Charlie Brooker
Director
A Touch of Cloth (2012)
Season 1
An all-encompassing parody of every police procedural ever written, DCI Jack Cloth - a maverick, heavy drinking loner who has thrown himself into his work following the mysterious death of his wife. The damaged, haunted Cloth is teamed with plucky no-nonsense sidekick DC Anne Oldman, Together the pair investigate a series of increasingly grisy murders and find themselves on the trail of a devious killer. As you do, If you're a detective. The case leads Cloth and Oldman from leafy forests to sinister lock-up, from the luxury home of an arrogant TV chef to the cold dissection rooms of a vampish forensic pathologist.
Released Aug. 26, 2012
Episode 44 min
14+
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Production Companies: Zeppotron
Network: Sky One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
6.5
S1E1 - The First Case (1)
DCI Jack Cloth and DC Anne Oldman investigate a series of gruesome murders with the help of pathologist Natasha Sachet and Tom Boss.
Aug. 26, 2012, midnight
7.9
S1E2 - The First Case (2)
Booze addled and widowed loner, DCI Jack Cloth continues his struggle to hold himself together while solving grisly murders and suffering from the death of his wife.
Aug. 27, 2012, midnight
Network: Sky One
Episode Runtime: 44 min.
Season Runtime: 265 min.
Released: Aug. 26, 2012
Last Air Date: Aug. 10, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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