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6 January 1990 (UK) more
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Police series set in the Liverpool docks.
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John Ashton ... Det. Chief Supt. Don Henderson / ... (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rupert Frazer ... Supt. Peter Fallows / ... (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Geoffrey Leesley ... Det. Supt. Frank Mathews / ... (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Denis Lill ... Asst. Chief Constable (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Brian McCardie ... PC Ronnie Barker (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Helena Little ... WDC Jane Long (15 episodes, 1990-1991)
Stuart Golland ... Sgt. Trevor Simon (13 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jane Hazlegrove ... WPC Madeline Forrest / ... (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ray Polhill ... PC 'Jacko' Jackbridge (10 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bruce Alexander ... Chief Supt. Alan Briscoe (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
Mark Moraghan ... Det. Sgt. 'Macker' McVay (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
Damien Walker ... Tondy Henderson (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
Gordon Cameron ... PC Jeff Morgan (8 episodes, 1990-1991)
Philip Middlemiss ... PC Smith / ... (8 episodes, 1990)

Owen Teale ... Det. Sgt. Mike McCarthy (8 episodes, 1990)
Tommy Boyle ... Denny Hagland (7 episodes, 1990-1991)
Eve Bland ... WDS Jackie Byrnes (7 episodes, 1991)
Roger Walker ... Det. Insp. Cyril Jacobs (7 episodes, 1991)
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Not a beat to dance to, 20 March 2008
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Author: Prism10 from United Kingdom

The BBC had high hopes for this police series that was to be a gritty challenge to The Bill on ITV. They managed to lure Phil Redmond the writer/producer of Brookside to create and write for the show.

The result was a rather dull, tedious serial that somehow managed to get a second season. The stories had self contained episodes with a running story about a serial killer that was an arc.

The series had a young copper called 'Ronnie Barker' who always had his leg pulled because he had the same name of the more famous comedy actor, but they also had a another character called Don Henderson and nobody mentioned that there was a famous actor at the time who also shared the same name.

With plodding characters and boring stories many viewers left this beat quickly.

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