Redcap (1964)

Top Cast

• John Thaw as Sergeant John Mann
• Ewan Hooper as N/A
• Graham Crowden as N/A
• Geoffrey Lumsden as N/A
• Robin Bailey as N/A
• Richard O'Sullivan as N/A
• David Burke as N/A
• Bryan Mosley as N/A
• Roland Curram as N/A
• Leslie Lawton as Private Tait

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Seasons

Series 1 (1964) - (13 Episodes)

Series 1 (1964) - (13 Episodes)

Series 2 (1966) - (13 Episodes)

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Episodes:

• Ep. 1: It's What Comes After (1964-10-17)

  Mann's investigation of a soldier going AWOL uncovers a sexual attack on an officer's wife, and that officer's inexplicable reluctance to do anything about it.

• Ep. 2: A Town Called Love (1964-10-24)

  In West Berlin, a British solder has injured a call girl, and rather than face charges, defects to the East Germans. To spare the soldier's wife, Mann goes "Over The Wall" too in an attempt to bring him back.

• Ep. 3: Epitaph for a Sweat (1964-10-31)

  In Aden, a tough Sargent badly beats a native boy,enough to hospitalize him. Mann is sent to look into it, but midway through the investigation, the Sargent meets with a deadly accident.

• Ep. 4: Misfire (1964-11-07)

  Mann's suspicions are aroused when a soldier confesses to a crime he obviously didn't commit. Mann's determination to prove the man's innocence unearths an unusual love interest.

• Ep. 5: Corporal McCann's Private War (1964-11-14)

  Detailed to investigate a charge that a soldier in Cyprus is guilty black-market activities – and suspected murder – Mann finds that he needs his wits about him to track down a determined criminal.

• Ep. 6: The Orderly Officer (1964-11-21)

  Investigating a difficult case, Mann finds his movements restrained by 'internal arrangement'. Much to the ire of a superior officer, he skillfully sidesteps his orders – and makes a surprising discovery.

• Ep. 7: Night Watch (1964-11-28)

  When a regiment returns from Borneo and reports that their unit is being haunted by a ghost, Mann turns ghostbuster to allay their fears – but investigating ghost stories can prove ill-advised.

• Ep. 8: The Boys of B Company (1964-12-05)

  At a base where boys are trained as would-be soldiers, one nearly commits suicide and another several petty crimes in the nearby town. Mann learns that an overzealous young officer may have pushed them to the breaking point.

• Ep. 9: A Regiment of the Line (1964-12-12)

  A Scots contingent serves duty in a west German town, but they fight and bully their way amongst the locals. When three of them murder the owner of a pub, Mann must discern who is responsible.

• Ep. 10: The Man They Did (1964-12-19)

  When a soldier dies of exhaustion on a routine hike with pack, The officers above him are at odds with whether he was intentionally overworked or if he was unfit for service to begin with.

• Ep. 11: A Question of Initiative (1965-01-02)

  When a German civilian is run down by a group of British soldiers in a stolen car, Mann finds out the pressures on the men that pushed them to do it, and those involving the base and it's personnel with local politics.

• Ep. 12: A Place of Refuge (1965-01-09)

  In West Germany, an officer's suicide leads to a supposed refugee hospital, where almost twenty years after the war, there's few residents, but dangerous drugs in abundance.

• Ep. 13: The Patrol (1965-01-16)

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