The Invisibles: Series 1

Maurice Riley (Anthony Head, Little Britain) and Syd Woolsey (Warren Clarke, Dalziel and Pascoe) are about to show the kid crooks how it's done in this inventive BBC comedy-drama. After 15 years in "retirement "enjoying their ill-gotten spoils, the boys find money starting to run short. With their straight life dull as a butter knife, they get back to illegal business-much to the dismay of Maurice's loyal wife Barbara (Jenny Agutter, MI-5). 5 3/4 hours on 2 DVDs.

Episode 1 - Syd receives news that his son is in trouble with loan sharks, and owes them £18,000, after he accidentally killed a shipment of Koi carp. Determined to help, Syd persuades Maurice to do one last job, but their practice session with Young Nick doesn't go as well as they had planned.

Episode 2 - The duo are horrified when an ex-copper that they know from their past moves into the flat below them. Maurice does everything he can to keep the man away from his daughter who doesn't know anything about her father's criminal activities.

Episode 3 - Maurice is concerned when the chairman of the local golf club befriends Barbara and takes an interest in one of her bracelets. Syd, meanwhile, thinks about rekindling a romance with an old flame.

Episode 4 - Maurice decides to try and crack the one safe that he could never open, ignoring warnings of a curse on the safe from Hedley and Syd.

Episode 5 - Hedley considers leaving the gang and giving up his life of crime after finding out that his wife is pregnant. When the gang find out that Young Nick's father has been conned out of his old war medal, they offer to try and help him get it back.

Episode 6 - Maurice and Syd are both concerned about their current state of physical health and decide to try and take things easy for a while. Hedley's efforts to prevent the rest of the gang being caught, lead to a siege with the police waiting outside to arrest them all.

Written by William Ivory
Directed by Metin Hüseyin, William Sinclair
Produced by Richard Burrell
Executive Produced by George Faber, Polly Hill, William Ivory, Andrew Lowe, Charles Pattinson
Original Music by Nick Green, Tristin Norwell
Cinematography by Alasdair Walker
Film Editing by Adam Trotman, Chris Wimble
Costume design by Hazel Webb-Crozier