Redcap (1964)

Genre

police procedural

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 26 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a British TV series from the 1960s. It follows Sergeant John Mann of the Royal Military Police as he investigates crimes within the military. The show focuses on Mann's methodical and determined approach to each case.

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What happens

Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend TV and broadcast on the ITV network. It starred John Thaw as Sergeant John Mann, a member of the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police and ran for two series and 26 episodes between 1964 and 1966. Other actors appearing in the series included Kenneth Colley, Keith Barron, John Noakes, Windsor Davies, David Battley, Allan Cuthbertson, Hywel Bennett, Lloyd Reckord and Barry Letts. The series was created by Jack Bell and was written by Roger Marshall, Troy Kennedy-Martin, Jeremy Paul, Robert Holles and Richard Harris, among others. Of the run, 23 of the 26 episodes still exist in their complete form (the missing/incomplete episodes are indicated below). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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