Title caption Spender ( Jimmy Nail ) returns to Tyneside Superintendant Yealand ( Paul Greenwood ) 'Stick' Oakley ( Sammy Johnson ) Keith Moreland ( Tony McAnaney ) DS Dan Boyd ( Berwick Kaler ) Frances Spender ( Denise Welsh ) Stick with Spender out on a case in 'Half A Ton Of Heartaches' Undercover as an oilrig fitter in 'Half A Ton Of Heartaches' Stuart McGugan guested as foreman Alfie in 'Half A Ton Of Heartaches' Spender rescues Bobby Montgomery ( Amanda Redman ) in 'The Candidate' Booney ( Julie Peasgood ) in 'Iced' "Hello, Sir..." Spender gets to grips with his new boss Superintendant Gillespie ( Peter Guinness ) Stick's ex-cellmate, 'Spud' Tate ( Mickey Hutton ) Tommy Thornton ( Tom Bell ) wouldn't get away from Spender for ever... Janet Thornton ( Laurie Killing ) turned out to be a crook herself... Frances is blown up by a car bomb meant for Spender in 'Retreat' Spender is left to walk int othe sunset with his two girls, Laura and Kate