Waterfront Beat (1990– )

Police series set in the Liverpool docks.

Creator:

Phil Redmond

Stars:

John Ashton, Rupert Frazer, Geoffrey Leesley

Cast

Series cast summary:
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)

Storyline

Police series set in the Liverpool docks.

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Plot Keywords:

dock | london england | waterfront

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 1990 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (16 episodes)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Not a beat to dance to

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.