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As government drugs advisor Peter Mayhew is quizzed over his championing Remicon's production of anti-obesity drug Lipocite over the American firm Ruhn's cheaper version Rash finally convinces his superiors that Laura Jones' recent death was murder and they attend her funeral to locate the other Indian drugs volunteers. Ruhn CEO Coleman Blake also sends his employee, nervous Bruce Lockwood, another of the volunteers, to the funeral where he gives Rash the names of unstable Henry Williams and David Leese. Unaware that Mayhew has a spy in his department Stephan attends the Lipocite launch party, where he is drugged and ejected, being saved by Rash from being run over. When both Rash and Stephan turn up at Henry Williams' house they realize that they are involved in the same investigation.

Mark Addy (DS Derek Sands) & Aiysha Hart (Leila Sayyad) also worked together on Atlantis (2013) as Hercules & Ariadne respectively.

Mark Bonnar (Peter Mayhew) & Henry Pettigrew (Bruce Lockwood) also worked together on Line of Duty (2012) as Dryden & Cole respectively, as well as on two episodes of Shetland (2013) as Duncan Hunter & Iain Redford respectively.

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    • Author: Alsanadar
    New Blood established itself as a swanky mismatched buddy law enforcement series. Although at the moment the two leads do not like each other and not yet realised that their cases are connected.

    David Leese the executive at the pharmaceutical company where Stefan is working undercover is in some way connected to Rash's murder investigation. Stefan has been rumbled and surreptitiously drugged by a company rep at a party. He feels euphoric and weird and nearly gets run down by a bus until Rash saves him and who just also happen to be on the way to this party.

    Stefan spends the night on Rash's sofa and both reveal a little about their jobs but not what they are investigating. Rash is also not too pleased that Stefan has taken a shine with his sister.

    By the end of the episode when coincidentally they both come knocking on a suspect's house and have to give chase, they twig that they have more in common.

    A polished episode, fast paced but for me it does not quiet fly. You can see these two spiky characters are going to become friends.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Mark Strepan Mark Strepan - Stefan Kowolski
    Ben Tavassoli Ben Tavassoli - Arrash Sayyad
    Mark Addy Mark Addy - DS Derek Sands
    Anna Chancellor Anna Chancellor - Eleanor Davies
    Ariyon Bakare Ariyon Bakare - Marcus Johnson
    Aiysha Hart Aiysha Hart - Leila Sayyad
    Dorian Lough Dorian Lough - DI Martin Heywood
    Kimberley Nixon Kimberley Nixon - Alison White
    Charlie Archer Charlie Archer - Mark Henson
    Ian Bartholomew Ian Bartholomew - Tom Robinson
    Ian Bonar Ian Bonar - Henry Williams
    Mark Bonnar Mark Bonnar - Peter Mayhew
    Silas Carson Silas Carson - James Deakin
    Mark Dexter Mark Dexter - Coleman Blake
    Kathryn Drysdale Kathryn Drysdale - Laura Jones
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