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Cribb

TV·1980–1981·2 seasons, 14 episodes·ITV1·Mystery, Crime, Drama·1h·Created by Peter Lovesey

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Victorian England, the late 1800s: Detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb of the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.

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Episodes by season

Season018Episodes1980AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01WaxworkApril 13, 1980Cribb is called in when doubt emerges over the guilt of a murderess due to hang shortly.
  2. S01E02Swing, Swing TogetherApril 20, 1980After a young woman discovers a body floating in the Thames, Cribb and Thackeray search for the killers—noting similarities to the recently
  3. S01E03AbracadaverApril 20, 1980After a series of accidents to performers, Cribb and Thackeray enter the music hall scene where they uncover the existence of late-night sec
  4. S01E04The Detective Wore Silk DrawersApril 27, 1980When headless male corpses are found floating in the river, the common link is scarred hands, which points to participation in illegal bare-
  5. S01E05The Horizontal WitnessMay 4, 1980A key player in London's vice world is found dead in one of his own brothels. An unreliable witness with a score to settle claims to know th
  6. S01E06Wobble to DeathMay 11, 1980The Pedestrian Championship of the World is taking place in London, and Cribb and Thackeray are on hand to prevent foul play between the var
  7. S01E07Something Old, Something NewMay 18, 1980When Cribb accompanies Thackeray to the countryside wedding of an old friend of his father to a much younger woman, he soon begins to suspec
  8. S01E08A Case of SpirtsMay 25, 1980Two robberies at the homes of medium patrons seem rather more than coincidence, and Cribb is called to investigate a death certainly not per

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes1981AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Mad Hatter's HolidayMarch 29, 1981After a severed hand is discovered, Cribb travels down to the seaside town of Brighton to discover the victim's identity, with the assistanc
  2. S02E02The Last TrumpetApril 5, 1981A popular campaign is being waged to prevent the sale of Jumbo, London Zoo's most popular attraction to America. When the elderly animal-lov
  3. S02E03The Hand That Rocks the CradleApril 12, 1981Jowett is very excited by the upcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations and is jealous when Cribb is selected by the Royal Household for a specia
  4. S02E04The Choir That Wouldn't SingApril 19, 1981Cribb and Thackeray investigate the apparent suicide of a retired colonel, a member of a village choir. The detectives soon deduce that the
  5. S02E05Murder Old BoyMay 3, 1981Jowett returns to his old school for a small reunion. His suspicions are raised by an appeal for funds by an ex-classmate, who is subsequent
  6. S02E06Invitation to a Dynamite PartyMay 10, 1981Cribb goes undercover to infiltrate the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who are planning a major bombing.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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