A BBC anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories over 45 episodes in three seasons that ran from 1964 to 1969. As with many BBC programmes made before the early 1970s, many of its episodes no longer exist. Of the eighteen episodes from the first season only twelve are currently known to exist; likewise six of the sixteen editions from the second run are considered lost, and just one of the final ten survives in the archives.
Seasons and episodes
3 seasons · 45 episodes
3
- 1S3 E1
Prisoner's Plea
Sep 7, 196960 min
Ernest Jackson is sitting on death row for the murder of his wife. Jackson claims he is a patsy. Having run out of appeals he makes a last ditch plea for help from Police Chief Fellows. The Chief decides Jackson may be telling the truth.
- 2S3 E2
The Singing Sands
Sep 14, 196960 min
- 3S3 E3
The Public School Murder
Sep 21, 196960 min
- 4S3 E4
Put Out The Light
Sep 28, 196960 min
- 5S3 E5
The Tea-Leaf
Oct 5, 196960 min
In the steamy heat of a fashionable Turkish baths, emotions can become heightened and lead to a fantastic and mysterious death.
- 6S3 E6
Hunt The Peacock
Oct 12, 196960 min
The brilliant Indian sleuth Inspector Ghote arrives in England for the first time to investigate a crime, and finds sadly that it is far from being the fabled land he has always dreamed of.
Starring
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Detective?
- Detective is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Detective are there?
- Detective has 3 seasons and 45 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Detective?
- Detective has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 9, 1969.
- Who stars in Detective?
- Detective stars Rupert Davies, Esmond Knight, Arthur Hewlett, Charles Tingwell, Arthur Pentelow.
