Teach You a Lesson
2026 · Action & adventure · Drama
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TV series / 1997
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Cordelia Gray inherits a struggling detective agency after her boss's suicide. Her assistant Edith Sparshott aids her as she navigates the dark underbelly of crime, uncovering clues in complex cases.
The story
Cordelia Gray inherits a struggling detective agency after her boss's suicide. Her assistant Edith Sparshott aids her as she navigates the dark underbelly of crime, uncovering clues in complex cases.
Cast
Annette CrosbieEdith Sparshott
Helen BaxendaleCordelia Gray
Struan RodgerDCS Fergusson · Fergusson
James HillierDave Crawford
Jason BarryMickey
John BowlerDC Wilton
David HarewoodDI Peterson
Gwyneth StrongDI Richards
Lucy SpeedSandy
Catherine RussellCaroline Childs
Gerard ButlerTim Bolton
Craig FairbrassJason
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Silas CarsonSimon Wright
Jack EllisStephen Childs
Paula HamiltonShirley Roberts
Phyllis LoganElizabeth Leaming
Rosemary LeachMiss Markland
Ian McDiarmidRonald Callender
Jeff NuttallBernie Pryde
Ken BonesTed Fulton
Nadio FortuneGianni
Dickon TolsonYoung Policeman
Joel BeckettLunn
Bob BarrettPatrick Smith
Frank MiddlemassMr Markland
Andrew CloverHugo
Saskia MulderIsabelle
Clare BullusSophie
Rick WardenDavie
Mark HeapDS Maskell
Oliver MontgomeryEdward Horsfall
Allan SurteesBenskin
Helena McCarthyNeighbour
Georgine AndersonMrs Goddard
Pat KeenMrs Gladwin
Barry WoolgarMiddle-Aged Man
Michael HadleyCoroner
Gemma JonesJulia Hampson
Leigh LawsonAndrew Hampson
Amanda TingleReceptionist
Debbie ChazenJoanna
Julian Rhind-TuttPhilip Hampson
Andrew BicknellPeter Forbes
Phillipa PriceErica Goodwin
Mark DexterBarry
Matilda ZieglerHilary Hampson
Emma RobertsSandra White
Rebecca BlakeWard Sister
Roger AlboroughBarman
Kwame Kwei-ArmahMale C. I. D. Officer
Siobhan StanleyFemale C. I. D. Officer
Alan FordCity Receptionist
Martin Glyn MurrayHilarys Lover
John NormingtonLawrence Brightwater
Steve John ShepherdLee
Ginny HolderCheyney
Claudie BlakleyKirsty
Joe DixonAlan
Edward LaurieArtist
Nrinder DhudwarStunt Co-ordinator
Anna MadeleyPetra
Jonathan HackettImmigration Officer
Billy KeatingKeith
Paul BhattacharjeeKrish
Flora MontgomeryLaura Fergusson
Laura BrattanDoctor's Receptionist
Azim MajidHarish
Leon BlackMaan
Colin TierneyDS Clacey
Paula HamiltonShirley Roberts
David BeggTony Roberts
Denise RyanStunt Co-ordinator
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