Cribb (1980)
Synopsis
Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.
First Air Date: 1980-04-13
Last Air Date: 1981-05-10
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 14
Created By: Peter Lovesey
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Alan Dobie as DS Daniel Cribb
- William Simons as PC Edward Thackeray
- David Waller as CI Jowett
- Alick Hayes as Second Customer
- William Abney as Joseph Tussaud
- Geoffrey Larder as Mr Cage
- Alfie Curtis as Matt Beckett
- Carol Royle as Miriam Cromer
- David Ashford as Simon Allingham
- Gerald Sim as DI Waterlow
Seasons
None (1980)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Waxwork
Cribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.
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Ep. 2: Swing, Swing Together
After a young woman discovers a body floating in the Thames, Cribb and Thackeray search for the killers—noting similarities to the recently published 'Three Men in a Boat'.
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Ep. 3: Abracadaver
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.
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Ep. 4: The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
When headless male corpses are found floating in the river, the common link is scarred hands, which points to participation in illegal bare-knuckle boxing.
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Ep. 5: The Horizontal Witness
A key player in London's vice world is found dead in one of his own brothels. An unreliable witness with a score to settle claims to know the murderer but wants to make a deal with the police.
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Ep. 6: Wobble to Death
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.
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Ep. 7: Something Old, Something New
When Cribb accompanies Thackeray to the countryside 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.
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Ep. 8: A Case of Spirts
Two robberies at the homes of medium patrons seem rather more than coincidence, and Cribb is called to investigate a death certainly not perpetrated by somebody from the spirit world.
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