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Wolcott

TV·1981–1981·1 season, 4 episodes·ITV1·Crime, Drama·30m·Created by Patrick Carroll, Barry Wasserman

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Newly promoted Black detective Winston Churchill Wolcott is transferred to a troubled London borough, where he becomes embroiled in a drug war and police corruption, dealing with cross-racial tensions and a persistent journalist.

Castfull cast & details

George HarrisGeorge HarrisWinston Churchill WolcottChristine LahtiChristine LahtiMelinda MarinWarren ClarkeWarren ClarkeTerry Rowe
Raul Newney
Raul NewneyReuben WarreMona HammondMona HammondMrs WolcottHugh QuarshieHugh QuarshieDennis St GeorgeChristopher EllisonChristopher EllisonDI Charlie Bonham
Martin Dempsey
Martin DempseyDI Gilligan

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes1981Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Part 1January 13, 1981—Winston Churchill Wolcott's promotion to the CID is greeted with both admiration and resentment among friends, family and colleagues. His mo
  2. S01E02Part 2January 14, 1981—Wolcott begins to make sense of the local cross-racial infighting. But when blood is spilled in a shady nightclub, the aftermath reveals som
  3. S01E03Part 3January 15, 1981—Suddenly, everyone loves Wolcott — and that can't be right. He's just begun to make waves when the powers that be decide to put him behind a
  4. S01E04Part 4January 15, 1981—Wolcott's haze of alcohol and despondency clears, and an ugly pattern of corruption comes into sharp focus. But it's a little too close to h

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