Crane (1963)
Synopsis
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.
First Air Date: 1963-04-02
Last Air Date: 1965-01-18
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 39
Created By: Jordan Lawrence, Patrick Alexander
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Patrick Allen as Richard Crane
- Sam Kydd as Orlando O'Connor
- Gerald Flood as Colonel Sharif Mahmoud
- Laya Raki as Halima
- Leonard Trolley as Shaab
- Bruce Montague as Inspector Laki / Inspector Larbi
- Guy Deghy as Primo
- Louis Raynor as Abdul
- Nicholas Evans as The Servant
- David Nettheim as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (1963)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: A Death of No Importance
Crane relentless hunts a killer through a killer through the streets of Casablance. He has good reason to find the man: The murderer was responsible for killing Crane's friend.
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Ep. 2: Bad Company
Orlando's favourite saying 'Pick up a strange woman and you pick up trouble' because a terrifying reality when Crane offer a lift to a young hitch-hiker.
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Ep. 3: The Cannabis Syndicate
Crane and Colonel Mahmoud find themselves up against a murder-for-sale syndicate – a mysterious organisation which threatens to end both their careers unless they strike first.
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Ep. 4: My Deadly Friend
It appears that someone is overly anxious to have Crane arrested on false charges. Who is behind the threats? Determined to find out, Crane receives a nasty surprise.
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Ep. 5: The Executioners
When Crane and Orlando give assistance to a wounded man, being hunted in Casablanca, they find themselves facing a new and deadly threat to their careers.
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Ep. 6: Yesterday's Woman
Someone is trying to murder the beautiful Madeleine. The plan is an ingenious one. So ingenious that Crane has his work cut out trying to find the culprit. But he must - before an innocent man is convicted of the crime.
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Ep. 7: The Price of Friendship
When Haufmann's boat docks at Casablanca, Mahmoud – and Crane – show interest. Both are looking for a gang of thieves — one of whom could be a ruthless killer.
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Ep. 8: Three Days to Die
Though all the evidence points to the man being guilty of murder, Crane believes otherwise, and sets out to prove the man's innocence. There's just one snag — he has only three days in which to do so.
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Ep. 9: My Brother's Keeper
A callous murderer is hiding in Casablanca. Mahmoud, faced with the traditional loyalties to the Foreign Legion, is helpless to arrest him. The policeman seeks Crane's help.
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Ep. 10: The Unwanted
Crane decides to take in a homeless, hungry orphan, unaware of the trouble to come – or the danger he's placing the lives of himself and those he cares about in.
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Ep. 11: Return of a Hero
Having rescued a man being pursued though the dark streets of Morocco, Crane finds himself faced with an intriguing mystery — one which somehow includes a yellow rabbit.
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Ep. 12: The Golden Attraction
When a corpse is discovered in a new grave, Crane has his reasons for not getting involved. But fate has a way of changing one's mind — and that's when his troubles begin.
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Ep. 13: A Case of Dolls
When Crane and Orlando discover a box floating in the sea, its contents bring many surprises – not all welcomed by the two men, who find themselves prey to a group of very nasty rogues.
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