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2 January 1962 (UK)
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 4 of 1468) | James Ellis | ... | Sgt. Lynch / ... (627 episodes, 1962-1978) |
| John Slater | ... | Det. Sgt. Stone (421 episodes, 1967-1974) |
| Douglas Fielding | ... | PC Quilley / ... (340 episodes, 1969-1978) |
 | Bernard Holley | ... | PC Newcombe / ... (277 episodes, 1967-1971) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Paddy Russell | (55 episodes, 1967-1976) | ||
| Derek Martinus | (54 episodes, 1968-1978) | ||
| Morris Barry | (40 episodes, 1962-1972) | ||
| Tristan de Vere Cole | (38 episodes, 1967-1978) | ||
| Timothy Combe | (36 episodes, 1968-1973) | ||
| Christopher Barry | (35 episodes, 1967-1978) | ||
| Gerald Blake | (28 episodes, 1967-1977) | ||
| Julia Smith | (26 episodes, 1971-1974) | ||
| John Davies | (24 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Eric Hills | (20 episodes, 1962-1976) | ||
| Shaun Sutton | (20 episodes, 1962-1965) | ||
| Philip Dale | (17 episodes, 1969-1971) | ||
| Douglas Camfield | (16 episodes, 1967-1969) | ||
| Michael Ferguson | (16 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Rodney Bennett | (13 episodes, 1969-1974) | ||
| Ron Craddock | (12 episodes, 1969-1978) | ||
| Joan Craft | (12 episodes, 1970-1973) | ||
| Michael Leeston-Smith | (11 episodes, 1962-1965) | ||
| Michael Hayes | (11 episodes, 1964-1975) | ||
| Peter Cregeen | (10 episodes, 1965-1968) | ||
| Hugh David | (10 episodes, 1967-1970) | ||
| Noel Lidiard-White | (10 episodes, 1970) | ||
| Mary Ridge | (10 episodes, 1971-1974) | ||
| John McGrath | (9 episodes, 1962-1978) | ||
| Robin Midgley | (9 episodes, 1963-1964) | ||
| Roderick Graham | (9 episodes, 1967-1975) | ||
| John Glenister | (8 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Terence Williams | (7 episodes, 1963-1978) | ||
| Tina Wakerell | (7 episodes, 1967-1972) | ||
| Vere Lorrimer | (7 episodes, 1967-1971) | ||
| Eric Davidson | (7 episodes, 1973-1975) | ||
| Roger Jenkins | (6 episodes, 1962-1963) | ||
| Barry Letts | (6 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Mark Cullingham | (6 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Tony Wickert | (6 episodes, 1969) | ||
| John Matthews | (6 episodes, 1970-1971) | ||
| Derrick Goodwin | (6 episodes, 1976-1977) | ||
| Bill Hays | (5 episodes, 1963-1977) | ||
| Paul Bernard | (5 episodes, 1964-1965) | ||
| Ian MacNaughton | (5 episodes, 1965) | ||
| Michael Hart | (5 episodes, 1968-1971) | ||
| Michael E. Briant | (5 episodes, 1970-1974) | ||
| Malcolm Taylor | (5 episodes, 1975-1977) | ||
| Christopher Morahan | (4 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| David Rose | (4 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| Eric Tayler | (4 episodes, 1962) | ||
| Herbert Wise | (4 episodes, 1962) | ||
| Philip Dudley | (4 episodes, 1964-1965) | ||
| John Gibson | (4 episodes, 1967) | ||
| John Ingram | (4 episodes, 1967) | ||
| David Maloney | (4 episodes, 1968-1976) | ||
| Ken Hannam | (4 episodes, 1970-1972) | ||
| Fiona Cumming | (4 episodes, 1974-1977) | ||
| John Llewellyn Moxey | (3 episodes, 1962) | ||
| Anthony Page | (3 episodes, 1963) | ||
| Leonard Lewis | (3 episodes, 1964-1965) | ||
| Ken Loach | (3 episodes, 1964) | ||
| Geoffrey Nethercott | (3 episodes, 1964) | ||
| Michael Simpson | (3 episodes, 1964) | ||
| Paul Ciappessoni | (3 episodes, 1970-1977) | ||
| Ian Wyatt | (3 episodes, 1972-1973) | ||
| Christopher Baker | (3 episodes, 1974-1976) | ||
| James MacTaggart | (2 episodes, 1962) | ||
| Terence Dudley | (2 episodes, 1963-1964) | ||
| Rudolph Cartier | (2 episodes, 1963) | ||
| William Slater | (2 episodes, 1963) | ||
