Spooner's Patch
Spooners Patch is a British television sitcom, written by Ray Galton (best known for his writing collaborations with Alan Simpson, including Steptoe and Son) and Johnny Speight (best known for Till Death Us Do Part).[1] It ran for 3 series and 19 episodes and was made and broadcast from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network, by ATV.[2]
| Spooner's Patch | |
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| Created by | Ray Galton Johnny Speight |
| Directed by | William G. Stewart |
| Starring | Ronald Fraser Peter Cleall Norman Rossington Patricia Hayes John Lyons Donald Churchill |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ATV (ITV) |
| Original release | 9 July 1979 – 24 August 1982 |
Plot
It is set in a police station in the fictional London suburb of Woodley. The title character of Spooner (Ronald Fraser, then Donald Churchill) is the inspector in charge who is engaged in various corrupt ventures and lives above the station. The other main characters are the officers who work under him, including a detective played by Peter Cleall who thinks he is from Starsky & Hutch and drives around in a Ford Anglia in the same red and white colour scheme as their Ford Torino. Patricia Hayes appeared in the second two series as a traffic warden.[3]
Cast list
- Ronald Fraser - Inspector Spooner
- Donald Churchill - Inspector Spooner (1980 -1982)
- Peter Cleall - Detective Constable Bolsover
- John Lyons - PC Killick
- Patricia Hayes - Mrs Cantaford
- Norman Rossington - PC Goatman
- Dermot Kelly - Kelly
- Lynn Farleigh - Mrs Webster
- John Clegg - Vicar
- Donald Morley - Mayor
References
- "Spooner's Patch (1980)". BFI.
- "BFI Screenonline: Speight, Johnny (1920-1998) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- Lewisohn, Mark (1998). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. BBC Books. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-563-36977-6.