

Cribb
Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.
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Trailer
Cribb opening & closing theme tune (1980)
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Waxwork
13-04-198079mCribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.
- Ep 2
2.Swing, Swing Together
20-04-198052mAfter a young woman discovers a body floating in the Thames, Cribb and Thackeray search for the killers—noting similarities to the recently published 'Three Men in a Boat'.
- Ep 3
3.Abracadaver
20-04-198052mAfter a series of accidents to performers, Cribb and Thackeray enter the music hall scene where they uncover the existence of late-night secret performances for wealthy spectators.
- Ep 4
4.The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
27-04-198051mWhen headless male corpses are found floating in the river, the common link is scarred hands, which points to participation in illegal bare-knuckle boxing.
- Ep 5
5.The Horizontal Witness
04-05-198048mA key player in London's vice world is found dead in one of his own brothels. An unreliable witness with a score to settle claims to know the murderer but wants to make a deal with...
- Ep 6
6.Wobble to Death
11-05-198051mThe Pedestrian Championship of the World is taking place in London, and Cribb and Thackeray are on hand to prevent foul play between the various competitors.
- Ep 7
7.Something Old, Something New
18-05-198051mWhen Cribb accompanies Thackeray to the countryside wedding of an old friend of his father to a much younger woman, he soon begins to suspect that the intentions of the bride and h...
- Ep 8
8.A Case of Spirts
25-05-198053mTwo robberies at the homes of medium patrons seem rather more than coincidence, and Cribb is called to investigate a death certainly not perpetrated by somebody from the spirit wor...
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