Coppers End

Synopsis

Coppers End is a police station where the policemen work very hard to avoid work. A crime would involve them filling in forms, making out reports and, heaven forbid, giving evidence in court.

First Air Date: 1971-02-19

Last Air Date: 1971-05-14

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 13

Created By: Ted Willis

Networks: ITV1

Top Cast

Bill Owen as Sgt. Sam Short
Richard Wattis as PC Eddie Edwards
Josephine Tewson as Sgt. Penny Pringle
George Moon as PC Chipper Collins
Royce Mills as PC Dinkie Dinkworth
Kevin Brennan as Chief Supt. Ripper
Jennie Paul as Doris
Arthur English as Landlord
Bill Shine as Vicar
Leonard Trolley as Lord Crabtree

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Welcome to Coppers End (1971-02-19)

Coppers End is a police station where the policemen work very hard to avoid work. PC Penny Pringle is the enthusiastic, efficient WPC posted to the station to shake things up.
Ep. 2: If You Want to Know the Time, Ask a Policeman (1971-02-26)

If you want the time, don't ask a policeman from Coppers End; no one has a watch.
Ep. 3: High Noon (1971-03-05)

Two thugs arrive at Coppers End.
Ep. 4: The Drunken Irishman (1971-03-12)

A drunken Irishman has a problem – he can't get into jail.
Ep. 5: Sgt. Short in Love (1971-03-19)

Short's new romance changes him as a man.
Ep. 6: The Casualty Ward (1971-03-26)

PC Edwards has gambling fever but ends up in the casualty ward.
Ep. 7: The 12 Year Old (1971-04-02)

Ripper blackmails Pringle into looking after his 12-year-old son. And that means trouble for everyone.
Ep. 8: Agatha Pilbeam (1971-04-09)

Agatha Pilbeam tells the men in Coppers End about a bank hold-up.
Ep. 9: The Box of Blood (1971-04-16)

Two lorry drivers find a sinister-looking box leaking blood.
Ep. 10: The Arrangement (1971-04-23)

Why is the constabulary at Coppers End moving faster than usual? Edwards announces that he and Pringle have come to an arrangement.
Ep. 11: Fog (1971-04-30)

Coppers End takes to examining itself.
Ep. 12: The Con (1971-05-07)

Ripper catches a con man — or is the con man catching him?
Ep. 13: Caught Him – For a While! (1971-05-14)

Everyone at Coppers End is shocked — someone has committed a crime and Ripper arrests him. But then Short takes action.

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Coppers End (1971)