The Knock

Synopsis

The Knock is a British television drama series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. The series derived its name from the distinctive 'knock knock knock' command used over the radio to synchronise a raid.

First Air Date: 1994-04-10

Last Air Date: 2000-11-11

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 38

Created By: Anita Bronson

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Caroline Lee-Johnson as Diane Ralston
Steve Toussaint as Barry Christie
Enzo Squillino Jr. as George Andreotti
Andrew Dunn as Kevin Butcher
Malcolm Storry as Bill Adams
Marston Bloom as Arnie Rheinhardt
Tracy Whitwell as Jo Chadwick
Daniel Brown as Alex Murray
Ian Burfield as Tommy Maddern
Daniel O'Grady as Jake Munro

Seasons

Series 1 (1994) - (7 Episodes)

Series 2 (1996) - (13 Episodes)

Series 3 (1997) - (7 Episodes)

Series 4 (1999) - (6 Episodes)

Series 5 (2000) - (5 Episodes)

Series 1 (1994)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Win Some, Lose Some (1994-04-10)

Customs and Excise discover a plot to smuggle heroin into England from Jamaica via mail, illegal plane landings, and a Columbian woman driven to smuggling by her debts.
Ep. 2: Love and Respect (1994-04-17)

Child pornography is being smuggled from Thailand. Adams tries to stop it, and Ralston investigates the unidentified plane.
Ep. 3: Trouble in Chinatown (1994-04-24)

George Webster gets a hold on Birch while the team discover a heroin-smuggling group linked to a Chinese restaurant in London's Chinatown, run by a Triad syndicate.
Ep. 4: Endangered Species (1994-05-01)

Ralston discovers products made from endangered species, as a spilt container reveals animal horns. Meanwhile, Barton begins smuggling gold for Webster, and heroin shipments arrive from Hong Kong.
Ep. 5: Reason for Concern (1994-05-08)

Andreotti inadvertently begins investigating an international drug smuggler. Diplomatic issues bring Ralston's investigation to a halt. Birch realises his mistake in working for Webster and tries to escape but it's not so easy.
Ep. 6: Show Your Metal (1994-05-15)

The team follow Barton as he brings gold illegally into the country. Webster decides to up their smuggling operation and take bullion from all over Europe. Andreotti is successful with the Mullvany case.
Ep. 7: Hold Me Close (1994-05-22)

Webster cuts Barton off, so he tries to escape but is chased into the London Underground, where he commits suicide. Birch and Beverley Webster are caught at Dover with the gold hidden in the car bumper.