"1958 to 1 April 1959), all titled, and all featuring the word ""Lockhart"" as the first word of their title. All episodes were 30 minutes long and featured Raymond Francis as Superintendent Lockhart. Backup sergeants and others changed regularly. The murder bag in the title carried 42 items which were needed in the investigation of a crime. The show was produced live in the studio. In ""Crime Sheet"", Lockhart had now been promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent. The writers of the series revealed to the ""TV Times"" in 1962 that Lockhart could not be promoted above this rank, as he"
"detective. Johnny informs Ross that the authorities know Miles' location and that he and the rest of the gang will soon be apprehended. Ross returns to his life as an ordinary beat constable. In 1960, following the success of ""Four Feather Falls"", Gerry Anderson approached Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy, co-founders of film production company Anglo-Amalgamated, for work after Granada Television rejected his proposal for a new Supermarionation TV series that would eventually become ""Supercar"". Anglo-Amalgamated, which had helped to commission ""Four Feather Falls"" after responding positively to its first episode, produced mainly low-budget B movies with short running times"
"(John Simm), a policeman in service with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP). After being hit by a car in 2006, Tyler awakens in 1973 to find himself working for a predecessor of the GMP, the Manchester and Salford Police, at the same station and location as in 2006. Early on in the series, it becomes apparent to Tyler that he awakes as a Detective Inspector, one rank lower than his 2006 rank of Detective Chief Inspector. As part of the Criminal Investigation Department, Tyler finds himself working under the command of Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). Throughout the two series, the"
"Inspector George Gently Inspector George Gently (also known as George Gently for the pilot and first series) is a British television crime drama series produced by Company Pictures for BBC One, set in the 1960s and loosely based on some of the Inspector Gently novels written by Alan Hunter. The series stars Martin Shaw as the eponymous Inspector and Lee Ingleby as Detective Sergeant John Bacchus, with Simon Hubbard and Lisa McGrillis in supporting roles as police constables in the fictitious North East Constabulary. The series moved the setting of the stories to North East England, centring on Newcastle upon"
"was broadcast in December 2013. The role was played by Richard Hope. Malcolm Fewtrell Ernest Malcolm Fewtrell (28 September 1909 – 28 November 2005) was a Detective Chief Superintendent in the Buckinghamshire Constabulary and head of Buckinghamshire CID. He led the initial investigation into the Great Train Robbery in 1963. Fewtrell was born in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, where his father was a police officer. He attended Reading School, then spent 6 months in New South Wales, Australia working as a jackaroo on sheep stations. He then returned to the UK and became a police cadet with the"
"The Chief (UK TV series) The Chief is a British television crime drama series that aired on ITV from 20 April 1990 until 16 June 1995. A total of five series and thirty-five episodes were produced. The series followed the work of the fictitious ""Eastland Constabulary"", particularly focusing on Chief Constable John Stafford (Tim Pigott-Smith), and his efforts to restore order within his volatile team. Later, focus shifted towards Stafford's replacement, Alan Cade (Martin Shaw). The series was produced by Anglia Television and was mostly filmed and set in East Anglia. The series was notable for a lot of political"
"the title cards for the commercial breaks. There are no special features. The Chief (UK TV series) The Chief is a British television crime drama series that aired on ITV from 20 April 1990 until 16 June 1995. A total of five series and thirty-five episodes were produced. The series followed the work of the fictitious ""Eastland Constabulary"", particularly focusing on Chief Constable John Stafford (Tim Pigott-Smith), and his efforts to restore order within his volatile team. Later, focus shifted towards Stafford's replacement, Alan Cade (Martin Shaw). The series was produced by Anglia Television and was mostly filmed and set"
"The Locksmith The Locksmith is a six-part British television drama series, created and written by Stephen Bill, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 25 September 1997. The series, which stars Warren Clarke and Chris Gascoyne, follows Roland Pierce (Clarke), a locksmith-turned-vigilante who tries to track down the man responsible for a brutal attack on his estranged wife, Carla (writer Stephen Bill's wife, Sheila Kelley), which leaves her with brain damage. The police suspect a local junkie, Paul (John Simm) is responsible, but Roland remains unconvinced and sets out on his own quest to discover the truth. The series was broadcast"
