

Redcap
Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television for ITV. John Thaw stars as Sergeant John Mann, a member of the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police. It ran for 26 episodes over two series between 1964 and 1966, being about 50 minutes in a 60 minute time slot. Surprisingly for a 1960s ABC Weekend Television programme, 23 of the 26 episodes still exist.
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Trailer
'Redcap' opening titles (1964)
Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.It's What Comes After
17-10-196460mMann's investigation of a soldier going AWOL uncovers a sexual attack on an officer's wife, and that officer's inexplicable reluctance to do anything about it.
- Ep 2
2.A Town Called Love
24-10-196460mIn West Berlin, a British solder has injured a call girl, and rather than face charges, defects to the East Germans. To spare the soldier's wife, Mann goes "Over The Wall" too in a...
- Ep 3
3.Epitaph for a Sweat
31-10-196460mIn Aden, a tough Sargent badly beats a native boy,enough to hospitalize him. Mann is sent to look into it, but midway through the investigation, the Sargent meets with a deadly acc...
- Ep 4
4.Misfire
07-11-196460mMann's suspicions are aroused when a soldier confesses to a crime he obviously didn't commit. Mann's determination to prove the man's innocence unearths an unusual love interest.
- Ep 5
5.Corporal McCann's Private War
14-11-196460mDetailed to investigate a charge that a soldier in Cyprus is guilty black-market activities – and suspected murder – Mann finds that he needs his wits about him to track down a det...
- Ep 6
6.The Orderly Officer
21-11-196460mInvestigating a difficult case, Mann finds his movements restrained by 'internal arrangement'. Much to the ire of a superior officer, he skillfully sidesteps his orders – and makes...
- Ep 7
7.Night Watch
28-11-196460mWhen a regiment returns from Borneo and reports that their unit is being haunted by a ghost, Mann turns ghostbuster to allay their fears – but investigating ghost stories can prove...
- Ep 8
8.The Boys of B Company
05-12-196460mAt a base where boys are trained as would-be soldiers, one nearly commits suicide and another several petty crimes in the nearby town. Mann learns that an overzealous young officer...
- Ep 9
9.A Regiment of the Line
12-12-196460mA Scots contingent serves duty in a west German town, but they fight and bully their way amongst the locals. When three of them murder the owner of a pub, Mann must discern who is...
- Ep 10
10.The Man They Did
19-12-196460mWhen a soldier dies of exhaustion on a routine hike with pack, The officers above him are at odds with whether he was intentionally overworked or if he was unfit for service to beg...
- Ep 11
11.A Question of Initiative
02-01-196560mWhen a German civilian is run down by a group of British soldiers in a stolen car, Mann finds out the pressures on the men that pushed them to do it, and those involving the base a...
- Ep 12
12.A Place of Refuge
09-01-196560mIn West Germany, an officer's suicide leads to a supposed refugee hospital, where almost twenty years after the war, there's few residents, but dangerous drugs in abundance.
- Ep 13
13.The Patrol
16-01-196560m
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