Duck Patrol is a British television comedy series that originally aired in 1998. Produced by LWT for the ITV network, it centred on a river police station by the River Thames. 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.
| Duck Patrol | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jan Etherington Gavin Petrie |
| Starring | Richard Wilson |
| Theme music composer | Simon Wallace |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Humphrey Barclay |
| Producer | Jamie Rix |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | LWT |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 19 July – 30 August 1998 |
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
edit- Richard Wilson as PC Roland "Prof" Rose
- David Tennant as Simon "Darwin" Brown
- Samantha Beckinsale as Gillian "Marilyn" Monroe
- Trevor Cooper as James "Ollie" Oliver
- Geoffrey Hutchings as Malcolm "Sarge" White
- Jason Watkins as Kevin "Taz" Delaney
- Craig Fairbrass as Hero
- Sue Johnston as Val Rutland
- John Biggins as Stan Murdoch
- Jan Ravens as Angie Tennant
Episodes
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7 | 19 July 1998 | 30 August 1998 | |
Series 1 (1998)
editFilming for this series began in July 1998 and ended in August 1998.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Flying Colours" | Unknown | Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie | 19 July 1998 |
| 2 | 2 | "Out to Grass" | Unknown | Sylvie Boden | 26 July 1998 |
| 3 | 3 | "Occurrences" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 August 1998 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Spirit of the Deep" | Unknown | Peter Tinniswood | 9 August 1998 |
| 5 | 5 | "Duck Turpin" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 August 1998 |
| 6 | 6 | "River Rage" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 August 1998 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Siege of Mallory Wharf" | Unknown | Unknown | 30 August 1998 |