Cribb

Cribb
Cribb
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Alan Dobie as Daniel Cribb
Format Crime, Mystery
Starring Alan Dobie
William Simons
David Waller
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 14
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ITV
Original run December 23, 1979 – May 10, 1981

Cribb (Sergeant Cribb in North America) is a television police drama which debuted in 1979 as a 90-minute TV film from Granada Television in the UK. Later, thirteen 50-minute episodes were produced, which ran from 1980-81.[1]

Adapted from Peter Lovesey's Sergeant Cribb novels and set in Victorian London around the time of the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888, Alan Dobie starred as the tough Detective Sergeant who worked for the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID), determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.

The series portrayed life in Victorian England, and the programmes included many real historical events such as the publication of Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat and the sale of London Zoo's famous elephant, Jumbo, to Barnum and Bailey's Circus. The stories included issues such as bare-knuckle prize fighting, spiritualism and Irish terrorism. Assisting Cribb was Detective Constable Thackery, played by William Simons.

The 1979 pilot episode was entitled Waxwork and featured Carol Royle and Susie Blake and was produced and directed by June Wyndham-Davies.

Contents

Main cast

Episodes

Series 1

Episode # Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1 "Waxwork" June Wyndham-Davies Peter Lovesey
Pauline Macaulay
23 December 1979
Pilot episode. Detective Sergeant Cribb is called in to investigate the case of a woman sentenced to hang for murder. Features Carol Royle, David Ashford, Gerald Sim, Laurence Payne, Bernard Archard and Roy Evans. 
2 "Swing Swing Together" June Wyndham-Davies Peter Lovesey
Brian Thompson
13 April 1980
After a young woman discovers a body floating in the River Thames, Cribb and Thackeray search for the killers - noting the similarities of the case to the recently published book Three Men in a Boat. Features Ronald Lacey, Heather James, Albert Welling, Jane How, Sheila Keith, Robert Fyfe, Peter Birrel and Michael Ripper.[2] 
3 "Abracadaver" Julian Amyes Peter Lovesey
Bill MacIlwraith
20 April 1980
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. Features Patsy Rowlands, Julia Chambers, Anthony Pedley, Chubby Oates, Ian Collier and Jerold Wells
4 "The Detective Wore Silk Drawers" Alan Grint Peter Lovesey 27 April 1980
Rumours reach Cribb of a series of illegal prize fighting bouts taking place. Features Barry Andrews, Norma West, David Rhule, David Hargreaves, Mark Eden, Jimmy Gardner, Alf Joint, Les Clark and Derek Ware
5 "The Horizontal Witness" Alan Grint Peter Lovesey
Jacqueline Lovesey
4 May 1980
Cribb sends Thackeray undercover into hospital to protect a vital witness. Features John Ringham, Norman Jones, Jennifer Guy, Linda Robson, June Page, John Cannon and Steve Fletcher. 
6 "Wobble to Death" Gordon Flemyng Peter Lovesey
Alan Plater
11 May 1980
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. Features Andrew Burt, Archie Tew, Michael Elphick, Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy Young and Paul Barber. 
7 "Something Old, Something New" Oliver Horsbrugh Peter Lovesey
Jacqueline Lovesey
18 May 1980
When Cribb accompanies Thackeray to the countryside for the 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. Features Charlotte Mitchell, Geoffrey Bayldon, Sally Osborne, Ivor Salter, Arthur Hewlett and George Waring. 
8 "A Case of Spirits" Bill Gilmour Peter Lovesey
Arden Winch
25 May 1980
A leading spiritualist is killed at the home of his patron. Features Clive Swift, Judy Cornwell, Thorley Walters and Michael Barrington

Series 2

Episode # Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
9 "Mad Hatter's Holiday" June Wyndham-Davies Peter Lovesey
Bill MacIlwraith
29 March 1981
After a severed hand is discovered, Cribb travels down to the seaside town of Brighton. His first task is to discover the identity of the victim with the assistance of an eccentric holiday-maker with a tale of a missing woman. Features Derek Fowlds, Fenella Fielding, Conrad Phillips and George Lee. 
10 "Swing, The Last Trumpet" Brian Mills Peter Lovesey
Jacqueline Lovesey
5 April 1981
A popular campaign is being waged to prevent the sale of Jumbo, London Zoo's most popular attraction to America. When the elderly animal-lover organising the protests is murdered Cribb considers the various motives people had for killing her. Features Joyce Carey, Geoffrey Keen, Barry Jackson, Mary Larkin, Garrick Hagon and Tony Steedman. 
11 "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" George Spenton-Foster Peter Lovesey
Jacqueline Lovesey
12 April 1981
Inspector Jowett is very excited by the upcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations, and is jealous when Cribb is selected by the Royal Household for a special mission - to investigate the background of the new nanny being selected for the Queen's Granddaughter. Features Rosalie Crutchley, Scott Fredericks, Sarah Neville, Aubrey Woods and Jane Sherwin
12 "The Choir That Wouldn't Sing" Mary McMurray Peter Lovesey
Jacqueline Lovesey
19 April 1981
Cribb and Thackeray investigate the apparent suicide of a retired colonel, a member of a village choir. The detectives soon deduce that the Colonel's death was murder but their questions meet with a wall of silence from the local community. Features Elizabeth Spriggs, Barry McGinn, Ben Aris, Gilbert Wynne, David Jackson and Enn Reitel
13 "Murder Old Boy?" George Spenton-Foster Peter Lovesey
Jacqueline Lovesey
3 May 1981
Inspector Jowett returns to his old school for a small reunion. His suspicions are raised by an appeal for funds by a fellow former student, who is subsequently murdered. Features John Carson, Terence Edmond, Petra Davies, Eric Dodson and John Bryans
14 "Invitation to a Dynamite Party" Alan Grint Peter Lovesey
Arden Winch
10 May 1981
Cribb goes undercover to infiltrate the membership of the Irish Republican Brotherhood who are planning a major bombing. Features Jeananne Crowley and Charles Keating

DVD

Cribb is available on Region 2 DVD as a box set, distributed by Acorn Media UK. The series has been released in Region 1 by BFS Video.

References

  1. ^ [1] 'Cribb' on the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ The episode title is a reference to the Eton Boating Song.

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