The Knock
The Knock
TV ShowEnded

The Knock

10.0 / 10
1994
5 seasons
38 episodes
CrimeDrama

The Knock is a British television drama series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. The series derived its name from the distinctive 'knock knock knock' command used over the radio to synchronise a raid.

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Trailer

The Knock Trailer - ITV (Granada) 1995

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Win Some, Lose Some

    10-04-199460m

    Customs and Excise discover a plot to smuggle heroin into England from Jamaica via mail, illegal plane landings, and a Columbian woman driven to smuggling by her debts.

  • Ep 2

    2.Love and Respect

    17-04-199460m

    Child pornography is being smuggled from Thailand. Adams tries to stop it, and Ralston investigates the unidentified plane.

  • Ep 3

    3.Trouble in Chinatown

    24-04-199460m

    George Webster gets a hold on Birch while the team discover a heroin-smuggling group linked to a Chinese restaurant in London's Chinatown, run by a Triad syndicate.

  • Ep 4

    4.Endangered Species

    01-05-199460m

    Ralston discovers products made from endangered species, as a spilt container reveals animal horns. Meanwhile, Barton begins smuggling gold for Webster, and heroin shipments arrive...

  • Ep 5

    5.Reason for Concern

    08-05-199460m

    Andreotti inadvertently begins investigating an international drug smuggler. Diplomatic issues bring Ralston's investigation to a halt. Birch realises his mistake in working for We...

  • Ep 6

    6.Show Your Metal

    15-05-199460m

    The team follow Barton as he brings gold illegally into the country. Webster decides to up their smuggling operation and take bullion from all over Europe. Andreotti is successful...

  • Ep 7

    7.Hold Me Close

    22-05-199460m

    Webster cuts Barton off, so he tries to escape but is chased into the London Underground, where he commits suicide. Birch and Beverley Webster are caught at Dover with the gold hid...

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