Many Lives of Albert Walker, The (BBC-1 2002, Alan Scarfe, John Gordon Sinclair)

Detective drama The Many Lives of Albert Walker told the story of DC George Meyrick who attempts to solve the murder of a man fished out of the sea by some local fisherman. The trail leads to Canadian Paul Morrow, living in Britain, who is not what he seems and Meyrick uncovers many different identities that Morrow, whose real name is Albert Walker, has been living under.

Based on a true story. A British/Canadian co-production. Note: Albert and Suzanne Walker are credited as Paul and Helen Morrow in listings (their first discovered pseudonym) so as not to give the game away. The end-credits showed them as the Walkers.

production details
UK / BBC One / 1×90 minute episode / Broadcast 25 March 2002 @ 8:30pm

Writer: Philip Palmer / Executive Producers: Jonathan Cavendish, Anne Marie la Traverse / Producer: Sophie Gardner / Director: Harry Hook

cast
ALAN SCARFE as Albert Walker/Paul Morrow
SARAH MANNINEN as Suzanne Walker/Helen Morrow /
JOHN GORDON-SINCLAIR as George Meyrick
LESLEY DUNLOP as Jean Crowley
GARY POWELL as DI Trevan
JOHN BENFIELD as DCI Dawlish
PAUL COPLEY as Danny Peck

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