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    TV Series

    Cribb

    IMDb7.7/10
    1980 - 1981
    1h 0m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 14

    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.

    Created by: Peter Lovesey
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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. Waxwork

    Cribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.

    4/13/198079 min

    2. Swing, Swing Together

    After 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'.

    4/20/198052 min

    3. Abracadaver

    After 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.

    4/20/198052 min

    4. The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

    When headless male corpses are found floating in the river, the common link is scarred hands, which points to participation in illegal bare-knuckle boxing.

    4/27/198051 min

    5. The Horizontal Witness

    A 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 the police.

    5/4/198048 min

    6. Wobble to Death

    The 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.

    5/11/198051 min

    7. Something Old, Something New

    When 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 her family are not entirely honourable.

    5/18/198051 min

    8. A Case of Spirts

    Two 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 world.

    5/25/198053 min

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