Sergeant Cork
Encyclopedia
Sergeant Cork is a British detective
television series which first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ATV
. It featured a police procedural
show which followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle against crime in Victorian
London
. In all 66 hour-long episodes were aired during the five year run.
Other notable actors appearing in two or more episodes included:
has released the first series on DVD in the UK on a four-disc set on 7 September 2009. They have since released the second series as an exclusive two-disc set on their website since 6 August 2011 and the set will be available until 9 March 2012.
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
television series which first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ATV
Associated TeleVision
Associated Television, often referred to as ATV, was a British television company, holder of various licences to broadcast on the ITV network from 24 September 1955 until 00:34 on 1 January 1982...
. It featured a police procedural
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
show which followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle against crime in Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. In all 66 hour-long episodes were aired during the five year run.
Cast
- John BarrieJohn BarrieJohn Barrie was a British actor who appeared in a number of television shows and films, but became best known for his roles on the police series Sergeant Cork and Z Cars in the 1960s. He was born in New Brighton in 1917 and made his screen debut in the 1954 film Yankee Pasha...
as Sergeant Cork - William GauntWilliam GauntWilliam Charles Anthony Gaunt is an English actor, sometimes credited as Bill Gaunt.-Early life:...
as Bob Marriott - Charles Morgan as Superintendent Rodway
- Arnold Diamond as Detective Joseph Bird
- John Richmond as Superintendent Billy Nelson
Other notable actors appearing in two or more episodes included:
- Carmen SilveraCarmen SilveraCarmen Blanche Silvera was a Canadian-born British comic actress of Spanish-Jewish descent who moved to Coventry with her family when she was a child...
- Alan HainesAlan HainesAlan Haines was a British actor and playwright who spent four years in the Royal Navy during World War II — including at D-Day on his 20th birthday and appeared in many West End shows and touring productions, as well as in the cult TV series Dad's Army and Van der Valk and two notable films:...
DVD Releases
Network DVDNetwork DVD
Network DVD is a DVD publishing company that specialises in classic British television. In particular, it has the rights to a number of well-known ITV programmes...
has released the first series on DVD in the UK on a four-disc set on 7 September 2009. They have since released the second series as an exclusive two-disc set on their website since 6 August 2011 and the set will be available until 9 March 2012.