THE COLLECTORS: Series 1 Episode 1: 'Diversions' (Customs and Excise Drama 1986)

Описание: Starring Peter McEnery
Michael Billington
Pierre Vaneck

EPISODE PLOT: Harry Caines sails his yacht into the small port of Wrelling. He can see the Custom House on the quay where he's taking up his new appointment as surveyor - the boss. He has yet to meet his team, but he believes the innovations and efficiency he is determined to bring about will not be popular with them. A real challenge - and perhaps a little more.

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: Saturday 1st Mar 1986, 20:15 on BBC One London

Music composed by GRAHAME MACLEAN
Series created by EWART ALEXANDER
Script editor JOAN CLARK
Designer TOM YARDLEY JONES
Producer GERAINT MORRIS
Director MARC MILLER

EPISODE CAST:
Harry Caines:
Peter McEnery
Tom Gibbons:
Michael Billington
Alyson Bentley:
Lois Butlin
Calvin Sampson:
Jack McKenzie
Nigel Markham:
Robert Burbage
Bruce Tomlin:
William Whymper
Sue Gibbons:
Karen Drury
Charles Thieron:
Pierre Vaneck
Jack Langley:
Roy Purcell
Helen Langley:
Jennifer Daniel
John Bryce:
Leonard Kavanagh
John Arthur Benson:
Gareth Milne
Rolex passenger:
Paul Gale
Nigerian passenger:
Ayo Akinbami
German passenger:
Gillian Webb

SERIES PLOT: The Collectors is a British television drama about Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the fictional Dorset town of Wrelling. Produced by the BBC, one series of 10 episodes was first shown in 1986.

Location scenes were filmed around the English resorts of Poole and Weymouth, in particular featuring the old Poole Customs House on the harbour.
The series was broadcast between the 1st March and the 3rd of May 1986