"an hour-long series, which premiered in 1960. The 1960 version featured Paul Burke as Detective Adam Flint, a sensitive and cerebral policeman in his early thirties. Horace McMahon returned as Lt. Parker as did Harry Bellaver as Sgt. Arcaro. Nancy Malone appeared regularly (for about half the newly produced episodes) as Adam Flint's aspiring actress girlfriend, Libby Kingston. The hour-long version of the show was broadcast by ABC in the 10:00 p.m. slot on Wednesday nights. For this iteration of the series, writer Silliphant was forced to reduce his involvement considerably, as he was simultaneously working as the main scriptwriter"
"Maigret (1960 TV series) Maigret is a British television series made by the BBC and which – following a pilot episode broadcast in 1959 – ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963. Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies in the title role. The series starred Rupert Davies as the Sûreté detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, who took up the role in 1960 after Basil Sydney, who had played Maigret in the pilot episode, was unable to continue. The main cast were:- Episodes included such well-known faces as Stratford Johns, Leon Cortez, Terence Alexander,"
"regular cast members were Deryck Guyler as local constable Wilfred ""Corky"" Turnbull and Richard Wattis as their snobbish, busybody neighbour Charles Brown. Wattis left the show after series 3 and his departure was explained by having Mr Brown emigrating to Australia. Other guests included Hugh Lloyd, John Bluthal, Leo McKern, and Arthur Mullard. The first series (five episodes, all written by Johnny Speight) premiered on 29 January 1960 and were an immediate hit, establishing 'Eric and Hat' as one of Britain's most popular and enduring comedy partnerships. The second series of six episodes (written from storylines suggested by Speight) were"
"Was Rome"" (1963), ""The Avengers"" (1969)), ""Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)"" (in the episode ""Murder Ain't What It Used to Be"") (1969), ""Within These Walls"" (1974-5) and the short film ""The Orchard End Murder"" (1980). His final appearance was as an auction porter in ""Seen a Ghost"" (1997). Raymond Adamson Raymond John Adamson (July 7, 1920 – March 20, 2002) was a British television actor. Born in Beckenham, then in Kent, he made his TV debut in 1956, playing a constable in ""David Copperfield"". He became typecast playing policemen or lawmen, also playing policeman in series such as ""Oliver Twist"" (1962),"
"others. Gary Raymond is also well known for his role as Sergeant Jack Moffitt in the late-1960s American television show, ""The Rat Patrol"" (1966–68) The series, despite running only two seasons, remains highly popular to this day. Gary continued acting on film and TV, and has been married since 1961 to actress Delena Kidd, with whom he has three children; Matthew, Sophie, and the youngest being actress Emily Raymond. Gary Raymond Gary Raymond (born 20 April 1935) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. Gary Barrymore Raymond was born in Brixton, London, to theatrical parents, both of whom were"
"television detectives of the time, essentially Bret Maverick as a modern detective. Rockford had served time in California's San Quentin Prison in the 1960s due to a wrongful conviction. After five years, he was pardoned. His infrequent jobs as a private investigator barely allow him to maintain his dilapidated mobile home (which doubles as his office) in a parking lot on a Malibu, California beach. In early episodes of the first season, Rockford's trailer is located in a parking lot alongside the highway at 2354 Beach Boulevard (Pacific Coast Highway), Malibu and near the ocean; for the rest of the"
"of the time, Ho was something of a maverick, often using unorthodox methods to solve crimes. The series was set in and around London's docklands, before redevelopment began in the 1980s. His immediate superior in the force, Detective Chief Inspector Berwick (Derek Martin), often provided him a source of stress, often reprimanding him for his approach towards the cases he was investigating. Ho is also often seen visiting his father, Joe (Robert Lee), at his restaurant for advice. Like many other television detectives of the era, Ho drove a 'classic' car. In this case, Ho's vehicle of choice was a"
"to be a recurring series as opposed to a one-shot series or mini-series. There was certainly more mileage for a second run of six further episodes, but whether it was ever the intention to or not, it was just not to be."" The Locksmith The Locksmith is a six-part British television drama series, created and written by Stephen Bill, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 25 September 1997. The series, which stars Warren Clarke and Chris Gascoyne, follows Roland Pierce (Clarke), a locksmith-turned-vigilante who tries to track down the man responsible for a brutal attack on his estranged wife, Carla"
