The Locksmith (TV series)

*The Locksmith*
The Locksmith
Genre	Crime drama
Written by	Stephen Bill
Directed by	Chris Bernard; Lawrence Gordon Clark; Alan Dossor;
Starring	Warren Clarke; Chris Gascoyne; Sheila Kelley; Sarah-Jane Potts; Polly Hemingway; Kenneth Hadley; James Vaughan; Paul Reynolds; John Simm;
Composer	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Tony Virgo
Producer	Irving Teitelbaum
Cinematography	Steve Saunderson
Editors	Tim Ritson; John Stothart;
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	Fair Game Films
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	25 September –; 30 October 1997

The Locksmith is a six-part British television drama series, created and written by Stephen Bill, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 25 September 1997. The series, which stars Warren Clarke and Chris Gascoyne, follows Roland Pierce (Clarke), a locksmith-turned-vigilante who tries to track down the man responsible for a brutal attack on his estranged wife, Carla (writer Stephen Bill's wife, Sheila Kelley), which leaves her with brain damage. The police suspect a local junkie, Paul (John Simm) is responsible, but Roland remains unconvinced and sets out on his own quest to discover the truth.

The series was broadcast at 9:30 pm on Thursdays, and notably broadcast concurrently alongside another series featuring Simm, The Lakes. The series was released on DVD via Simply Media on 19 October 2015.