Strangers
Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson and Dennis Blanch reprise their roles, respectively, of Detective Sergeant (DS) George Bulman and Detective Constable (DC) Derek Willis. A group of police officers are brought together from across the country to the north of England. There, the fact that they're not well-known gives them the advantage to infiltrate where a more familiar local detective could not. Despite being based around a comparatively small team of detectives, a regular feature in its early years is that few episodes feature the entire team, with most using just two or three regulars in any major role.
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Don Henderson
DS George Bulman / DCI George Bulman · 30 eps
Dennis Blanch
DC Derek Willis / DS Derek Willis · 30 eps
Fiona Mollison
DC Vanessa Bennett · 22 eps
Mark McManus
DCS Jack Lambie · 20 eps
John Ronane
DS David Singer / DI David Singer · 20 eps
Thorley Walters
Bill Dugdale · 8 eps
Frances Tomelty
DC Linda Doran · 7 eps
David Hargreaves
DCI Rainbow · 6 eps
William Tarmey
Squad Detective / Alf / A Villain / Taxi Driver / Stan · 5 eps
Troy Foster
DS Charlie Baker / DC Charlie Baker · 4 eps
Jo Beadle
Club Receptionist / WPC West · 3 eps
James Copeland
Willie Mauchlin · 3 eps
Bruce Bould
DI Tom Casey · 3 eps
Shirley Stelfox
Beryl / Insp Jenny Faber / Blonde · 3 eps
Patricia Maynard
Claire Lambie · 3 eps
Michael Wardle
Fifth Detective / Knocker / Phil · 3 eps
Rachel Davies
Jean Rutter / Sgt Jill Tender · 3 eps
Michael Byrne
Sgt Briscoe · 2 eps
Malcolm Tierney
Johnny Spencer / Orlando Lacey · 2 eps
Steve Barratt
Kid / Punk Rocker · 2 eps
