Undercover Heart

Undercover Heart
GenreCrime drama
Created byPeter Bowker
Directed byJohn Strickland
Richard Signy
StarringSteven Mackintosh
Daniela Nardini
Lennie James
Lisa Coleman
David Troughton
Tony Curran
Trevor Laird
Buffy Davis
Leonie Elliott
Theme music composerNick Bicât
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerEdwina Craze
ProducerJane Fallon
CinematographyJohn McGlashan
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release1 October (1998-10-01) 
5 November 1998 (1998-11-05)

Undercover Heart is a six-part British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 1 October 1998, that aired on BBC One. The series centres on an undercover vice squad detective, Tom Howarth (Steven Mackintosh), who goes missing while investigating the murder of a prostitute. His wife Lois (Daniela Nardini), and his best friend Matt (Lennie James), who are also detectives, set out to search for him, but end up falling in love with one another. The series was produced by Liquid Television and created by screenwriter Peter Bowker.

The series also starred Lisa Coleman, David Troughton, Tony Curran, Trevor Laird, Buffy Davis and Leonie Elliott in supporting roles. The series was also screened in Australia in 2004. Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.