Question: What is the name of the actor who portrays the main protagonist in the 1997 police procedural television drama, broadcast on ITV1, that also featured the Irish actress who played Cruella De Vil in "Once Upon a Time"?
Sentence (from "Trial &amp; Retribution"): Throughout the series, he has two main sidekicks: DI Pat North (Kate Buffery) and DCI Róisín Connor (Victoria Smurfit).
Relevant evidence: Yes