Strangers
Strangers

Strangers

1978 5 Seasons 32 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Crime Drama

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.

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Paradise Set

Day one: While Willis investigates a jewel robbery. Bulman and Doran track villains who are systematically beating up ni

EP 2

Duty Roster

Bulman and Willis find themselves investigating the theft of a postman's mailbag. A straightforward case? Not when their

EP 3

Silver Lining

Assigned to investigate a betting racket, Bulman takes a job in a betting shop, while Doran finds employment as a profes

EP 4

Accidental Death

As Doran goes undercover as a journalist, Willis helps out at a coroner's office. It's all part of an investigation to f

EP 5

Briscoe

Is a uniformed police sergeant, suspected of being crooked, really guilty? Bulman poses as a copper on the beat to find

EP 6

Right and Wrong

Convinced that a local politician is taking bribes, but frustrated that his enquires have brought no results. Singer ass

EP 7

Paying Guests

When a petty crook finds a hoard of hot money and begins receiving unwanted attention from the thieves, Bulman finds him

EP 1

The Wheeler Dealers

Bulman, Willis and Doran are undercover at the docks trying to identify the ringleaders in a series of bicycle thefts. B

EP 2

Call of the Wild

When Bulman successfully infiltrates a gang of villains, it isn't long before he finds himself on the run from the polic

EP 3

Clever Dick

When counterfeit Deutschmarks flood Germany and the officers try to establish a connection in England, they find themsel

EP 4

Friends in High Places

When a successful businessman begins receiving blackmail threats, the squad expect a straightforward case. However, they

EP 5

Marriages, Deaths and Births

Bulman's dedication to duty is so inense that he tries to arrest Carmos, a psychopathic killer, during his wedding, The

EP 1

Retribution

Bulman and Willis join the new inter-city detective squad and are involved in tracking down a gang of sophisticated vill

EP 2

You Can't Win 'Em All

Bulman and Willis are assigned to a case involving the widespread fraud of major banks.

EP 3

Armed and Dangerous

A routine escort job turns dangerous for Bulman and Willis when they're assigned to bring a villain to London for questi

EP 4

Racing Certainty

Bulman and Willis find themselves going undercover to track down a gang hedging their bets by ensuring that the odds are

EP 5

Clowns Don't Cry

One of Bulman's criminal contacts is beaten up for no apparent reason. The trail leads Bulman and Willis into the world

EP 6

Tom Thumb and Other Stories

Bulman disguises himself as a tramp hoping to catch the smugglers' 'Tom Thumb' who works Liverpool docklands. He soon di

EP 7

No Orchids for Missing Blandisch

Bulman gets a tip-off from an informer about a hired killer. With Willis and Bennett, he tries to find the connection be

EP 1

The Moscow Subway Murders

Now promoted to Detective Chief Inspector, Bulman, frustrated with the office-bound nature of the job, is soon challenge

EP 2

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Copper

A convict makes a daring prison break but leaves a trail to ensure his recapture is handled by the inter-city squad. He

EP 3

A Dear Green Place

A routine assignment — escorting a prisoner from Glasgow to London — turns into something altogether different when

EP 4

Stand and Deliver

The squad investigates a series of armed robberies committed by a gang of modern-day highwaymen.

EP 5

The Flowers of Edinburgh

Bulman and Willis arrest a man carrying an incriminating roll of film. This triggers off an enquiry which takes them to

EP 6

Soldiers of Misfortune

The squad investigates a murder and a series of knee-cappings committed by rival groups of mercenaries.

EP 1

A Much Underestimated Man

Bulman and Willis are assigned to trail an experienced hitman and discover the identity of his next target. But if the m

EP 2

A Swift and Evil Rozzer

When a group of prominent businessmen decide to choose crime as a short cut to riches, the Inner City Squad are on their

EP 3

The Tender Trap

Bulman and Willis set out to investigate corruption in a local government but ultimately are caught breaking and enterin

EP 4

The Lost Chord

A number of extremist politicians die in mysterious circumstances. The squad investigates the academic world of Cambridg

EP 5

A Free Weekend in the Country

The squad participatr in a weekend seminar on urban terrorism. A hotel full of policemen should be a safe place, but a s

EP 6

Charlie's Brother's Birthday (Part 1)

When coffins are stolen but no one informs the police, the squad go undercover in a jazz club to expose an international

EP 7

With These Gloves You Can Pass Through Mirrors (Part 2)

Peter Mollett — aka the Sandman — acts as an agent smuggling stolen art treasures, often in coffins. A rival gang ho

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