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.
The paradise set
Duty roster
Silver lining
Accidental death
Briscoe
Right and wrong
Paying guests
The wheeler dealers
Call of the wild
Clever dick
Friends in high places
Marriages, deaths and births
Retribution
You can't win 'em all
Armed and dangerous
Racing certainty
Clowns don't cry
Tom thumb and other stories
No orchids for missing blandisch
The moscow subway murders
The loneliness of the long distance copper
A dear green place
Stand and deliver
The flowers of edinburgh
Soldiers of misfortune
A much underestimated man
A swift and evil rozzer
The tender trap
The lost chord
A free weekend in the country
Charlie's brother's birthday (part 1)
With these gloves you can pass through mirrors (part 2)
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