"Crime Traveller" (1997) TV series

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Creator:

Anthony Horowitz

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 March 1997 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Detective Jeff Slade teams up with scientist Holly Turner, who has created a time machine that can travel back a matter of hours...

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Police

Cast

Michael French	...	Detective Jeff Slade (8 episodes, 1997)
Chloë Annett	...	Science Officer Holly Turner (8 episodes, 1997)
Sue Johnston	...	Detective Chief Inspector Kate Grisham (8 episodes, 1997)
Paul Trussell	...	Detective Morris (8 episodes, 1997)
Richard Dempsey	...	Graduate Trainee Nicky Robson (8 episodes, 1997)
Bob Goody	...	Danny, the caretaker (7 episodes, 1997)
Jack Chissick	...	Frank (5 episodes, 1997)

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Not a masterpiece, but a very enjoyable show too watch

Each episode of this show followed the same formula: some crime is committed, our pair of detectives go back in time to prevent it. The trick: they were unable to change anything because that change already happened (that is pure genius). So second part of the episode was a different POV on the same story.. You might think, that you can't make A lot of episodes out of that premise (maybe that's why there were only 8 of them), but believe me: the 8 episodes that were produced were very original. The last episode was great too, cause it involved a SECOND time machine and multiple POVs/re-tellings.. great stuff.

Not a masterpiece, but a very enjoyable series too watch. If you like these, try checking out Anthony Horowitz's other show of same era 'The Vanishing Man' - it had a very similar feel.