Cribb

1980–1981 · Ended · 2 seasons · 14 episodes · Mystery, Crime · United Kingdom

Creator Peter Lovesey · Channel ITV1 · Starring Alan Dobie, William Simons, David Waller

Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.
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Episodes

8 episodes · April 1980 – May 1980
  1. Episode 1: 1. WaxworkApril 13, 1980 · 79 min
    Cribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Swing, Swing TogetherApril 20, 1980 · 52 min
    After a young woman discovers a body floating in the Thames, Cribb and Thackeray search for the killers—noting similarities to the recently published 'Three Men in a Boat'.
  3. Episode 3: 3. AbracadaverApril 20, 1980 · 52 min
    After a series of accidents to performers, Cribb and Thackeray enter the music hall scene where they uncover the existence of late-night secret performances for wealthy spectators.
  4. Episode 4: 4. The Detective Wore Silk DrawersApril 27, 1980 · 51 min
    When headless male corpses are found floating in the river, the common link is scarred hands, which points to participation in illegal bare-knuckle boxing.
  5. Episode 5: 5. The Horizontal WitnessMay 4, 1980 · 48 min
    A key player in London's vice world is found dead in one of his own brothels. An unreliable witness with a score to settle claims to know the murderer but wants to make a deal with the police.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Wobble to DeathMay 11, 1980 · 51 min
    The Pedestrian Championship of the World is taking place in London, and Cribb and Thackeray are on hand to prevent foul play between the various competitors.
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  1. Episode 7: 7. Something Old, Something NewMay 18, 1980 · 51 min
    When Cribb accompanies Thackeray to the countryside wedding of an old friend of his father to a much younger woman, he soon begins to suspect that the intentions of the bride and her family are not entirely honourable.
  2. Episode 8: 8. A Case of SpirtsMay 25, 1980 · 53 min
    Two robberies at the homes of medium patrons seem rather more than coincidence, and Cribb is called to investigate a death certainly not perpetrated by somebody from the spirit world.

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
60 minutes
FIRST AIRED
April 13, 1980
LAST AIRED
May 10, 1981
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Granada Television

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