It's Dark Outside (1964)

This spin-off from The Odd Man (1962) starred William Mervyn as the acerbic Inspector Rose, who, alongside the soft-hearted pensive Det. Sgt. Swift (Keith Barron), are joined by Anthony (John Carson) and Alice Brand (June Toblin), a barrister and his journalist wife, though not for long. By the second season, the Brands and Swift departed, leaving the calm, cold Rose in prime position, supported by newcomers DS Hunter (Anthony Ainley), his girlfriend Claire (Veronica Strong), and her boozy reporter friend Fred Blaine (John Stratton).

It's Dark Outside

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William Mervyn
William Mervyn
as Chief Insp. Charles Rose
Keith Barron
Keith Barron
as Det. Sgt. Swift
John Carson
John Carson
as Anthony Brand
June Tobin
June Tobin
as Alice Brand
Veronica Strong
Veronica Strong
as Claire Martin
John Stratton
John Stratton
as Fred Blane
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley
as Det. Sgt. Hunter
Bill Croasdale
Bill Croasdale
as Det. Const. Roberts as Constable at Police Station
Tony Steedman
Tony Steedman
as Harold Miller
Alick Hayes
Alick Hayes
as Assistant Commissioner
Jane Barrett
Jane Barrett
as Joan Blane (née Tulk) as Joan Tulk
Roy Maxwell
Roy Maxwell
as Reporter as Croupier
Rex Boyd
Rex Boyd
as Sgt. Pritchard as Radio Announcer (voice)
Aubrey Morris
Aubrey Morris
as Harold Tulk
Richard Butler
Richard Butler
as Arthur Tulk
John Moore
John Moore
as O'Connor
John Comer
John Comer
as Constable
Michael Barlow
Michael Barlow
as Det. Const. Cowan
Elna Pearl
Elna Pearl
as Sally
Doris Wellings
Doris Wellings
as Woman in Street
Norma Wilson
Norma Wilson
as Woman in Street
Ronald Radd
Ronald Radd
as Raoul Brissac
George Pastell
George Pastell
as Dimitriades
Wendy Gifford
Wendy Gifford
as Justine Clare
Drewe Henley
Drewe Henley
as Joseph
Philo Hauser
Philo Hauser
as Van Lincke
Marigold Sharman
Marigold Sharman
as Receptionist
Margaret Elliott
Margaret Elliott
as Woman in Bath
Paul Gillard
Paul Gillard
as Fascist
John Saunders
John Saunders
as Host
Alan Downer
Alan Downer
as Reporter
Vincent Pearce
Vincent Pearce
as Head Porter
Patricia Healey
Patricia Healey
as Dolores Dacosta
Godfrey Quigley
Godfrey Quigley
as Seth Danby
Michael Meacham
Michael Meacham
as Allen Day
Brian Phelan
Brian Phelan
as Scooty Williams
Malcolm Douglas
Malcolm Douglas
as Wimpole
William Wymar
William Wymar
as March
George Ghent
George Ghent
as Rogers
Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley
as Hammond
Edward Jewesbury
Edward Jewesbury
as Dr. Harvey
Emrys James
Emrys James
as Det. Sgt. Jones
Jack Woolgar
Jack Woolgar
as Arthur
Wilfred Downing
Wilfred Downing
as Taffy
Norman Mitchell
Norman Mitchell
as Const. Felix
Diana Coupland
Diana Coupland
as Landlady
Henry Moxon
Henry Moxon
as Major
Geoffrey Reed
Geoffrey Reed
as Corporal
Harry Carter
Harry Carter
as Old Man
Diana Davies
Diana Davies
as Telephonist
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
as Swallow
Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell
as Lucian Claud
Noel Hood
Noel Hood
as Mrs Lamp
Gerald Sim
Gerald Sim
as Wisden
Marie Hopps
Marie Hopps
as Lady Geraldine Mosher
Dan Jackson
Dan Jackson
as The Leopard
Nora Nicholson
Nora Nicholson
as Julia Rossiter
Aimée Delamain
Aimée Delamain
as Maude Rossiter
Charles Hyatt
Charles Hyatt
as Alfred de Souza
Donald Eccles
Donald Eccles
as Col. Westbrook
Jerome Willis
Jerome Willis
as Bobby Bascombe
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
as Kletz
John Abineri
John Abineri
as Janek
James Bolam
James Bolam
as Wilfred
Graham Rigby
Graham Rigby
as Hotel Manager
Eva Haddon
Eva Haddon
as Meta
Angela Morant
Angela Morant
as Annette
Liane Aukin
Liane Aukin
as Gina
Marne Maitland
Marne Maitland
as Chandra Bhutan
Peter Stephens
Peter Stephens
as Club Manager
Brian Wilde
Brian Wilde
as Hosea Pitt
Delena Kidd
Delena Kidd
as Fleure Pitt
Valerie Hanson
Valerie Hanson
as Chosen MacDavid
Pamela Ann Davy
Pamela Ann Davy
as Ruth Mahl
Anna Stuart
Anna Stuart
as Sarah
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The grim world of the brothers tulk

  • 1x2

    One man's right

  • 1x3

    Speak ill of the living

  • 1x4

    More ways of killing a cat

  • 1x5

    Wake the dead

  • 1x6

    A room with no view

  • 1x7

    A case for identification

  • 1x8

    You play the red and the black comes up

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The guilty world of hosea pitt

  • 2x2

    Specimens walk on their hind legs, too

  • 2x3

    Arrangement in black and white

  • 2x4

    A dream of magic: a greed of money

  • 2x5

    A slight case of matrimony

  • 2x6

    The party

  • 2x7

    The prevalence of liars

  • 2x8

    The gatling's jammed and the colonel is dead

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