Redcap
Series 2
Created by: Jack Bell
Network: ITV1
Season aired: 1966-04-01
Seasons
Overview
Redcap is a British television series produced by ABC Weekend Television for ITV. John Thaw stars as Sergeant John Mann, a member of the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police. It ran for 26 episodes over two series between 1964 and 1966, being about 50 minutes in a 60 minute time slot. Surprisingly for a 1960s ABC Weekend Television programme, 23 of the 26 episodes still exist.
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Episodes · 13
Crime Passionel
Mann investigates how and why a soldier murdered his sergeant in the middle of a crowded mess tent, and gets conflicting accounts from the witnesses.
The Pride of the Regiment
The Killer
A member of an elite commando unit is accused of killing his own fellow soldiers while on dangerous missions.
Buckingham Palace
A barracks room card game called "Buckingham Palace" has only matches for stakes, but soon turns to Murder,blackmail and espionage when a shady local club proprietor is involved.
Rough Justice
The Moneylenders
Strictly by the Book
Peterson's Private Army
Sgt.Mann visits a tough Scottish regiment in jungle training and tries to stop a massacre.
Stag Party
Investigting a grenade attack on British forces in Cypress, Mann finds that a hard-nosed sergeant's wife has been cheating on him with other soldiers, among them supposedly the fiancé of a local girl.
An Ambush Among Friends
The Alibi
The Proper Charlie
Information Received
In the final episode, hundreds of cans of petrol are being stolen at the German base. A mysterious note arrives accusing an old friend of Mann's, who is presently a security officer overlooking supplies.
