''Duck Patrol'' is a British television comedy series that originally aired between 19 July and 30 August 1998. Produced by
LWT
London Weekend Television (LWT; now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 ...
for the
ITV network, it centred on a
river police station by the
River Thames
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. The series consisted of seven episodes: Flying Colours, Out to Grass, Occurrences, The Spirit of the Deep, Duck Turpin, River Rage, The Siege of Mallory Wharf.
The script for the pilot episode "Of Ducks and Men" was re-filmed with some changes to supporting cast and main cast uniforms, and retitled as "Flying Colours" which then became the first episode of the following series.
Cast
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Richard Wilson as PC Roland "Prof" Rose
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David Tennant
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as Simon "Darwin" Brown
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Samantha Beckinsale
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Early life
Beckinsale is the only daughter of acto ...
as Gillian "Marilyn" Monroe
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Trevor Cooper
Trevor Cooper (born 21 September 1953) is an English actor.
Background
Born 21 September 1953, Cooper studied law at Kingston Polytechnic and graduated with a master's degree in law from the University of Warwick. He taught for two years at Lo ...
as James "Ollie" Oliver
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Geoffrey Hutchings
Geoffrey Hutchings (8 June 1939 – 1 July 2010) was an English stage, film and television actor.
Early life and career
Hutchings was born in Dorchester, Dorset, England. After attending Hardye's School, he studied French and Physical Educat ...
as Malcolm "Sarge" White
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Jason Watkins
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as Kevin "Taz" Delaney
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Craig Fairbrass
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as Hero
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Sue Johnston
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as Val Rutland
*John Biggins as Stan Murdoch
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Jan Ravens
Janet Ravens (born 14 May 1958) is an English actress and impressionist, known for her voice work on '' Spitting Image'' and '' Dead Ringers''.
Early life
Ravens grew up in Hoylake, then in Cheshire, on the west side of the Wirral with her f ...
as Angie Tennant
Episodes
Series 1 (1998)
Filming for this series began in July 1998 and ended in August 1998.
External links
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*{{British Comedy Guide, tv, duck_patrol
1998 British television series debuts
1998 British television series endings
1990s British sitcoms
British English-language television shows
ITV sitcoms
London Weekend Television shows
Television series by ITV Studios