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Cribb

Cribb

★ 8.0/10•1980•1h 0m•12•Mystery•Crime•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 13, 1980

Episodes

E179m

Waxwork

Cribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.

Apr 13, 1980

E252m

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'.

Apr 20, 1980

E352m

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.

Apr 20, 1980

E451m

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.

Apr 27, 1980

E548m

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.

May 4, 1980

E651m

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.

May 11, 1980

E751m

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.

May 18, 1980

E853m

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.

May 25, 1980

Actors

Alan Dobie

Alan Dobie

DS Daniel Cribb

William Simons

William Simons

PC Edward Thackeray

David Waller

CI Jowett

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