| Ian Curteis | (2 episodes, 1964) | ||
| Richmond Harding | (2 episodes, 1964) | ||
| Max Varnel | (2 episodes, 1965) | ||
| James Cellan Jones | (2 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Richard Argent | (2 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Gerry Mill | (2 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Allan Prior | (2 episodes, 1969) | ||
| John Warrington | (2 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Desmond McCarthy | (2 episodes, 1970) | ||
| Dawn Robertson | (2 episodes, 1971) | ||
| Ronald Wilson | (2 episodes, 1972) | ||
| Raymond Menmuir | (2 episodes, 1973) | ||
| Brian McDuffie | (2 episodes, 1974) | ||
| Matthew Robinson | (2 episodes, 1975-1976) | ||
| Oliver Horsbrugh | (2 episodes, 1975) | ||
| Gareth Davies | (2 episodes, 1976) | ||
| George Spenton-Foster | (2 episodes, 1977) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Allan Prior | (101 episodes, 1962-1978) | |
| David Ellis | (65 episodes, 1967-1974) | |
| Bill Barron | (54 episodes, 1964-1975) | |
| John Hopkins | (53 episodes, 1962-1964) | |
| Leslie Duxbury | (47 episodes, 1969-1977) | |
| James Doran | (37 episodes, 1962-1975) | |
| Peter Hammond | (33 episodes, 1969-1978) | |
| Robert Barr | (32 episodes, 1962-1971) | |
| Elwyn Jones | (22 episodes, 1963-1971) | |
| Kenneth Clark | (18 episodes, 1968-1978) | |
| Alan Plater | (15 episodes, 1963-1965) | |
| Adele Rose | (14 episodes, 1967-1969) | |
| Derek Ford | (10 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Donald Ford | (10 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Colin Morris | (10 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Bill Lyons | (10 episodes, 1972-1976) | |
| Troy Kennedy-Martin | (9 episodes, 1962-1978) | |
| Geoffrey Tetlow | (9 episodes, 1963-1969) | |
| William Emms | (9 episodes, 1965-1971) | |
| Len Rush | (9 episodes, 1970-1974) | |
| Keith Dewhurst | (8 episodes, 1962-1967) | |
| Donald Bull | (8 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Cyril Abraham | (8 episodes, 1967) | |
| John Drew | (8 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
| Leslie Sands | (7 episodes, 1962-1968) | |
| Ray Jenkins | (7 episodes, 1965-1967) | |
| Richard Beynon | (7 episodes, 1968-1971) | |
| Philip Martin | (7 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| Joan Clark | (6 episodes, 1964-1975) | |
| Gerald Kelsey | (6 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| John Roddick | (6 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Dick Sharples | (6 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Peter Grimwade | (6 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
| Jack Gerson | (6 episodes, 1971-1974) | |
| John Foster | (6 episodes, 1973-1978) | |
| John Wilson | (5 episodes, 1965-1968) | |
| Rex Edwards | (5 episodes, 1969-1971) | |
| Anthony Read | (5 episodes, 1976-1977) | |
| William Prendergast | (4 episodes, 1962-1964) | |
| Brian Hayles | (4 episodes, 1964-1969) | |
| Eric Colthart | (4 episodes, 1965) | |
| Vincent Tilsley | (4 episodes, 1967) | |
| Roy Bottomley | (4 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Tom Brennand | (4 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Max Marquis | (4 episodes, 1968) | |
| John Maynard | (4 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Ray Dunbobbin | (3 episodes, 1962-1969) | |
| Mike Watts | (3 episodes, 1972-1974) | |
| Alan Janes | (3 episodes, 1974-1978) | |
| Nick McCarty | (3 episodes, 1974-1978) | |
| Tony Perrin | (3 episodes, 1974) | |
| Ted Lewis | (3 episodes, 1976-1978) | |
| Jane Baker | (3 episodes, 1976-1977) | |
| Pip Baker | (3 episodes, 1976-1977) | |
