• TVDB ID: 71602

Cast and credited roles

• Pauline Quirke — D.I. Maisie Raine
• Ian McElhinney — C.S. Jack Freeman
• Steve John Shepherd — D.C. George Kyprianou

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-08-04; final listed air date 1998-09-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-06-04; final listed air date 1999-07-09; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Maisie Raine on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.