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Rockliffe's Babies

TV series

Rockliffe's Babies

5.8/ 10· 5198750 min2 seasons · 18 episodes
CrimeDrama

Rockliffe's Babies is a British television police procedural devised by Richard O'Keefe, and starring Ian Hogg as maverick Detective Sergeant Alan Rockliffe, who is assigned to train seven young recruits to the CID, all fresh out of uniform. Under his irascible guidance, it is hoped that they will blossom into full-blown detectives. But Rockliffe is human – so human that he makes more mistakes than the 'Babies' he's supposed to be training. A follow-up series, Rockliffe's Folly, follows Rockliffe through his relocation to Wessex, dealing with rural crimes as part of a new team of investigators. The seven episode third series proved to be the last, with many citing a change in the programme's formula for the heavy ratings decline. Many viewers stated that the success of the two Babies series came not from Rockliffe himself, but from the popular ensemble cast.

Created by
Richard O'Keefe

Seasons and episodes

2 seasons · 18 episodes

Ended
2

Series 2

10 episodesJanuary 8, 1988
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  1. 1
    S2 E1

    Go for It

    Jan 8, 198850 min

    It's Dorset wedding bells for Keith Chitty and best man Gerry O'Dowd decides to enter into the swing of things. Gerry's taking no chances and neither is Sgt. Rockliffe. When their paths cross back in town they both get more than they barg

  2. 2
    S2 E2

    A Trip to the Zoo

    Jan 15, 198850 min

    Members of Rockliffe's crime squad make hasty character assessments. Wayne is an animal, Chris is a charmer. Both judgments have to be revised on closer inspection.

  3. 3
    S2 E3

    In Too Deep

    Jan 22, 198850 min

    Why are the officers of Church Street police station tuning in to a local radio station? And why does Rockliffe allow himself to be involved in a situation which causes so much disapproval from on high?

  4. 4
    S2 E4

    Looking After Your Own

    Jan 29, 198850 min

    It is not a crime to photograph police activity, but when it happens during an investigation into serious assaults on women Sgt. Rockliffe is suspicious. What he discovers puts him into the most disagreeable situation of his career.

  5. 5
    S2 E5

    Easy Meat

    Feb 12, 198850 min

    Rockliffe's team is in hospital. They are watching for someone who is frightening the nurses. But when a nurse is hurt in their full view, they realise they have a different and more urgent situation on their hands.

  6. 6
    S2 E6

    A Very Diplomatic Incident

    Feb 19, 198850 min

    It is a night of routine surveillance for the Crime Squad. All is quiet, but not for long. Sgt. Rockliffe and his team soon find themselves in areas of enquiry that are foreign to them and where there are choices to be made between public

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How many seasons of Rockliffe's Babies are there?
Rockliffe's Babies has 2 seasons and 18 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of Rockliffe's Babies?
Rockliffe's Babies has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 18, 1988.
Who stars in Rockliffe's Babies?
Rockliffe's Babies stars Ian Hogg, Joe McGann, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Bill Champion, John Blakey.

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