| Alistair Bell | (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| John Gray | (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| Harry Green | (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| George F. Kerr | (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| Derrick Sherwin | (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| Tony Williamson | (2 episodes, 1967) | |
| Derek Benfield | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Pat Dunlop | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Brian Finch | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Martin Hall | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Archie Hill | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Ken Hill | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Don Shaw | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Barry Thomas | (2 episodes, 1968) | |
| Michael Dines | (2 episodes, 1969) | |
| Charlotte Plimmer | (2 episodes, 1969) | |
| Denis Plimmer | (2 episodes, 1969) | |
| Moira Tait | (2 episodes, 1969) | |
| Keith Miles | (2 episodes, 1970) | |
| Ron Craddock | (2 episodes, 1971) | |
| Jean Hart | (2 episodes, 1971) | |
| Geoffrey Matthews | (2 episodes, 1973-1974) | |
| Bob Baker | (2 episodes, 1974) | |
| Dave Martin | (2 episodes, 1974) | |
| Peter Hill | (2 episodes, 1976-1977) | |
| Eddie Coltart | (unknown episodes) | |
| James Mitchell | (unknown episodes) | |
| Christopher Tetlow | (unknown episodes) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Ron Craddock | .... | producer (293 episodes, 1969-1978) | |
| David Rose | .... | producer (170 episodes, 1962-1965) | |
| Richard Beynon | .... | producer (164 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Ronald Travers | .... | producer (90 episodes, 1967-1968) | |
| Roderick Graham | .... | producer (54 episodes, 1974-1977) | |
| Ian Strachan | .... | associate producer (34 episodes, 1970) | |
| Colin Morris | .... | producer (28 episodes, 1967) | |
Series Cinematography by | |||
| Ben Knoll | (1 episode, 1965) | ||
| Fred Hamilton | (unknown episodes) | ||
| Geoff Mulligan | (unknown episodes) | ||
| Ian Stone | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Sheila S. Tomlinson | (43 episodes, 1964-1965) | ||
| Ian Callaway | (6 episodes, 1962-1963) | ||
| Joseph Sterling | (5 episodes, 1962) | ||
| Christopher La Fontaine | (4 episodes, 1964) | ||
| Alan Martin | (2 episodes, 1963) | ||
Series Production Design by | |||
| John Stout | (43 episodes, 1967-1977) | ||
| Ray London | (35 episodes, 1967-1973) | ||
| Donald Brewer | (31 episodes, 1964-1969) | ||
| Barrie Dobbins | (30 episodes, 1967-1973) | ||
| Chris Thompson | (26 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Antony Thorpe | (25 episodes, 1968-1977) | ||
| Christine Ruscoe | (23 episodes, 1969-1975) | ||
| Tom Carter | (22 episodes, 1967-1968) | ||
| Roy Oxley | (18 episodes, 1962-1974) | ||
| Jeremy Davies | (18 episodes, 1964-1973) | ||
| Austin Ruddy | (17 episodes, 1969-1974) | ||
| Stanley Morris | (16 episodes, 1962-1965) | ||
| Jack Robinson | (16 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Graham Oakley | (15 episodes, 1969-1977) | ||
| Gloria Clayton | (14 episodes, 1970-1971) | ||
| Robert Berk | (13 episodes, 1969-1977) | ||
| Tony Snoaden | (13 episodes, 1969-1973) | ||
| Ian Rawnsley | (12 episodes, 1971-1978) | ||
| Frederick Knapman | (11 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| Cynthia Kljuco | (11 episodes, 1970-1976) | ||
| Oliver Bayldon | (11 episodes, 1970-1972) | ||
| Keith Harris | (10 episodes, 1969-1971) | ||
| Colin Green | (10 episodes, 1970-1977) | ||
| Pat Jackson | (9 episodes, 1969-1973) | ||
| Gerry Scott | (9 episodes, 1970-1977) | ||