"patriarch in ""Lancer"" (1968–70), a western in the vein of ""Bonanza"", albeit darker and more complex. Richard Long... Rex Randolph<br> Andrew Duggan ... Cal Calhoun<br> Arlene Howell... Melody Lee Mercer<br> Van Williams ... Kenny Madison<br> Eddie Cole... The Baron (twelve episodes)<br> Tommy Farrell... Jay O'Hanlon (seven episodes<br> Nita Talbot... Lusti Weather (four episodes) The following are among the many guest stars on ""Bourbon Street Beat"": Bourbon Street Beat Bourbon Street Beat is a private detective series which aired on the ABC network from 1959-1960 and featured Richard Long as Rex Randolph, Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, Van Williams as Kenny"
"veers into spies, killers and Cold War intrigue. Billed fourth through seventh in the film's credits are Claude Rains as Captain Louis Renault, Conrad Veidt as Major Strasser, Sydney Greenstreet as Ferrari and Peter Lorre as Ugarte. The TV series retains the French police chief who bears a slightly different surname, Captain Renaud, played by Marcel Dalio (who was unbilled as Emil, Rick's gambling table croupier in 1942). The Nazi major, who had been fatally shot by Rick at the end of the film, was eliminated as a character, but Ferrari, the Fat Man with the powerful connections, was now"
"teacher part of Patrick Henry's 1775 address at St. Johns' Church. Richard Long, five months before he was cast in the ABC/WB detective series ""Bourbon Street Beat"", appears as United States Army Capt. Clayton Raymond in ""The Vultures"" (April 26, 1959). Raymond faces court martial and certain execution for desertion at the fictitious Fort Rockwell prior to a deadly Apache attack. Following a trail of vultures—hence the episode title—Sugarfoot arrives at the fort, accompanied by a shaken Isabel Starkey (Faith Domergue), the wife of the fort commander, Colonel Starkey (Alan Marshal). Sugarfoot agrees to defend Captain Raymond, but his client"
"series, Katy Cavanagh, Rob Dixon and John Henshaw remained as the principal cast throughout. The series was primarily filmed in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The first series was so controversial in its depiction of the police force that official police advice was withdrawn before the second series went into production. A total of twenty-four episodes were broadcast across three series, although the third series saw a slight change in the series format, featuring three two-part episodes each loosely tied together with an ongoing story arc. Although the second series attracted strong viewing figures and critical acclaim, resulting in the commission of"
"4 February 2018 and finished on 11 March 2018. A sixth series was later announced, set to air in 2019. Set in the mid to late 1960s in Oxford, England, the series centres on the early career of Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) after he has left Lonsdale College of Oxford University late in his third year without taking a degree, spent a short time in the Royal Corps of Signals as a cipher clerk, and then joined the Carshall-Newtown Police. In the pilot episode, having been transferred to CID after only two years as a uniformed police constable, the young"
"Raymond Adamson Raymond John Adamson (July 7, 1920 – March 20, 2002) was a British television actor. Born in Beckenham, then in Kent, he made his TV debut in 1956, playing a constable in ""David Copperfield"". He became typecast playing policemen or lawmen, also playing policeman in series such as ""Oliver Twist"" (1962), ""Out of This World"" (1962), ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1964), ""The Baron"" (1966), and ""New Scotland Yard"" (1972) and he also played a senator in ""Bergerac"" in the early 1980s. Other appearances include ""The Saint"" (1966), ""The Avengers"" (in the episodes ""The Decapod"" (1962), ""The Grandeur That"
"the ""odd man"" of the series' title, and his encounters with the police in the form of Chief Inspector Gordon (Moultrie Kelsall) for series 1 and 2. Kelsall was replaced by Chief Inspector Charles Rose (William Mervyn) from series three onwards. Rose was assisted by Detective Sergeant Macbride (Alan Tilvern) who lasted just the one season. He was replaced by Detective Sergeant Swift (played by Keith Barron) for the final series in 1963. The characters of Rose and Swift were then given their own series, It's Dark Outside, which ran for two series in 1964 and 1965. The stories were"
"Softly, Softly: Taskforce Softly, Softly: Task Force is a police based drama series which ran on BBC 1 from 1969 to 1976. It was a revamp of ""Softly, Softly"", itself a spin-off from ""Z-Cars"". The change was made partly to coincide with the coming of colour broadcasting to the BBC's main channel BBC1. The programme was due to be called simply ""Task Force"", but reluctant to sacrifice a much-loved brand the BBC compromised this so it became ""Softly, Softly: Task Force"". At the end of ""Softly Softly"", the main characters – Detective Chief Superintendent Barlow (Stratford Johns) and Detective Inspector"
"refilmed, this time directed by Paul McGuigan. The British Board of Film Classification has rated the pilot as a 12 certificate (not suitable for children under 12) for video and online exhibition, and it is included as an additional feature on the DVD released on 30 August 2010. John Watson (Martin Freeman), an Army doctor injured in Afghanistan, meets Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) who is looking for a flatmate to share a flat at 221B Baker Street, owned by landlady Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs). The police, led by Detective Inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves), have been baffled by a strange series"
