Strangers A Free Weekend in the Country (Season 5, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 51 min | Crime, Thriller

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Strangers

A Free Weekend in the Country (Season 5, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 51 min | Crime, Thriller

The Inter-City Squad are taking part in a weekend seminar on urban terrorism. A hotel full of policemen should be a safe place, but a senior female police officer is murdered by a crooked fellow police officer.

Director

Bill Gilmour

Writer

Bruce Crowther (written by)

Producer

Richard Everitt

Composer

Mike Moran

Cinematographer

Michael B. Popley (as Mike Popley)

Editor

Andrew Sumner

Casting Director

Jose Scott

Production Designer

Tim Farmer

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 6, 1982

Release date

Oct 6, 1982 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Don Henderson Det. Chief Insp. George Bulman Det. Chief Insp. George Bulman See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Dennis Blanch Det. Sgt. Derek Willis Det. Sgt. Derek Willis See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Fiona Mollison Det. Cons. Vanessa Bennett Det. Cons. Vanessa Bennett See fewer	The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
Harry Littlewood Mr. King Mr. King See fewer	A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
Kenneth Cope Det. Chief Supt. Miller Det. Chief Supt. Miller See fewer	Carry on at Your Convenience (1971)
Fred Pearson Det. Supt. Donald Gray Det. Supt. Donald Gray See fewer	Mr. Turner (2014)
Mark McManus Det. Chief Supt. Jack Lambie Det. Chief Supt. Jack Lambie See fewer	Taggart (1983)
John Buick Det. Sgt. Chris Sheppard Det. Sgt. Chris Sheppard See fewer	The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)
Bernard Wrigley Det. Sgt. Kevin Rignall Det. Sgt. Kevin Rignall See fewer	Phoenix Nights (2001)
Howard Crossley Det. Cons. Malcolm Stout Det. Cons. Malcolm Stout See fewer	Royal Hearts (2018)
Ashley Barker Det. Insp. Bill Cobb Det. Insp. Bill Cobb See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Christopher Coll Det. Chief Insp. Ben Forrest Det. Chief Insp. Ben Forrest See fewer	Warship (1973)
Annette Ekblom Det. Sgt. Liz Croft Det. Sgt. Liz Croft See fewer	A Touch of Frost (1992)
Sallyanne Law Det. Cons. Linda Gough Det. Cons. Linda Gough See fewer	Willow (1988)
Arthur Kelly Harry North Harry North See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Jon Paul Matthews Jimmy Blythe Jimmy Blythe See fewer	A Kind of Loving (1982)
Derek Fowlds Det. Insp. Ken Driver Det. Insp. Ken Driver See fewer	Yes Minister (1980)
Kenneth Cranham Det. Chief Insp. Jim Lennard Det. Chief Insp. Jim Lennard See fewer	Layer Cake (2004)
Caroline Hutchison Det. Insp. Barbara Webb Det. Insp. Barbara Webb See fewer	Gandhi (1982)