The Collectors (TV series)

The Collectors (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = The Collectors
format = Drama
genre =
runtime = 50 minutes
picture_format = 576i (SDTV)
starring = Peter McEnery
Michael Billington
Pierre Vaneck
country = flagcountry|United Kingdom
location = Poole, Weymouth
language = English
network = BBC
first_aired = 1 March 1986
last_aired = 1986
num_episodes = 10
num_series= 1
imdb_id = 0224851|

"The Collectors" was a 1986 BBC drama about Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the fictional Dorset town of Wrelling.

Location scenes were filmed around the English resorts of Poole and Weymouth, in particular featuring the old Poole Customs House on the harbour.

Regular cast and characters

*Peter McEnery as Harry Caines, the new district head of Customs
*Michael Billington as Tom Gibbons, a Customs Officer
*Pierre Vaneck as Charles Thieron, the main malefactor
*Jack McKenzie
*Lois Butlin
*Karen Drury
*William Whymper
*Robert Burbage

Availability

At present the series has not been released on DVD.

External links

*imdb title|id=0224851|title=The Collectors
* [http://www.michaelbillington.org.uk/html/collectors.html Michael Billington in "The Collectors"]


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