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The Collectors (TV series)

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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of series
  
1

Running time
  
50 minutes

Final episode date
  
3 May 1986

Genre
  
Drama

Locations
  
Poole, Weymouth

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Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
10

First episode date
  
1 March 1986

Number of episodes
  
10

Networks
  
BBC, BBC One

Starring
  
Peter McEneryMichael BillingtonPierre Vaneck

Cast
  
Michael Billington, Peter McEnery

The Collectors is a British television drama about Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the fictional Dorset town of Wrelling. Produced by the BBC, one series of 10 episodes was first shown in 1986.

Contents

Location scenes were filmed around the English resorts of Poole and Weymouth, in particular featuring the old Poole Customs House on the harbour.

Regular cast and characters

  • Peter McEnery as Harry Caines, the new district head of Customs
  • Michael Billington as Tom Gibbons, a Customs Officer
  • Pierre Vaneck as Charles Thieron, the main malefactor
  • Jack McKenzie
  • Lois Butlin
  • Karen Drury
  • William Whymper
  • Robert Burbage
  • Jennifer Daniel

    • Availability

    At present the series has not been released on DVD.

    References

    The Collectors (TV series) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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