- The Enigma Files
infobox television
show_name = The Enigma Files
format =Drama
genre = Detective
runtime = 50 minutes
starring = Tom AdamsSharon Maughan Carole Nimmons Duggie Brown
country = flagcountry|United Kingdom
location =London
language = English
network =BBC
first_aired = 15 April1980
picture_format =576i (SDTV )
num_episodes = 15
num_series= 1|"The Enigma Files" was a
British television detectivedrama that ran for one series of fifteen episodes in 1980.Plot Summary
The series was a police procedural drama, written by Derek Ingrey, about a Police Officer who has been sidelined from regular duties and, having been placed in charge of a records / evidence unit, started specialising in investigating unsolved crimes.
Regular Cast and Characters
*Tom Adams as Detective Chief Inspector Nick Lewis
*Sharon Maughan as Kate Burton, the unit Administrator (first eight episodes only)
*Carole Nimmons as Sue Maxwell, the unit Administrator (last seven episodes only)
*Duggie Brown as Phil Strong, a Laboratory Technicianimilar Series
The investigation of "Cold Cases" became a theme for several detective dramas some two decades later, including:
*Cold Squad , CAN / CTV, 1998
*Cold Case Files , USA / A&E, 1999 (true cases)
*Waking the Dead, UK / BBC, 2000
*New Tricks, UK / BBC, 2003
*Cold Case , US / CBS, 2003Video Release
There are no known releases on Video Tape or DVD.
Other Media
A tie-in book of the series, written by Christine Sparks was published by the BBC in June 1980 (ISBN-10: 0563177705 / ISBN-13: 978-0563177708).
External links
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