Victims (14 Dec. 1978)

Detective Sergeant Taylor is shot and wounded, and names his informant, Jimmy Park, as pulling the trigger. Regan visits Park's girl-friend Eve, who says that Taylor was corrupt, and gives ... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Bolt

Writer:

Roger Marshall

Stars:

John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan

Cast

Episode cast overview:
John Thaw	...	Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Dennis Waterman	...	Det. Sgt. George Carter
Garfield Morgan	...	Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins
Sheila Reid	...	Doreen Haskins
Lynda La Plante	...	Eve Fisher (as Lynda Marchal)
Peter Wight	...	Jimmy Park
John Alkin	...	DS Tom Daniels
Elizabeth Burger	...	Joan
George Innes	...	Willoughby
Gillian Rhind	...	WPC Jackson
Benny Lee	...	Tommy Swain
John Biggerstaff	...	Mr. Culley
Katie Allan	...	Sharon
Stuart Wilde	...	Richard Haskins

Storyline

Detective Sergeant Taylor is shot and wounded, and names his informant, Jimmy Park, as pulling the trigger. Regan visits Park's girl-friend Eve, who says that Taylor was corrupt, and gives her tail the slip in order to give money to Park, who is lying low in an old disused warehouse. Regan eventually tracks him down and more shots are fired. At the same time Haskins is having problems with his wife as she starts to lose her grip on reality and live in the past.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1978 (UK)

Filming Locations:

23 Kerrison Road, Battersea, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euston Films, Thames Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Haskins goes to see his son Richard at school, the name and postcode of a real school (Bradfield College, near Reading) are seen briefly in a letter to Richard from Mrs Haskins. However the scenes were actually filmed at a different location, the Bank of England Sports Centre in Roehampton, London.

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Quotes

Det. Insp. Jack Regan: What's wrong, Frank?
Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins: How d'you mean?
Det. Insp. Jack Regan: You. You're falling part.
Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins: Rubbish!
Det. Insp. Jack Regan: It's not rubbish. You're walking through it. Is there something wrong?
Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins: I've got a lot on.
Det. Insp. Jack Regan: Nah. There's more to it than that.
Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins: Look, I've got a Board coming up. Taylor's been shot. Willoughby's sick. You know how busy we are.
Det. Insp. Jack Regan: And...
[long pause]
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User Reviews

Everything alright Jack? yeah great...just great.

Victims is probably one of the best episodes of season 4 and is reminiscent of the hard hitting story lines that you got in the previous seasons of 1 and 2. On both sides of the law people are pushed or fall into doing things that they feel bad about and can't see an easy way out of.

I won't spoil it with a full run on the plot, you just have to watch it.

'Lynda La Plante' plays a good part in this as Jimmy Park's girlfriend and Sheila Reid, who plays Doreen Haskins, does very well in her role as well.