| Peter Brachaki | (9 episodes, 1970-1971) | ||
| John Hurst | (9 episodes, 1971-1972) | ||
| Barry Newbery | (8 episodes, 1965-1972) | ||
| Daphne Shortman | (8 episodes, 1969-1973) | ||
| Pamela Lambooy | (8 episodes, 1970-1978) | ||
| Ros Inglis | (8 episodes, 1970-1972) | ||
| James Weatherup | (7 episodes, 1964-1965) | ||
| Geoffrey Patterson | (7 episodes, 1968-1972) | ||
| Don Taylor | (7 episodes, 1968-1971) | ||
| Richard Morris | (7 episodes, 1973-1976) | ||
| Jean Peyre | (6 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Gillian Howard | (6 episodes, 1968-1970) | ||
| Nigel Curzon | (6 episodes, 1974-1978) | ||
| Raymond Cusick | (5 episodes, 1963-1975) | ||
| Paul Allen | (5 episodes, 1971-1974) | ||
| Roger Liminton | (5 episodes, 1971-1973) | ||
| Rochelle Selwyn | (5 episodes, 1973) | ||
| Peter Blacker | (4 episodes, 1968-1976) | ||
| Valerie Warrender | (4 episodes, 1970-1974) | ||
| Paul Munting | (4 episodes, 1973-1977) | ||
| Judy Porter | (4 episodes, 1974-1975) | ||
| Richard Henry | (3 episodes, 1962-1969) | ||
| Moira Tait | (3 episodes, 1964-1972) | ||
| Keith Cheetham | (3 episodes, 1970-1977) | ||
| Stuart Walker | (3 episodes, 1970-1972) | ||
| Tim Gleeson | (3 episodes, 1970-1971) | ||
| David Spode | (3 episodes, 1971-1973) | ||
| Michael Young | (3 episodes, 1971-1972) | ||
| David Jones | (3 episodes, 1972-1977) | ||
| Barbara Gosnold | (3 episodes, 1972-1975) | ||
| Susan Spence | (3 episodes, 1973-1978) | ||
| Lesley Bremness | (3 episodes, 1973-1974) | ||
| Ian Watson | (3 episodes, 1975-1976) | ||
| Dick Coles | (3 episodes, 1975) | ||
| Ken Ledsham | (3 episodes, 1976) | ||
| Spencer Chapman | (2 episodes, 1964-1973) | ||
| Evan Hercules | (2 episodes, 1965) | ||
| Martin Collins | (2 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Kenneth Sharp | (2 episodes, 1967) | ||
| Tim Harvey | (2 episodes, 1968) | ||
| Paul Joel | (2 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Peter Seddon | (2 episodes, 1969) | ||
| Ray Price | (2 episodes, 1970) | ||
| Allan Anson | (2 episodes, 1971) | ||
| Fanny Taylor | (2 episodes, 1971) | ||
| Judy Steel | (2 episodes, 1972-1974) | ||
| Jeremy Bear | (2 episodes, 1973) | ||
| Sally Hulke | (2 episodes, 1974-1975) | ||
| Bill Noble | (2 episodes, 1974) | ||
| Mike Porter | (2 episodes, 1976-1978) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Maureen Winslade | .... | make-up supervisor (1 episode, 1963) | |
| Eileen Culligan | .... | makeup supervisor (1 episode, 1964) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| Denis Curran | .... | unit production manager (1 episode, 1977) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Nigel Taylor | .... | assistant director (2 episodes, 1978) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Jack Clayton | .... | sound supervisor (1 episode, 1963) | |
| Stan Nightingale | .... | sound recording (1 episode, 1963) | |
| Derek Miller-Timmins | .... | sound (1 episode, 1964) | |
| Robin Luxford | .... | o.b. sound (1 episode, 1977) | |
Series Stunts | |||
| Peter Diamond | .... | stunts (1 episode, 1964) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Sargent | .... | film cameraman / camera operator: film sequences / ... (17 episodes, 1962-1964) | |
| Geoff Mulligan | .... | cameraman (7 episodes, 1965) | |
| Dick Bush | .... | film cameraman (6 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| David Prosser | .... | film cameraman / film sequence cameraman (6 episodes, 1964) | |
| Charles Lagus | .... | film cameraman (5 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
| Peter Hamilton | .... | cameraman (5 episodes, 1965) | |
| Tony Leggo | .... | cameraman (4 episodes, 1965) | |
