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"Target" (1977): :  -- The U.S. Navy says it successfully struck a satellite with a missile designed to hit only other missiles. A toxic fuel tank on board the satellite was cause for concern. David Martin reports.

Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
9 September 1977 (UK) more
Genre:
Action | Crime more
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
News: Target Tribute on iPlayer
 (From Kasterborous. 24 June 2009, 1:29 AM, PDT)

News: Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
 (From Kasterborous. 21 April 2009, 11:39 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
That has GOT to chafe! more

Cast

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Patrick Mower ... Det. Supt. Steve Hackett (17 episodes, 1977-1978)
Philip Madoc ... Det. Chief Supt. Tate (17 episodes, 1977-1978)
Brendan Price ... Det. Sgt. Frank Bonney (17 episodes, 1977-1978)
Vivien Heilbron ... Det. Sgt. Louise Colbert (17 episodes, 1977-1978)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
50 min (17 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
All 17 episodes exist as 16mm colour film in the BBC archives. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Cult of...: Shoestring (#2.6)" (2008) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
That has GOT to chafe!, 31 August 2005
Author: ubercommando from London

I couldn't disagree more with the other comment that we must thank god "Target" couldn't be made in this P.C. world...go back to your vanilla cop shows I say! In the 70's, Starsky & Hutch were tough, The Sweeney were tougher, The Professionals were tougher still but Target was the toughest of all. Right from the opening credits which featured a silhouetted fight scene and music that just screamed ACTION at you, Target was the kind of show you watched as a naughty vice. Patrick Mower was a hairy chest, medallion man of the 70's who knew who were the bad guys and proceeded to beat them up or gun them down depending on his mood. There were stunts, car chases and everything to make sure you didn't get bored. This was as far removed from the plodding Inspector Morse as you could get. Alas, the show was criticised as being too action packed and violent and it went just as it was becoming cult viewing (Patrick Mower and Brendan Price appeared in a drinks advert as Hackett and Bonny at one point) to be replaced by the boring, plodding breed of British TV detectives in the 80's and 90's.

As an aside, Target was created and produced by the guys who made Tom Baker's era as Dr. Who such a success...and they were criticised for putting action and violence into that show.

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