Backtrack (3 Nov. 1979)

Cat burglar Sammy Layden gets in way out of his depth when he stumbles upon a smuggling ring connected to the Arab Embassy, for which he pays with his life. Bodie and Doyle become burglars,... See full summary »

Director:

Christopher King

Writers:

Brian Clemens (creator), Don Houghton

Stars:

Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Gordon Jackson	...	George Cowley
Martin Shaw	...	Doyle
Lewis Collins	...	Bodie
Liz Fraser	...	Margery Harper
Michael Elphick	...	Sergeant Garbett
John Bennett	...	Inspector Truitt
Brian Gwaspari	...	Pulman
Brian McDermott	...	Miller
Stacy Davies	...	Sammy Blaydon
Michael Halphie	...	Gunman 1
Charlie Price	...	Gunman 2
Kevork Malikyan	...	Sniper
Luke Hanson	...	Alf
Rudi Patterson	...	Herbie
Antony Scott	...	Kabil Kammahmi

Storyline

Cat burglar Sammy Layden gets in way out of his depth when he stumbles upon a smuggling ring connected to the Arab Embassy, for which he pays with his life. Bodie and Doyle become burglars, 'backtracking' on Sammy's movements to discover exactly what he found that was so deadly, whilst Doyle has to cope with the attentions of Marge Harper.

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Genres:

Action | Crime

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Details

Release Date:

3 November 1979 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Freston Road, Notting Hill, London, England, UK

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming for this episode was delayed by several months because Lewis Collins (Bodie) was injured in a parachuting accident.

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Goofs

During his phone call, Cowley is only told that the burglar is called "Sammy Blaydon" by Inspector Truitt, yet when he makes a call for further information immediately afterwards, he somehow knows Sammy's middle name.

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