"Rupert Frazer, Geoffrey Leesley, Denis Lill and Brian McCardie leading the cast throughout both series. BBC executives stated that the series would ""look at the way one non metropolitan, urban police force comes to terms with economic regeneration by reorganising it's City Division, in turn creating a separate Inner City Waterfront Division"", and that the series would explore ""aspects of police work not normally featured and disabuse us of the notion that TV crime is always cracked in 50 minutes."" However, despite initial acclaim, ""Waterfront Beat"" was axed after just two series. The series has never officially been released on"
"Second Sight (TV series) Second Sight was a British television crime drama, written by Paula Milne, that aired on BBC One from 9 January 2000 to 6 February 2001. Two series were broadcast before the show was cancelled due to falling ratings. Both series were released on DVD on 24 July 2006, in a complete box set via 2|Entertain. ""Second Sight"" follows Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner (Clive Owen), a maverick cop who finds out that he has a rare disease which is causing him to go blind. Tanner's boss, Superintendent Lawson (Thomas Wheatley), little suspects that the man he"
"focus of individual episodes included ""Rawhide"" (with Clint Eastwood), ""Colt .45"", ""Maverick"" (two appearances with James Garner and one apiece with Roger Moore and Jack Kelly, most notably ""Game of Chance"" with Garner, Kelly, and Marcel Dalio), ""77 Sunset Strip"", ""Zorro"", ""The Deputy"" (with Allen Case), ""Have Gun - Will Travel"" (three episodes with Richard Boone), ""Bronco"", ""Bourbon Street Beat"", ""Surfside Six"" and ""Get Smart"" (source: the Internet Movie Database). Berard is a San Diego-based mural painter. Roxane Berard Roxane Berard (born January 21, 1933), is a Belgian-born actress who was the leading lady in various episodes of thirty-four different"
"1966 television production starring Tom Aldredge and Martin Sheen as Kilroy. R.C.M.P. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police): Target for the Law (May 4, 1960) – Kimbrough appears as Mattice in episode 25 of season 1, in which a man whose wife plans to divorce him is threatened by the man she intends to marry. The romantic triangle becomes a deadly affair when the husband is found shot. Corporal Jacques Gagnier (Gilles Pelletier) gathers evidence to help the court decide whether or not a man is guilty of murder. Also features Mildred Trares as Lois and John Drainie as Garneau. General Electric"
"British Agent British Agent is a 1934 espionage film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Leslie Howard and Kay Francis. It is based on ""Memoirs of a British Agent"", the 1932 autobiography of R. H. Bruce Lockhart, who had spent a number of years working for the British Secret Service during the Russian Revolution. The film was produced by First National, which was then a division of Warner Bros.. The same book was partly used as an inspiration for the television series ""Reilly, Ace of Spies"" which also portrays the adventures of Lockhart and Sidney Reilly during their years in"
"won a Best Actor BAFTA in 1991 for his role as Urquhart, and Andrew Davies won an Emmy for outstanding writing in a miniseries. The series ranked 84th in the British Film Institute list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. The Urquhart trilogy has been adapted in the United States as ""House of Cards"". The show stars Kevin Spacey as Francis ""Frank"" Underwood, the Majority Whip of the Democratic Party, who schemes and murders his way to becoming President of the United States. It is produced by David Fincher and Spacey's Trigger Street Productions, with the initial episodes directed"
"Grainer. Apart from the pilot, all 52 episodes still reside within the BBC's archives. Maigret (1960 TV series) Maigret is a British television series made by the BBC and which – following a pilot episode broadcast in 1959 – ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963. Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies in the title role. The series starred Rupert Davies as the Sûreté detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, who took up the role in 1960 after Basil Sydney, who had played Maigret in the pilot episode, was unable to continue. The main"
"the series, ratings had dropped to 4.6 million. Episode three was filmed in the fishing village of Staithes, Cleveland. On 30 January 2012, the BBC confirmed that the show would not be returning for a second series. The Body Farm (TV series) The Body Farm is a British television police procedural crime drama series for the BBC network from 13 September until 18 October 2011, featuring a fictional private forensic pathology facility that conducts scientific research to help solve crimes, led by Dr. Eve Lockhart, played by Tara Fitzgerald. The series was released on DVD on 24 October 2011, in"