Vincent follows the work of a private detective agency based in
Manchester, run by private investigator Vincent Gallagher (
Ray Winstone), who alongside his sidekick Beth (
Suranne Jones), junior PI Robert (
Joe Absolom) and fellow team members Gillian (
Angel Coulby) and John (
Ian Puleston-Davies), investigates cases which the police would either refuse to touch, or have been unable to solve. Vincent also has to deal with his arch enemy, DCI David Driscoll (
Philip Glenister), who begins a relationship with his estranged wife Cathy (
Eva Pope), resulting in Cathy becoming pregnant. Following strong viewership and critical acclaim for the first series, a second four-part series was commissioned, which began transmission on 16 October 2006. On 25 February 2016, all eight episodes were also made available for download on the ITV Store. Both series of
Vincent were also broadcast in the
United States on
BBC America. ==Cast==