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Adapted from Peter Lovesey's Sergeant Cribb novels and set in Victorian London around the time of the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888, Alan Dobie starred as the tough Detective Sergeant who worked for the

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Season 1

  • A Case of Spirts
    8.1/1020 votes

    A Case of Spirts

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/1980

    When Cribb and Thackery investigate the theft of a valuable painting it sees them enter a murky world of spiritualism and murder.

    Director: Bill Gilmour

    Writer: Unknown

  • Swing, Swing Together
    8.0/1029 votes

    Swing, Swing Together

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/1980

    Cribb and Thackery investigate when three female students are out for a midnight a swim witness see a body being dumped in the river. They then find themselves re - enacting scene from Three men in a boat.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Wobble to Death
    7.8/1019 votes

    Wobble to Death

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/11/1980

    Cribb and Thackery investigate when one of the competitors in the world Pedestrian championship is murdered.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Alan Plater

  • Abracadaver
    7.6/1025 votes

    Abracadaver

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/1980

    Cribb and Thackery try to discover who is trying to sabotage a series of music hall out.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Horizontal Witness
    7.6/1019 votes

    The Horizontal Witness

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/1980

    When a body is found in a bothel Cribb finds himself investigating the murder of the man known as the king of London vice; when a link with a major hospital discovered Thackery has his part to play when he is admitted for an operation to treat a nasty case for the old Farmer Giles.

    Director: Gordon Flemyng

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
    7.5/1016 votes

    The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/27/1980

    When a headless corpse is dragged out of the river it sends Cribb and Thackery investigating into the murky world of bare knuckles fighting.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Something Old, Something New
    7.5/1023 votes

    Something Old, Something New

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/18/1980

    When Thackery is asked to be the best man of the wedding for an old friend of his father, Cribb discover that several of the young brides previous elderly husbands died suddenly.

    Director: Oliver Horsbrugh

    Writer: Unknown