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Special Branch

  • TV Series
  • 1969–19741969–1974
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
178
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Special Branch (1969)
ActionCrimeDrama
Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terro... Read allGroundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
178
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  • Stars
    • Derren Nesbitt
    • George Sewell
    • Morris Perry
  • Stars
    • Derren Nesbitt
    • George Sewell
    • Morris Perry
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Derren Nesbitt
    Derren Nesbitt
    • Det. Chief Insp. Jordan
    George Sewell
    George Sewell
    • Detective Chief Inspector Alan Craven
    Morris Perry
    Morris Perry
    • Charles Moxon
    Fulton Mackay
    Fulton Mackay
    • Det. Chief Supt. Inman…
    Patrick Mower
    Patrick Mower
    • Detective Chief Inspector Tom Haggerty…
    Roger Rowland
    Roger Rowland
    • Detective Sergeant Bill North…
    Keith Washington
    • Det. Con. Morrissey…
    Paul Eddington
    Paul Eddington
    • Strand
    Wensley Pithey
    • Det. Supt. Eden…
    Frederick Jaeger
    Frederick Jaeger
    • Commander Fletcher…
    Sheila Scott Wilkinson
    • Pam Sloane
    David Garth
    David Garth
    • Deputy Commander
    Paul Antrim
    • Detective Sgt. Maguire…
    Jennifer Wilson
    Jennifer Wilson
    • Det. Sgt. Helen Webb…
    Sandra Bryant
    Sandra Bryant
    • Christine Morris
    Susan Jameson
    Susan Jameson
    • Detective Sgt. Mary Holmes
    Anne Rutter
    • Det. Con. Jane Simpson…
    John Bailey
    John Bailey
    • Bauer…
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    • Trivia
      The first nine episodes of season one were made in black-and-white, and used a different titles and credits sequence compared with the later color episodes in this season; even for the color episodes, the introductory Thames caption (the iconic London skyline and river montage) was in black-and-white.
    • Crazy credits
      The credit lists for many episode in Season 3 only listed the character names for the main characters; a lot of minor parts were listed as actor names with no corresponding character names.
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      Referenced in Man About the House: It's Only Money (1973)

    User reviews4

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    7/10
    I used to love this,like an intelligent Sweeney.
    I am too young to have seen the first series. But I used to love the 1973/1974 series with Sewell and Mower. After Euston Films made Special Branch they made The Sweeney and it is still on tv all the time.

    I prefer Special Branch because it assumes the viewer is smarter than The Sweeney does. I like The Sweeney,it was required viewing when I was at school in the 1970s but many of the episodes are predictable. A Special Branch episode is liable to name drop a then well known spy or politician and there is some social and political comment. While praising Special Branch episodes vary a lot in quality but I like tough guy Craven (Sewell) and trendy copper Haggerty (Mower).
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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1969 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • Thames Television
      • Euston Films
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