| Charles Parnall | .... | cameraman (4 episodes, 1965) | |
| Ken Westbury | .... | cameraman (3 episodes, 1962-1965) | |
| John Cura | .... | telesnap photographer (3 episodes, 1962-1964) | |
| Erik Monk | .... | lighting / lighting supervisor (2 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
| Max Samett | .... | film camera / film cameraman (2 episodes, 1969-1970) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Hilary Corbett | .... | costume supervisor (1 episode, 1963) | |
| Ronnie Rowlands | .... | costume supervisor (1 episode, 1964) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Joseph Sterling | .... | editor: film sequences (2 episodes, 1962) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Bridget Fry | .... | music arranger (11 episodes, 1962-1969) | |
| Fritz Spiegl | .... | music arranger (11 episodes, 1962-1969) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Peter Hammond | .... | script editor (182 episodes, 1968-1970) | |
| Tony Holland | .... | script editor (178 episodes, 1970-1973) | |
| Barry Thomas | .... | script editor (66 episodes, 1968-1969) | |
| Douglas Watkinson | .... | script editor (46 episodes, 1973-1975) | |
| John Hopkins | .... | script editor (40 episodes, 1962-1963) | |
| Kenneth Ware | .... | script editor (34 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Graham Williams | .... | script editor (32 episodes, 1975-1977) | |
| Geoffrey Tetlow | .... | story editor (26 episodes, 1967) | |
| Simon Masters | .... | script editor (24 episodes, 1977-1978) | |
| Robert Barr | .... | script editor (18 episodes, 1964) | |
| John Gould | .... | script associate (14 episodes, 1963) | |
| Troy Kennedy-Martin | .... | story format (4 episodes, 1962-1965) | |
| Brenda Loader | .... | production assistant (3 episodes, 1971-1972) | |
| Elwyn Jones | .... | series editor (2 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
| W.A. Roberts | .... | technical adviser / technical advisor (2 episodes, 1970-1977) | |
| Derek Ware | .... | fight arranger (unknown episodes) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1962-1978) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
- Associated Displays Ltd. sets
- Associated Displays Ltd. vehicles
Additional Details
Runtime:
25 min (462 episodes) | 50 min (337 episodes)
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Color:
Black and White (1962-1970) | Color (1970-1978)
Aspect Ratio:
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Trivia:
In the early days the show was transmitted live, with only pre-shot film inserts to relieve the pressure for cast and crew. Mindful of the 14 million viewers about to tune in, Stratford Johns' nerves would regularly see him vomit before going into studio.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Real 'Life on Mars'! (2008) (TV)See more »
Soundtrack:
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As an American who spent part of his childhood in England in the early 70's, I distinctly remember this show being a real snoozer, especially when compared to the much better American cop shows of the time (Hawaii Five O, Ironsides, etc.) For whatever reason, Brits just have never been much good at making crime and crime fighting interesting, whether on TV or the big screen, after all, I recently rented the DVD "Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels" and it sucked, mostly a lame rip-off of the far superior "Pulp Fiction". Maybe the problem is that we Americans just have much better criminals, more ruthless, greedy, and inventive and, as a result, American cops have to be much better as well to catch them, it sounds goofy but it's about the only theory I can think of that makes sense .......