CinemaOSSeries · 1978–1982 · 5 Seasons

Strangers

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Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson and Dennis Blanch reprise their roles, respectively, of Detective Sergeant (DS) George Bulman and Detective Constable (DC) Derek Willis. A group of police officers are brought together from across the country to the north of England. There, the fact that they're not well-known gives them the advantage to infiltrate where a more familiar local detective could not. Despite being based around a comparatively small team of detectives, a regular feature in its early years is that few episodes feature the entire team, with most using just two or three regulars in any major role.

Created byMurray Smith

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
June 5, 1978
Last aired
October 20, 1982
Seasons
5
Episodes
32
Network
ITV1

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Don Henderson

Don Henderson

DCI George Bulman

Dennis Blanch

Dennis Blanch

DS Derek Willis

Fiona Mollison

DC Vanessa Bennett

Mark McManus

Mark McManus

DCS Jack Lambie

Creative team
Created by
Murray Smith
Produced by
Richard Everitt

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