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Sergeant Cork

Sergeant Cork is a British detective television series which first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ITV. It was a police procedural show that followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle against crime in Victorian London. In all 66 hour-long episodes were aired during the five-year run, although the last episode was not broadcast until January 1968, 16 months after the others. Journalist Tom Sutcliffe has credited it as a first example of the use of the Victorian-era policeman in a television crime series. A 1969 review in The Age opined that rather than suspense, the strengths of the series were its "excellent period settings and wonderfully thick pea-soupers" which "add up to splendid evocative stuff", as well as the performance of star John Barrie. At no time during the whole series is Sergeant Cork's first name given.

1963 |6 Seasons  | 60m |  Drama

Cast

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William Gaunt

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John Barrie

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Arnold Diamond

Seasons List

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Season 1

1963

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Season 2

1963

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Season 3

1964

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Season 4

1964

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Season 5

1966

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Season 6

1967

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Creator

Ted Willis

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

ITV1