Strangers (1978)

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.

5 seasons
32 episodes
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Seasons

Series 1
7 episodes
Series 2
5 episodes
Series 3
7 episodes
Series 4
6 episodes
Series 5
7 episodes

Cast and crew

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Don Henderson DS George Bulman / DCI George Bulman 30 episodes
Dennis Blanch DS Derek Willis / DC Derek Willis 30 episodes
Fiona Mollison DC Vanessa Bennett 22 episodes
Mark McManus DCS Jack Lambie 20 episodes
John Ronane DS David Singer / DI David Singer 20 episodes
Thorley Walters Bill Dugdale 8 episodes
Frances Tomelty DC Linda Doran 7 episodes
David Hargreaves DCI Rainbow 6 episodes
William Tarmey A Villain / Stan / Taxi Driver / Squad Detective / Alf 5 episodes
Troy Foster DC Charlie Baker / DS Charlie Baker 4 episodes
Jo Beadle WPC West / Club Receptionist 3 episodes
James Copeland Willie Mauchlin 3 episodes
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